Making Brass Hinges for an F-7 Ford

[Chariots of Fire]

Several of you have asked about how I made the brass hinges for the F-7 Ford that I am building. See the post in the workshop section to see the build.

Here is the first of two tutorials on how I did the hinges. The second portion will cover how I did that hinge half that is attached to the door jam.

As I posted in the Workshop section, when the doors are scribed for opening, material is lost between the cab and the door. After the full hinges are made and in place it will be obvious that there are places around the door opening that either need to be sanded down or filled in so that the door closes well and the space between door and cab is uniform. When filling, use a small piece of strip stock, say 0.010 thickness and glue it to the door edge. After the glue sets, trim the edge of the strip stock so that it follows the shape of the door edges. Don't forget to use a bit of filler as necessary to that the edge of the strip doesn't show when the door is painted.

If you use a piece along the edge of the door that has the hinges, you can cover the brass hinges with the strip and that helps to lock them even better to the door.

Edited March 30, 2015 by Chariots of Fire

[Jim B]

Nice tutorial. Looking forward to Part 2.

[72 Charger]

Ditto

[southpier]

nice. clear & concise. great build, too.

[Danno]

Nicely done.

[Chariots of Fire]

Here is part two of the hinge tutorial. I'll finish it off with some tips on how it all goes together on the cab and doors in Part 3.

[Chariots of Fire]

Here is Part 3. I wish I had taken photos of the hinges before they were mounted but at the time I did not expect to be writing a tutorial on the process. Would have been nice for the photo documentation of the build as well. But...I did not. So what is ahead is what I have.