Info needed: Cab 11 Doors

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Owen


Your doors look to be about typical so just take time replace the rusted sections. Now as to new hinges for Pattern 11 or 12 or for that mater any CMP new or NOS replacements are scarce as hens teeth.


When I restored my Pat 12 back 12-13 years ago when I got to the point of fitting the doors to the cab figured I'd make some "temporary" replacements till I could find replacements. As you can guess the "temporary" hinges are still on the truck and working fine.



Took the approach what would a mechanic out in the desert of North Africa do if he needed door hinges, other than take them off another truck. He would make them out of what he had at hand.


Mine are made from some heavy tubing stock which had ID of 3/8 inch cut and welded to some 1/4 inch floor plate. Pins are just 3/8 inch bolts with the heads filed down. Simple and crude but they work just fine. They have the added bonus of if I want to drive with the doors off just drive out the pin.


The only thing I might improve on if I made new ones was to work where the weld hits at the door full open. Door go past 90 degrees but do not open all the way back. But the door straps keep them from doing that anyway.




One last shimming the door while fitting, I had a whole bunch of refrigerator magnets and used them to shim the door square in the opening while I fitted the doors. Will try and find a photo of that process.


Cheers Phil