Question on fitting TC doors

[Charles Hill]

I am almost to the point of securely attaching the doors on my TC. Up to this point, I have temporarily attached the hinges with short wood screws. My reasoning is that if I use short screws and have to fill and move the holes slightly, I will not have seriously compromised the strength of the final mounting. There will surely be some adjustments to be made as we had to do a lot of metal work on the doors. My question is what kind of screws should I use for the final assembly? It seems that long machine screws completely through the door frame would be the most secure and allow some minor adjustment. I could use the same on the upper hinge to body, but it looks like the only thing I can use on the lower hinge to body will be wood screws. Is this the normal practice? What size screws should I use. I will probably be using standard US size hardware. Regards, Charles Hill

[C. Knight]

Charles Hill wrote:

> It seems that long machine screws completely through the door frame would > be the most secure and allow some minor adjustment. I could use the > same on the upper hinge to body, but it looks like the only thing I can > use on the lower hinge to body will be wood screws. Is this the normal > practice? What size screws should I use. I will probably be using > standard US size hardware.

My TA had countersunk machine screws right through both upper and lower body frame and door frames. At least one (I can't remember which - lower I would think) was drilled through the body frame as well. I think they were 1/4 Whit but memory may be failing on that one. Cliff

[DAI]

Charles, I am also in the throws of fitting the doors - and the lock/striker which I am finding by far the greater challenge. Upper hinge (body side) - two machine screws and one thick wood screw Upper hinge (door side) - two machine screws Lower hinge (body side) - two thick wood screws Lower hinge (door side) - two machine screws I drilled out the old wood screw holes and packed with 10mm lined dowel. Works a treat. The locks I find more of an issue. The door fits fine, and the striker plate is screwed using the original backing plate and onto the frame - but when I offer the door lock (also using the original backing plates and holes in original wood!) I can not get enough depth to engage onto the striker. To make them at the same level (the striker wedge and the lock) I have to mount the lock on 1/2 inch of padding! Can't figure this out. Any ideas anyone! DAI TC6132 --- Charles Hill candahill@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > I am almost to the point of securely attaching the

> doors on my TC. Up > to this point, I have temporarily attached the > hinges with short wood > screws. My reasoning is that if I use short screws > and have to fill and > move the holes slightly, I will not have seriously > compromised the > strength of the final mounting. There will surely > be some adjustments > to be made as we had to do a lot of metal work on > the doors. My > question is what kind of screws should I use for the > final assembly? It > seems that long machine screws completely through > the door frame would > be the most secure and allow some minor adjustment. > I could use the > same on the upper hinge to body, but it looks like > the only thing I can > use on the lower hinge to body will be wood screws. > Is this the normal > practice? What size screws should I use. I will > probably be using > standard US size hardware. > > Regards, > Charles Hill > > >

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