Hinge before Install was Started The left side hinge installation was a little easier because I knew what to expect but, still it took 3 tries to get the hinge pin as far back and to the outside of the car as possible. Next, I patched around the hinge openings in the door post and the doors. Finished fabricating and welding of the support plates inside the doors. Rehung and adjusted the doors allowing for the rubber door seals and scuff plates. The latches turned out to be as challenging as the hinges. First the rear door handles had to be placed so they look right with the front door handles. With the help of my wife holding the handle at different spots we decided to put them level with the front handle and the same distance from the edge of the the door. I removed the door handle backing plates from the front doors of the parts car, as the front is different from the back and have a bracket on them that hold the handle in place where as the back door the handle bolt is through...

The suicide door hinges arrived from Electric-life and after several unsuccessful tries at mocking up the rear doors on the car I decided to just cut it and get it over with. An opening in the rear of the door frame where the latch use to be was cut. When the new hinge was tried in the hole it hit the inside of the wheel well, that also had to be cut. The mounting plate was trimmed down and fit into the opening then leveled vertically, and horizontally (be sure to set the car up level on stands before starting) and clamped into place. I made templates for the support plates that fit to the door frame on one side and to the inner fender support on the other side, cut and fitted support plates the tack welded it all in place. The hinge was bolted into place keeping it centered in the mounting holes to allow maximum adjustment and double checked that the hinge arm was level in both open and closed position. A hole was cut in the end of the door then slide the hinge over and into the door ...

First an update on the Kaiser Project Brake pedal and powerbrake booster unit fabricated to fit under the floor. Frame on Rotisserie to complete welding and finishing on bottom of frame. After several weeks with no break. We decided that if the weather permitted we would go to Watson Lake in Prescott Arizona for the 33rd Car Show and Swap Meet. Well, the weather permitted with warnings of afternoon Thunderstorms. So, off we went..... Our 1960 Ford Starliner parked on paved ground. We were lucky that the sponsors understood we were too low to go onto the grass (which was soaking wet) as we would sink. They let us park just outside of the area. We didn't get very many votes but, had a great time. One of the vehicles that we admired greatly was this 1940 Lincoln modified with a 1998 Lincoln interior, engine and running gear. Very handsome and won 2 awards.