What did CMC use for door hinges, or what can I currently buy?
Is this a custom, Speedster specific part or a standard bit from another car?
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What did CMC use for door hinges, or what can I currently buy?
Is this a custom, Speedster specific part or a standard bit from another car?
Is this a custom, Speedster specific part or a standard bit from another car?
Robert,
Believe it or not, the stock CMC door hinges are identical to the ones used by Ford on the old Courier pickup trucks. They are getting extremely hard to find though with all the crushing of old cars.
Jim
Believe it or not, the stock CMC door hinges are identical to the ones used by Ford on the old Courier pickup trucks. They are getting extremely hard to find though with all the crushing of old cars.
Jim
The chances of a Courier here is nil.
What do the new builders use for door hinges?
What do the new builders use for door hinges?
Nobody know what the modern builders use for a door hinge?
Robert-
I know I'm sounding like a broken record, but really.... ALL the parts you need are available from Vintage Speedsters-- the mirrors, the tail-lights, the door latches, all manner of hinges, doo-hinkys, and goo-gaws. They are all cheap, and readily available.
I'm sure there's something closer to you that will work, but I have no idea what it is, or where you can get it.
I know I'm sounding like a broken record, but really.... ALL the parts you need are available from Vintage Speedsters-- the mirrors, the tail-lights, the door latches, all manner of hinges, doo-hinkys, and goo-gaws. They are all cheap, and readily available.
I'm sure there's something closer to you that will work, but I have no idea what it is, or where you can get it.
I am embarking on a small venture building bodies and want to know who manufactures this stuff. Vintage may have it all but is not cheap - for example all the windscreen bits are 750.00
In this country, the cost doubles upon import so that windscreen is now 1000.00
Presumably Vintage is a middleman. Who makes the Speedster specific parts, and what OEM parts are interchangable
In this country, the cost doubles upon import so that windscreen is now 1000.00
Presumably Vintage is a middleman. Who makes the Speedster specific parts, and what OEM parts are interchangable
typo - that is a 1500.00 windscreen after import
he's in North Western Thailand (Chang Mai).
Stay tuned for the next installment in the saga:
"Where do I get windshield parts?"
"Where do I get windshield parts?"
Rather than import costly replica parts like the windshield, why not adapt something that's available locally. I have seen a Speedster with an MGB windshield and convertible top (was it ebay or another SO car?). It didn't look too bad. Maybe a new windshield in a locally cast fiberglass frame that allows use of windup windows to seal out bad weather? Guess you couldn't really call it a speedster but more a Cabriolet or "D" convertible. Leave off things like door handles - use remote fob controlled catches like hot rodders do. Would think all the emblems could be cheaply made locally.