Blowing the doors off

You'd think a simple thing like removing the doors should go off without a hitch. Well with vintage vehicles nothing is ever easy. 16 bolts hold the doors on so of course 1 of them had to snap off and make the door removal a 2 day task.

As you can see the bolt broke off in the hinge so I could not slip the door off until the bolt was dealt with. Well I drilled and I drilled and I swore and I swore and then I bought cobalt drill bits and swore some more! I drilled several hours and only managed to put a tiny impression in the bolt. So I called on friends and the internet for help. My friend Richard suggested carbide rotary bits in a die grinder to shorten the bolt so I could slide the door out of the mounting pocket. Well I went to Richard's shop and borrowed some of his expensive carbide bits and 30 minutes later the door was off.

The tool did a little damage to the pocket but that was a small price to pay to get the damn door off at last! I then removed the kick panels from the cab and wire brushed the rust and crap off the door sill and coated the surfaces with Por15 rust paint. Now I have a fresh surface for new weatherstripping.