RE: [ihc] 800 door parts needed

["Ed Sohm" <idaemes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill

I have a Lawson number at home.  I'll get it tonight for you.  They are
a little longer and don't have the star washers on them, but have worked
well for me. Oh, these take an allen wrench too.  I take my doors off
every summer and re-install the screws with anti-seize.  They are still
stubborn sometimes even though they are removed and installed twice a
year.  Cote them well and crack them loose often if you ever want to
take the doors off again. I bought a whole box and they aren't cheap,
maybe $.50 each.  I throw them and replace with new if the allen hole
gets sloppy or they get hard to turn.  Start soaking the current ones
NOW. From the back side too if you can get at it.  Use an impact driver
and a new sharp phillips bit to get them out.  I had to heat them some
too.  Back and forth, more PB Blaster, back and forth.  You'll
appreciate the allen heads by the time you get done.  I use a 3/8
butterfly impact with an allen head attachment (3/16?) now.  Slick.  

5/16 fine thread X 1" (should be 5/8) if I remember correctly. Flat
head?, is that the right term?    

Ed Sohm
Battle Creek, IA 

'71 800 B
'74 200 4X4 Travelette Camper Special
+ a bunch more

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ihc@domain.elided [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided] On Behalf Of
Bill Wisser
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 12:52 PM
To: Tom Mandera
Cc: ihc-digest@domain.elided
Subject: Re: [ihc] 800 door parts needed


That's what I am doing now, but to pass inspection I need to install the

mirror on the fender (or the A-pillar if I can find west-coast mirrors).
I 
was hoping to avoid that.  Plus, a door is a definite upgrade.  If I
bought 
the scout new, I'd definitely splurge for the door.  Driving without a
door 
is like eating dinner outside; I am just not that comfortable doing
either. 


Hinges I got, screws I don't.  I'll see if SSS sells the screws as well
as 
hinges.

Thanks,

-Bill


--On Monday, June 07, 2004 12:39 PM -0600 Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided> 
wrote:

> Bill Wisser wrote:
>> Friends, my 1970 800a is close to being ready for state inspection.
One
>> thing that I need to fix is the driver's door.  It never closed well,
>> and now does not at all.  Sometime in the past the upper hinge broke
and
>
> The simplest and most expedient solution to pass inspection would be
to
> simply REMOVE the doors.
>
> Doors were an extra-cost option when your Scout was purchased new.
Maybe
> yours didn't come with 'em? :D
>
> No different than a Jeep without doors.
>
> You can buy new hinges for $100/pr from SSS and other vendors.