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Seems like just yesterday but it's been 4 months since I started on the doors. Mostly metal working/ panel beating [with a week or two break for radiators]
Time sure flies when you're having fun.
Normally I would just post this in the build thread but I though it could be interesting enough to post separately considering what an issue hinges seem to be.
The door timbers are installed, [but not yet nailed as everything is coming back apart for seal coating] and after considerable fiddling fit quite well Decided I was going to follow the recommendations for various reinforcements as TC Forever-More, which all seem to make a lot of sense. One was the door hinge reinforcement which reportedly makes the door into "one big hinge". A piece of 1/8" x 1 -1/8 x 30" steel bar was bent to fit the inside of the timbers at the top, bottom and hinge timber. Obviously the hinge bolt holes will also need to be drilled for bolts after fitting.
The holes in the bar were drilled first, [a few more than in the book] and heating and bending the steel was exciting as once bent difficult to un-bend neatly.
Anyway, M.Sherrell was right. it makes the door into one substantial solid feeling unit.
A bit more work but glad I did it. The second door still needs the steel fitted and everything disassembled and coated, re-installed and nailed but moving along.
robj

Hi
what is the weight of the steel part?
why no aluminium ?

fine work

This modification is really not a bad idea. If I were rebuilding my doors I would be doing it as well.

Franz,
That's a good question, I had to weigh it. 1.01 pounds. Sherrells book said steel and to be honest I never thought of using aluminum. I think the steel is a bit stiffer but aluminum a tiny bit thicker would probably work just as well. The only downside would galvanic reaction between the aluminum and the stainless screws.

robj