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Tony Montana - 28 Sep 2004 03:24 GMT

1988 5oh. Its got sagging doors, both sides.Is there any tricks to
make this job easier? My idea is to rig a floor jack to support and
adjust the door while installing pins. I'm bolting(countersunk) a 2x6
centered to the jack,then use wooden shims on top of the 2x6 to adjust
the door level front to back . Anything I should know about this job?
Or is it as straightforeward as it looks?.

Thanks

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Backyard Mechanic - 28 Sep 2004 14:06 GMT

> 1988 5oh. Its got sagging doors, both sides.Is there any tricks to
> make this job easier? My idea is to rig a floor jack to support and
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> Thanks

You seem to have the idea... it's just a little tedious and requires some
care, that's all. Nice to have a helper while you have the pins out (one at
a time)

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Skunkfeet - 28 Sep 2004 21:22 GMT

http://www.mustangmonthly.com/howto/5894/

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dbird - 29 Oct 2004 21:08 GMT

> 1988 5oh. Its got sagging doors, both sides.Is there any tricks to
> make this job easier? My idea is to rig a floor jack to support and
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>
> Thanks

when i had my 66 mustang years ago and i had to remove the door and then
put it back and align it... i did this: put the door on and tightned
the bolts on the hinges lightly.. and put some popular mechanics
magazines between the door and the frame... one on the area by the hood,
one on the back and two on the bottom... then closed the door lightly..
if it looked pretty straight i would then open it up slowly and tighten
the bolts some more.. close the door and make sure it was aligned up and
then open it up slowly and tighten the bolts up all the way... never
failed me yet.. that was back in the late 60's.. i guess it will work
with just about any door(the later models probably have heavier doors
and i dont know about the thickness of the popular mechanics books now
but back then it worked out fine for me...

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