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View Poll Results: What should I do with door?
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Replace whole door
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05-09-2010, 01:29 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Browns Mills
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Underside of door rusted to hell...
Like usual my doors were sagging so I fixed them. Then I notice, from them sagging for so long and me and previous owner constantly slamming the door to get it shut, the ground effects weren't really attached:
 
And I also notice some scratching on the door sill:
So I look underneath and what do I see?
Made a panorama of it... 
My original plan to fix the GFX was to just re mount it... but since this came up, I can't decide to either replace whole door or attempt to fix it.
Does any one else have any suggestions?
see poll.
Thanks.
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05-09-2010, 02:30 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Delran
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get yourself a new door or at least some door hinge pins. it wont sag like that.
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05-09-2010, 02:42 PM
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Admin.
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamilton, NJ
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I have a nice RH door for you, $40!
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05-09-2010, 03:56 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Browns Mills
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon
get yourself a new door or at least some door hinge pins. it wont sag like that.
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I already replaced the hinges. The damage is from before. It 'stretched' out the metal.
Quote:
Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
I have a nice RH door for you, $40!
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It's driver side....
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05-09-2010, 09:38 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Berlin, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceman_TA
It's driver side....
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If Bonzo doesn't have one, I do
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05-10-2010, 07:24 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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yea, dont waste ur time trying to fix it... just replace.
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05-10-2010, 07:55 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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With that kind of rust on the door, I bet there are rust issues in other places. Do a full assessment of the frame and chassis and determine if its worth fixing before spending any money on it.
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05-10-2010, 09:36 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark42
With that kind of rust on the door, I bet there are rust issues in other places. Do a full assessment of the frame and chassis and determine if its worth fixing before spending any money on it.
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the frame rust is the worst on these cars
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05-10-2010, 10:54 AM
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Meet Coordinator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: brick/pt. pleasant beach
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i hate unibody frame rust 
i'd throw on a door
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05-10-2010, 05:05 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ewing, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark42
With that kind of rust on the door, I bet there are rust issues in other places. Do a full assessment of the frame and chassis and determine if its worth fixing before spending any money on it.
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Actually, it's highly likely that there is little to no rust on the rest of the car (aside from what is pictured) if it was cared for halfway decent. If you read the first post, you'll know that this was caused by the door actually rubbing on the door sill due to sagging hinges. It'll obviously rust much faster when you scrape it down to bare metal.
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05-11-2010, 11:28 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: North Jersey
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I agree, time for a new door. It'll be cheaper than trying to fix the rust, that's for sure. The passenger front door on my Cherokee was rotted from the inside out, so I scored one at a junkyard in the same color as my truck. Bolted it on, and didn't even need to paint it!
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05-11-2010, 11:30 AM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: branchvlle
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replace the door.
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