Taking doors off a B1 1949 Pickup

[Guest msu_bobcats]

I'm doing a frame up restoration on a 1949 B1 1/2 ton pickup. I am having some trouble taking the doors off and was wondering if anyone could advise me how. Thanks!

[grey beard]

Just remove the bolts on the A pillar and both hinges will pull straight outboard - may be stuck with a little rust but will come out with a little persusion. This is easier than trying to get stuck hinge pins out IMHO:)

[Tony_Urwin]

The door stop may be source of his trouble. I have never removed the doors on a Pilothouse truck, but most Mopars of the era have that door stop that is riveted to the pillar. On my cars I had to drill out the rivet and relace it with a special kind of hardware. Here's one that is on eBay right now.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1950s-1960s-Mopar-Door-Limiting-Arm-Rivet-Kit_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33642QQihZ001QQitemZ110156378710QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[Jim Shepard]

Could you be a little more specific in terms of the trouble? What exactly is it you can't do? As an aside, when I did my frame-off resto I left the doors alone. They didn't droop, bind, or hang funny and I didn't want any re-mounting issues later. My preference for removing, all things being equal, is to remove the hinge pins and leave the plates alone. The adjustment is through these and, unless the doors need to be re-adjusted, there is little restoration value in removing them.