68 dodge charger door resto

pinoccio · Post by **pinoccio** » Sat Mar 04, 17 12:29 pm

I seem to have posted 2 pics the same . sorry. il take more pics. I havnt any on my computer of the arched section. so will take them today. back later. reggie

pinoccio · Post by **pinoccio** » Tue Mar 07, 17 8:31 am

hi all. im back with a few more pics for you. il be next sending the door to the blasters.

pinoccio · Post by **pinoccio** » Tue Mar 07, 17 8:38 am

now in the last pic I posted can be seen that I have now also repaired the pin holed area above the door latch, again I first made a card template of the area to be repaired. then made it in metal. before then welding and grinding the welds down. the door jamb area of the door shell is all solid now, note also I have cut out the door bumper slot too.

pinoccio · Post by **pinoccio** » Tue Mar 07, 17 8:44 am

the last pic is the lower door skin repair section. it is now had its final welding finished and ground down with a sander pad on the grinder. finally ready for the blasters, il next post some more when im prepping it ready for paint. thank you all for your interest on my work on my door reggie

ScottyDave · Post by **ScottyDave** » Tue Mar 07, 17 12:51 pm

Good job

octanejunkie · Post by **octanejunkie** » Tue Mar 07, 17 2:01 pm

Amazing dedication to bring those doors back from the dead! Hope the fit is ok.

sublimemike · Post by **sublimemike** » Tue Mar 07, 17 8:55 pm

What's your plan for treating the rust inside the door?

pinoccio · Post by **pinoccio** » Wed Mar 08, 17 12:02 am

hi guys. now its all welded. my mate gets a good price at the blasters . so it is going there this week. apparently they will also blast inside the door too. and I will get it back in red lead. after this it will be painted and internally stone chipped. then a gloss black over the stone chip. when the car is ready for the road il spray oil the inside of the door. I did this with my split camper. door is still good years later. ive also every confidence this door will fit ok. I always double check my measurements as I go. too much work to make mistakes. I learnt this years ago. one always learns the hard way, I do anyway. reggie

octanejunkie · Post by **octanejunkie** » Sun Mar 12, 17 6:34 pm

I'm going to be literally filling the entire car with oil/wax etc once its ready for the road. Good move in this country!

pinoccio · Post by **pinoccio** » Sun Mar 12, 17 10:45 pm

oh yes. in our lovely but mostly rainy country one must always think of the longevity of this kind of work. a spray bottle with some oil substance in it is definitely the way to go. even coconut oil is a protection against all the scheisse weather we have. or even trusty Vaseline. its good for a baby's bum. its good for my charger. reggie

latil · Post by **latil** » Mon Mar 13, 17 9:01 am

I used to use a 70/30 mix of diesel and ep90 and spray it everywhere. Alright if you don't mind the mess on a hot day

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Mon Mar 13, 17 9:05 am

F...KIN WELL DONE REGGIE,

I knew them doors could live again,,old school work like this has all but gone, yrs ago people did not have the money so everything got repaired, brilliant mate good luck

octanejunkie · Post by **octanejunkie** » Mon Mar 13, 17 7:37 pm

Absolutely, well done

pinoccio · Post by **pinoccio** » Mon Mar 13, 17 9:23 pm

thank you guys. and thank you dunc too. if people like you didn't save them doors . even though they was bad. I would not now be welding them up for my charger. as we all know you can buy old original doors from the states in similar condition . but more money and even more money in postage. just by saying ,use as a wall hanging , this seems to give old rusty doors a new status worthy of keeping up the price. right or wrong. I don't buy that idea. but I will do it all over again when I see a good deal that I saw when I bought the doors from you dunc. top bloke for saving them. so now il have spare 69 doors when im ready for fitting my restored doors. if I don't restore them. I too will keep them until someone needs them or I will restore them and sell them to fund more of my charger restoration. thanks again chaps. reggie