Stepdown Door Hinges

[rambos_ride]

I'm almost afraid to ask for fear of uncontrollable laughter and or maybe the cost in $$ - but, here goes...

49 Stepdown 4 door - door hinges? NOS? Replacements? Good used? Ideas?

I'm going to need both l/r upper and lowers for the front doors at a minimum - all four doors would be preferable.

Please let me know what you think or have used in the past...

Thanks!

[tristansdaz]

Bill Albright will have either used or NOS. Nothing else will work other than Hudson unless you re-engineer the entire system. The guys from Susanville, CA that basically started the Kustom craze with Hudsons about 10 years ago built one with gull wing doors, I have photos somewhere. So, anything can be done with enought patience and imagination.

[Ken U-Tx]

Hello, You can rebuild the hinges by drilling the old worn holes to a slight oversize and fitting with a bronze bush and using new stainless, or plated hinge pins cut to length. If one of the hinge halves is broken or cracked, you can make a new one from I think it was 1/4 or 5/16" steel plate, drill and countersink the holes for the oval head screws, and for the hinge pin part, use 1/2" to 9/16" or so round steel drilled for the pin and MIG weld to the fabricated plate. I make a jig fixture to hold the peices in alignment for welding. I did this with delightful success for Nash, Hudson and AMC Metropolitan hinges. Made up a batch for Kip Motor, and they sold out. I could easily do the same for Hudson stepdown hinges if there was any demand, but you should look for good used and /or NOS ones first. Kenneth

[Hudzilla]

Rambo, I've got all four doors,upper and lower. They're used but they will all work. Contact me offline about price and delivery if interested.