The Ford Barn

Mitch//pa · 12-16-2016, 07:48 AM

I have a bad 5 cent latch spring but corrected the issue by driving a 14X3 self tapping sheet metal screw through the door into the post..
I figured this would be more secure than using a bungee cord..

BILL WILLIAMSON · 12-16-2016, 08:13 AM

I saw an OLD Rambler, with 2 neatly installed DEADBOLT locks in the outside of its' doors!
Bill W.

tbirdtbird · 12-16-2016, 10:42 AM

man that's a lotta work i woulda held out on the bungee

Terry, NJ · 12-16-2016, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

I have a bad 5 cent latch spring but corrected the issue by driving a 14X3 self tapping sheet metal screw through the door into the post..
I figured this would be more secure than using a bungee cord..

Mitch, That sound mighty like a farmer fix! You know we don't allow them here!
Terry

Fullraceflathead · 12-16-2016, 11:45 AM

Henry's Model T only had one opening Door right?
Henry Fixed before it left the assembly line!!!!

Dave in MD · 12-16-2016, 12:00 PM

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Mitch,
A few years ago I talked with a guy who bought a Model A closed cab pickup. He had it flat bedded to his house. The first time he sat in it, he found the steering wheel was to big for his gut. He said he got out his hack saw and cut the bottom half of the wheel off. I asked him how the truck went around corners. About a week later he bought a reproduction steering wheel.
Dave

mshmodela · 12-16-2016, 12:20 PM

Nice, my Tudor's passenger side door closes rock solid... my drivers door less so. I noticed the lower rubber catch needed a bit of adjustment...Not perfect but neither door have slung open.

desotoguy · 12-16-2016, 12:22 PM

Let the wife hold the door closed, just don't make a sharp left hand turn, or maybe so.

ronn · 12-16-2016, 12:47 PM

Mitch,
you put this under the wrong heading

should have been on Terry's thread, how to farmer fix it and agree- I would have stayed with the bungee, which has more "give"!

ronn · 12-16-2016, 12:50 PM

Let the wife hold the door closed, just don't make a sharp left hand turn, or maybe so.

missed that.............

nice way to keep the whole inheritance for yourself!!!!!!!!

Fullraceflathead · 12-16-2016, 02:24 PM

Could that be the once Famous "Mother in law Door"???

C26Pinelake · 12-16-2016, 02:45 PM

Just inquisitive, Why did you not replace the latch spring? Wayne

Mitch//pa · 12-16-2016, 03:56 PM

Maybe i could have used magnets to hold the door shut.. (no emoji)

CarlG · 12-16-2016, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

Maybe i could have used magnets to hold the door shut..

Now that's an idea I hadn't thought of!

Kurt in NJ · 12-16-2016, 04:33 PM

I just brought in a Ford transit, the seat belt was looped through the door handle to keep it closed--- the ro said "just fix the radio"

DougT · 12-16-2016, 04:41 PM

I'd think a ratchet strap would be the best option. More secure than a bungee and easy to open and close.

harleynut · 12-16-2016, 05:09 PM

Not a door story but along the same lines years ago me and my friend George were on our way up to his hunting camp in his beat up old chevy pickup. I heard all this racket coming from the back end and said "George I think we got a recap coming off or a flat tire" He reached over and turned the radio up. Needless to say we didn't get to far till we had to put the spare recap tire on.

CarlG · 12-16-2016, 05:12 PM

That's my wife's solution: turn the radio up!

BILL WILLIAMSON · 12-16-2016, 06:51 PM

My screen door stays closed with VELCRO.
Bill Fly

Tinbasher · 12-16-2016, 08:16 PM

So you're the guy that does that to these old cars.

Tinbasher

Mitch//pa · 12-16-2016, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forever4

My car is Canadian built. Do you know where I could find that screw in a Robertson head?

This Robertson should look good

jb-ob · 12-16-2016, 10:49 PM

Needs to have the stripes tightened.....JB

kwisor · 12-17-2016, 05:47 AM

hello mitch
the doors on my tudor popped open I put a washer behind the catch on the door post and no more popping open
kevin

Synchro909 · 12-17-2016, 06:34 AM

Driver's door (RHS) kept coming open on my 1930 CCPU - same doors and catch as a Tudor, coupe etc. I found that the door fitting was hitting the door post too low to engage properly. Out with the angle grinder and cut about 5 mm off the bottom of the catch and spaced the fitting on the door post out about 5 mm also. End of problem.

bnchief · 12-17-2016, 06:45 AM

Red Green would suggest duct tape.

Terry, NJ · 12-17-2016, 11:20 AM

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I think it should be said that Mitch is having a little fun with us! To begin with, Mitch has two Tudors, both of which he "refuses" to disclose what his restoration costs were. I have personally seen both and they are beautifully done with no expense spared! Mitch is in the trade and I'm sure get discounts that aren't available to most of us. But I am not jealous. Here I am, living on SS and a small pension, eking out a living, paying my taxes, Paying retail for everything. And supplimenting my meagre subsistence with sales of scrap metal and surplus firewood, Hoping the price of dog food doesn't go up to much. The Doctor says I'm losing weight now. All the while I'm still buying a few parts at a time to try to fix these cars up, a dollar here, fifty cents there all saved up so I can get my next order in. Sigh...
When I posted that thread "Cheap Fixes". I was hoping to have more of good quality DIY parts manufacture. I can't be the only one who produced their own wood. I doubt if I'm the only one who made their own seat springs, etc. I really wasn't looking for farmer fixes
Terry

12-16-2016, 07:48 AM	#1
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Door pops open I have a bad 5 cent latch spring but corrected the issue by driving a 14X3 self tapping sheet metal screw through the door into the post.. I figured this would be more secure than using a bungee cord..

