Ruby herself isn't in need of a Your Poject thread...yet, but her newly-acquired door sure does! lol. It was a mess inside and out! With some elbow grease the outside and the inside where dirt and water collects wiped out it's not bad looking. The door needs to be aligned and I'm hoping it's possible. Sometime this week I am going to sand and paint the interior top and bottom so I'm hoping to find black metallic paint with a satin finish. Also I will be swapping windows, as the "new" one isn't factory tinted and the rest of Ruby's windows are. Then there's the outer door handle. Ruby's original is still pretty shiny so I want her to keep it. There's more stuff too, like the upper window sweeps aren't allowing the window to go fully up...the sweeps themselves have turned to brittle plastic (yes it snaps!) and there's rust cancer under the wide black sticker trim on the bottom of the door (more on that later). I am beseeching you all to help me here!
Anyway, here are a couple before and after pictures taken today. The door doesn't look half bad!
Becky...believe it or not I too had to repaint the metal part of my 1971 Pinto's interior side of her doors. I went to Walmart and got a can of their .97 cent paint (comes in glossy and satin) and it works great. I also went to my local auto parts store and got some vinyl and carpet dye, which comes in a spray can also for around $6.99 a can. This viny and carpet dye is great stuff...it'll take the vinyl anywhere in the car, and make it like new. All you have to do is apply it like you're spray painting anything else from a can. It's easy, and your interior will look brand new. BTW, I used the Walmart paint, and repainted the dash...the car literally looks brand new...check out my gallery...have a great day....Larry
Quote from: blupinto on April 26, 2010, 10:01:08 PM
Ruby herself isn't in need of a Your Poject thread...yet, but her newly-acquired door sure does! lol. It was a mess inside and out! With some elbow grease the outside and the inside where dirt and water collects wiped out it's not bad looking. The door needs to be aligned and I'm hoping it's possible. Sometime this week I am going to sand and paint the interior top and bottom so I'm hoping to find black metallic paint with a satin finish. Also I will be swapping windows, as the "new" one isn't factory tinted and the rest of Ruby's windows are. Then there's the outer door handle. Ruby's original is still pretty shiny so I want her to keep it. There's more stuff too, like the upper window sweeps aren't allowing the window to go fully up...the sweeps themselves have turned to brittle plastic (yes it snaps!) and there's rust cancer under the wide black sticker trim on the bottom of the door (more on that later). I am beseeching you all to help me here!
Anyway, here are a couple before and after pictures taken today. The door doesn't look half bad!
Becky,
I would say it's an extraordinary match to have been transplanted from another car! It will take a little more work to get it where you want it, but all in all, I think Fred did you right!
Dwayne :smile:
Dwayne, I'm not saying Fred did me wrong...on the contrary. I do wish things were more moveable like latches and door locks but as long as they're fixable I'll work them. I can't thank him and Team Riggs enough for installing the door period! I just wish I noticed the door being a little off while it was being installed, while there were strong arms and wood blocks to assist. As it stands I will probably be employing the floor jack as my helper, as no one around here will help me. I'm just glad it's fixable (as opposed to the door's hinges being bent or something).
Floor jack will work just make sure you put a pillow or sumthing on it before you start jacking the door up you dont wanna screw it up
Will do Tim! Thank you. ;D
OK I don't have pictures but I did start the painting. I got my 320 grit sanding block, Rustoleum black metallic paint and rubbing alcohol (cleans surface off and dries fast). I sanded til there was no rust visible and wiped it with alcohol rag. I newspapered and masked the heck out of the door and have so far put two coats on. Thepaint is a little more metallicky than I care for but it matches the original paint the best of everything. I'll take pix later. ;D
I think I'm good with the paint right now... ;D
Next question: I want to swap windows. Is there a preferred method of popping those blue plastic pins out with the door mounted? When a door is off it's not hard to put a support for the glass in there (a Turtle Wax can with that yellow-green top works well!) but when the door is vertical it poses a challenge... or am I worried for nothing? I plan to push the pins out like I did on the original door.
Ok today was Cheat Day. I had Jerry next door adjust the door instead of doing it myself. Good thing- adjusting a door is WAAAAY more complicated than I thought! It's not perfect but it's a lot better... and closes easier. The window and the handle are still proving difficult so sometime next week I'll tackle at least the door handle. I'm still open to ideas for a better way to pop the window retainer pin when the door is hung... ::)
ive never had to remove the windows in any of my pintos/bobcat yet. It cant be all that hard and i can tell you this for sure no window repair place is going to remove your door just to pull the glass so it cant be all that hard to remove them prolly just pop the clips and pull it out like any windowon any car the window track should support the window till you pull it out.
But then again i could be wrong guess i can go take a look at my cars track tommorow if its not raining again need figure out wats rattling in there anyhow it sounds like broken glass though if it isll ill vaccum it out while im in there.
Whenever I replace a window regulator at work I have to drive the steel center out of the pop rivet before drilling the rivet, I use a 2x4 cut to size behind the regulator and glass and hammer away!! :lol:
Ha ha Jim you're killing me. The regulator's fine. The glass itself is what I want to swap. On the '71 door windows there are two light blue plastic retainers that hold the glass onto the regulator. With a bit of pushing and stubbornness I was able to push the pins (same plastic) out of the retainers... but I had the advantage of having the door removed. In that way I had the proper leverage. I'll have to try the 2X4 thing, so I might not crack the glass. ;D
Becky try real short 1/4" bolt with channel locks. The pin in the plastic rivet is 5/16" use 1/4" and you will not need to be perfect center. 1 side of pliers off center on rivet head so pin will clear. Fred :)
Fred I never thought of that! Thank you! How can I secure the glass so it doesn't break...unless I'm thinking what you're thinking... it might just be crazy enough to work! ;D
After you get center pin backed out of rivet 1 hand on the glass the other you need to compress rivet back side while pushing it through glass. Fred :)