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Guy's,
I am working on a possible project to rework door hinges for my '33 Cabriolet. The hinges for the '33 are 2 inches wide. These hinges are different from the updated '33 coupe and sedan hinges. The '33 Cabriolet is like the earlier flat 29 to 31 hinges. As I look at these they are 1 3/4 inches wide and could be used. In looking at the '32 hinges these appear to be wider as they went from 3 to 2 hinges. Are they 2 inches wide?

The differences are in the length of these hinges and where the door hinge pillar and front door body hinge pillar holes are. The shape of the hinge at the hinge pin end is the same. The lower front door hinges are the longest and may be workable.

Any one have a photo or two of these 32 sedan or coupe hinges, preferably off the car? I have placed a post in parts wanted with no replies. The '34 is indentical to '33. The '31 and '32 are just as rare.

Any help is appreciated, Chris

Please forgive the "bump" on this but dimensions or photos of 32 lower front door hinge would be appreciated.

Thanks again, Chris

hi Chris, I just measured my lower 32 sedan door hinge and it is indeed 2" wide. ( measured vertically ) Hope this helps.

Steve6,
It is helpful and thanks for measuring. Now I just need to find one for sale to see if my plan will work.
Chris

Chris,
Can a spring shop make one? Don't know if they can bend a circle that small. Another option is to weld a tube (maybe two or three small sections) on the end of a piece of bar stock and grind it smooth. Back in their day blacksmiths made hinges by the old techniques. Maybe duplicating by that method will work. Finding a hinge might be a many year effort.

Chris, I will check later today when I return home to see if the ones I have are lower and if I have two.

Another helpful measurement is the space between the two leaves when you make them parallel?
I think this is 3/8 inch.

Chip, the interesting thing is that the end where the hinge pins go are possibly drop forged, or at least they are formed with tooling. Many look alike at this end in the early thirties. The differences are in the length of the hinge and the placement of the threaded holes and non threaded holes. Using the long hinges from a lower door application lets you drill new holes without touching the other holes. These can be filled.
Thanks for input. Chris

I measured the space and it is 3/8" if they were firmly together. I only have the one lower body hinge half. Pin center to the end is 4". The mounting holes are:
closest to inner edge centered @1"and 1/4" on ctr from edge.
two holes 1-1/2"from end and 3/8"on ctr from edge.