12-16-2016, 08:13 AM	#2
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Door pops open I saw an OLD Rambler, with 2 neatly installed DEADBOLT locks in the outside of its' doors! Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

12-16-2016, 10:42 AM	#3
tbirdtbird BANNED Join Date: May 2012 Location: inside your RAM Posts: 3,134	Re: Door pops open man that's a lotta work i woulda held out on the bungee __________________ '31 180A

12-16-2016, 11:45 AM	#5
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,176	Re: Door pops open Henry's Model T only had one opening Door right? Henry Fixed before it left the assembly line!!!! __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask

12-16-2016, 12:00 PM	#6
Dave in MD Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 175	Re: Door pops open Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Mitch, A few years ago I talked with a guy who bought a Model A closed cab pickup. He had it flat bedded to his house. The first time he sat in it, he found the steering wheel was to big for his gut. He said he got out his hack saw and cut the bottom half of the wheel off. I asked him how the truck went around corners. About a week later he bought a reproduction steering wheel. Dave

12-16-2016, 12:20 PM	#7
mshmodela Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,763	Re: Door pops open Nice, my Tudor's passenger side door closes rock solid... my drivers door less so. I noticed the lower rubber catch needed a bit of adjustment...Not perfect but neither door have slung open. __________________ -Mike Late 31' Ford Model A Tudor, Miss Daisy I don't work on cars --I'm learning about my Model A. Cleveland, Ohio

12-16-2016, 12:22 PM	#8
desotoguy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Greenwood SC Posts: 294	Re: Door pops open Let the wife hold the door closed, just don't make a sharp left hand turn, or maybe so.

12-16-2016, 12:47 PM	#9
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,784	Re: Door pops open Mitch, you put this under the wrong heading should have been on Terry's thread, how to farmer fix it and agree- I would have stayed with the bungee, which has more "give"!

12-16-2016, 12:50 PM	#10
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,784	Re: Door pops open Let the wife hold the door closed, just don't make a sharp left hand turn, or maybe so. missed that............. nice way to keep the whole inheritance for yourself!!!!!!!!

12-16-2016, 02:24 PM	#11
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,176	Re: Door pops open Could that be the once Famous "Mother in law Door"??? __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask

12-16-2016, 02:45 PM	#12
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: Door pops open Just inquisitive, Why did you not replace the latch spring? Wayne

12-16-2016, 03:56 PM	#13
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Door pops open Maybe i could have used magnets to hold the door shut.. (no emoji)

12-16-2016, 04:33 PM	#15
Kurt in NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: on the Littlefield Posts: 6,156	Re: Door pops open I just brought in a Ford transit, the seat belt was looped through the door handle to keep it closed--- the ro said "just fix the radio"

12-16-2016, 04:41 PM	#16
DougT Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 53	Re: Door pops open I'd think a ratchet strap would be the best option. More secure than a bungee and easy to open and close.

12-16-2016, 05:09 PM	#17
harleynut Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Pittsburgh Pa Posts: 279	Re: Door pops open Not a door story but along the same lines years ago me and my friend George were on our way up to his hunting camp in his beat up old chevy pickup. I heard all this racket coming from the back end and said "George I think we got a recap coming off or a flat tire" He reached over and turned the radio up. Needless to say we didn't get to far till we had to put the spare recap tire on.

12-16-2016, 05:12 PM	#18
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,115	Re: Door pops open That's my wife's solution: turn the radio up! __________________ Alaskan A's Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska Model A Ford Club of America Model A Restorers Club Antique Automobile Club of America Mullins Owner's Club

12-16-2016, 06:51 PM	#19
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Door pops open My screen door stays closed with VELCRO. Bill Fly __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

12-16-2016, 08:16 PM	#20
Tinbasher Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Innisfil, Ontario Canada Posts: 1,174	Re: Door pops open So you're the guy that does that to these old cars. Tinbasher

12-16-2016, 10:49 PM	#22
jb-ob Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 638	Re: Door pops open Needs to have the stripes tightened.....JB

12-17-2016, 05:47 AM	#23
kwisor Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: lexington sc Posts: 456	Re: Door pops open hello mitch the doors on my tudor popped open I put a washer behind the catch on the door post and no more popping open kevin

12-17-2016, 06:34 AM	#24
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Door pops open Driver's door (RHS) kept coming open on my 1930 CCPU - same doors and catch as a Tudor, coupe etc. I found that the door fitting was hitting the door post too low to engage properly. Out with the angle grinder and cut about 5 mm off the bottom of the catch and spaced the fitting on the door post out about 5 mm also. End of problem. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.

12-17-2016, 06:45 AM	#25
bnchief Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 252	Re: Door pops open Red Green would suggest duct tape.

12-17-2016, 11:20 AM	#26
Terry, NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks Co, Pa Posts: 3,740	Re: Door pops open Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I think it should be said that Mitch is having a little fun with us! To begin with, Mitch has two Tudors, both of which he "refuses" to disclose what his restoration costs were. I have personally seen both and they are beautifully done with no expense spared! Mitch is in the trade and I'm sure get discounts that aren't available to most of us. But I am not jealous. Here I am, living on SS and a small pension, eking out a living, paying my taxes, Paying retail for everything. And supplimenting my meagre subsistence with sales of scrap metal and surplus firewood, Hoping the price of dog food doesn't go up to much. The Doctor says I'm losing weight now. All the while I'm still buying a few parts at a time to try to fix these cars up, a dollar here, fifty cents there all saved up so I can get my next order in. Sigh... When I posted that thread "Cheap Fixes". I was hoping to have more of good quality DIY parts manufacture. I can't be the only one who produced their own wood. I doubt if I'm the only one who made their own seat springs, etc. I really wasn't looking for farmer fixes Terry