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[tinlizzy]

Bear with me guys, I'm still new to the dodge scene but they seem to have the same age problems as other of the time.

Has anyone repaired the bottom of the doors on a 48 pickup. Mine are rusted through. I'm talking about the very bottom that keeps the outside and the inside panels apart, I guess it would be called a door frame. Is there an easy way to do this or do you just have to build your own from scratch? The outside door skins are bad also with few minor holes.

Is there a book or chart that lists what is interchangeable on these old trucks? example 53 door fit on a 48 or car engine fitting a truck that sort of thing.

I need trim rings for the head lights any idea where I can get these? I have bought a shop manual but it hasn't arrived yet.

Any ideas or help will get me one step closer.

Still working on the siezed motor, soaking with Marvel.

[Willis Pingel]

Wecome to the club. I bought my '48 last fall and I'm doing pretty good on it. I'd like to send you some pic's but I haven't mastered that yet. If you want to send me your e-mail address I could send you pic's that way. Mine is wpingel@wi.rr.com Anyway about your doors or anything else you need, if the're that bad I'd look on e-bay. It might take a while to find but I see them once in a while. Bill from Racine Wi

[buds truck]

I have a real nice set of doors with just a quarter size rust spot on the lower skin. Might be expensive to ship tho... I am in western Washington. Bud

[MBF]

Welcome to the crew. I migged in patches on my passenger door. I cut off the bottom 6" of the outer skin. Had a pc of 20 guage galvanized braked to give it a straight endge on the bottom. I then made a flanging pliers out of a set of vicegrips (really easy to do with some keyway stock and a welder. After flanging the panel I welded it in. I think today I'd try the epoxy to replace the weld to avoid the seam sealing and heat issues. I also bought a set of good doors from CA (I'm in NY state). I had them shipped by bus and they were here in about a week. Still haven't put them on, but good doors are still out there if you're anywheres near the Dakotas, or Southwest. Mike

[Merle Coggins]

Doors from '48 - '53 would all fit, however the '48-'50 doors are slightly different than the '51-'53 doors. The crease down the beltline is shorter on the later doors.

I got one door from a guy in CA, and it cost almost as much to ship as I paid for it. I wasn't happy. Then I found a good pair of doors close by. I only bought the one I needed, then later wished I had bought both. (live & learn)

They're out there, keep lookin'.

Merle

[bach4660]

Welcome to the crew. I migged in patches on my passenger door. I cut off the bottom 6" of the outer skin. Had a pc of 20 guage galvanized braked to give it a straight endge on the bottom. I then made a flanging pliers out of a set of vicegrips (really easy to do with some keyway stock and a welder. After flanging the panel I welded it in. I think today I'd try the epoxy to replace the weld to avoid the seam sealing and heat issues. I also bought a set of good doors from CA (I'm in NY state). I had them shipped by bus and they were here in about a week. Still haven't put them on, but good doors are still out there if you're anywheres near the Dakotas, or Southwest. Mike

I also replaced the bottom 6" of the doors just like you, but I ran the patch panel through the bead roller again and made a small lip which I slipped in behind the original door, then rosette welded as I don't own a mig. I did run seam sealer inside the door but no one sees it

[mtdodgetruck]

have some good rust free doors off grain trucks, vent ($125 per) and no vent ($100 per) they have the common farmer dents and a extra screw hole from mirrors. which can be well worth it to not have to pay someone or spend many hours and dollars on a repair that may come back and haunt you in a few years. Shipping is a problem though. Had someone from PA call on them but ground ship by UPS was $170.00 per door. for shipping and the door cost a lot of repair can be done for those dollars. If your not in a hurry finding them local is the ticket.

[Frank Elder]

Greyhound shipping is the ticket, has worked for members here.

[4852dodge]

The headlight rings I have on my 48 are off a dodge chassis motorhme from the 70's. They are the same casting number, some of the cars probably use the same type of mounts.

[Willis Pingel]

Steve Just been on e-bay and saw a couple of doors in Kansas. That can't be to far from you. Bill from Racine