CMC door hinges

I'm moving right along with a few hurdles here and there. One is the CMC door hinges. Which side of the hinge is the proper side to be mounted to the body? The CMC manual doesn't show this in great detail. Also how far does the door on the CMC open before the front edge comes in contact with the body? I am either going to fab up some stop straps or weld some stops on the hinges. If some one could take a measurement from the door catch mounted to the body to the door inside edge /door open I would very much appreciate the favor.
Time and work are not in my favor right now. May have to go down to the Houston area for 4-6 weeks. I'm not to happy.
Thanks,
Joe

Hi Joe!

The hinge has a long side and a short side. The short side mounts to the body, whilst the long side mounts to the door. They don't appear to be left or right handed, as they look the same on both doors and they don't appear to have a top or bottom.

I bought some door stop straps for a Jeep Wrangler, complete with the mounting hardware. Mine are black, and I just noticed that Simon Hambley has the same strap set-up on his car, only his are classier and are color matched to his interior. Mine are nylon weave strap, like that on a backpack and cost $20 for two from Jeep.
Check out Simon's in the third picture to the right in the next thread down under yours.

Gordon

I have a small block of foam hidden between the door and the body that catches the door before it smacks the inside of the body. It progressively slows the door a little as it opens wide and eliminates the need for a check strap. Just another option before the drill comes out.

Kurt... great idea !

I used a 2" piece of weatherstrip stuck to the body well where the top of the door contacts first.

Seems to work well enough.

I will look out for some straps though as I think they look pretty cool.

Jim.

I used the same stop method as Kurt.
I cut the tops off of rear suspension bumbers and fastened them in place with Silicone. They work great. the rubber gives the door a chance to decelerate before it rebounds or stops.


Greg B

I had the local shoemaker make some small leather straps for me. Figured the widest the door would open, allowed for some eventual stretch and bolted them in place.

Some of the vendors in the street rod magazines sell the replica vintage straps and hardware for boh ends.

Hi Joe, went out and took some pics and measurements for you. I can't seem to attach the image, but it is in my pics folder, hope it helps.

A neat solution that I use is to cut 2 pieces from a nylon seatbelt strap to the required length and fasten one end under the upholstery on the doors and the other end under the carpet on the door jams - when you close the door, the strap can be "trained" to follow a natual loop into the space between the fender and the door.
It is then hidden from view and out of the way when driving

-Mitch