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1965 Chevy Side Gullwing help PLEASE!
#414606 September 30th 2010 10:27 pm
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Hello everyone I'm new here and would really appreciate help on my gullwing side door of my 1965 Chevy van. Pics of hinges
would be awesome ...advice ? Thank you!!


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1965Chevy #414627 October 01st 2010 5:53 am
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you might wanna try the vcvc.org site (Vintage Chevy Van club).post it under in the dog house.they are a wealth of help for eary chevy/gmc vans.


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ronnierat #414631 October 01st 2010 7:40 am
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Thank you I will check it out!

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ronnierat #414632 October 01st 2010 7:41 am
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what do you need to know? I have the drawings and dimensions of the J&J hinges. are you lacking hinges?


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matchstickBGV #414634 October 01st 2010 7:43 am
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Well there you go! Great of you Dave!
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BvrWally #414636 October 01st 2010 7:53 am
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Thats really nice what kind of hinges did you use on the gullwing?
thanks
Chuck

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1965Chevy #414651 October 01st 2010 10:03 am
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ok let's start here. the hinge has to have a bend in it at the top. the door will go sky high if you can get the roll of the hinge right in front of the edge of the door.

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ok here are the dimensions of the hinge. I made about 6 sets off of this and I have set in use on my door and one of the guys in our club. i also found you can bend the hinge up to 90 degrees if you have to. whatever gets the roll of the hinge at the front edge of the door.

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this is a door I did for one of the guys in the club. It's a full steel slider. still latches with the stock handle and striker setup. The hinges are a set I made. It's 14 gauge continuous hinge. I only use two pieces of hinge 6 inches long each. I trimmed one side to a half inch and then the otherside of the hinge at 1.25" just like in drawing above.
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that door has 250 struts but 125 pounders worked for it too. I just got the 250 pound ones at a swap meet for a buck a piece so why not use them.

here is my door. this one is all steel. I did mine a bit lower. I'm 6'4" and I don't hit my head on this so the other door pictured above is a bit excessive but very safe. i'm using 125 pound struts.
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here is why regular flat hinge won't work.
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I screw the hinge the drip rail with short machine screws.even on the steel doors. Then I weld the hinge to the door. obviously though you will have bolt yours to the fiberglass.

the bend in the J&J style hinge makes the door rotate on an axis lower than the drip rail. hope this helps. let me know if you have more questions.

and just for shits and giggles here is a fiberglass 60 door I made for my van. the glass one is on the left. the plug is on the right.
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matchstickBGV #414652 October 01st 2010 10:11 am
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Has anyone ever thought about using the multitude of generic hidden pocket hinges and trunk hinges that are available in the street rod aftermarket?

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yeah some guys do it. I've seen guys use packard trunk hinges of all things. I've seen modified vw back hatch hinges. There are lots of things but the reason the piano hinge remained in use for so long is that most of the doors you buy used or new come with a set and they are tried and true. they work great and don't compromise any interior space up top. not that it's hard to work around but they're simple and functional and most guys don't care that you can see that tiny bit of hinge. mainly because it's up when you show it anyway. Some guys however like superbeast and monte kuntz prefer it to be hidden and they find alternatives. vanners go to car shows, they know what's out there it's just whether they choose to use it or not.


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