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The doors on my 35 Standard sag.

How dificult is it to solve this problem?

Thanks, Gary

I suppose the degree of difficulty depends on your skill level. The easy fix can be as simple as tightening the bolts and screws on the hinges. A more challenging level but still fairly easy is to shim the lower hinges. A thin sheet of brass inserted between the hinge and the jamb can level off the doors. Several layers of shims may be needed. Finally, the most complex fix is to replace the wood if it is bad. Rotted wood and loose fitting joints will allow the doors to sag excessively and no amount of shimming will be an adequate fix.
Coach

Be sure to remove the dovetail wedge plate from door to allow door to move up/down during adjustment. If hinges can't do it then raise or lower door by adjusting body to frame tie-down bolt shims nearest body pillar where door is hung. All this assumes to wood in the door is good.

Gary:
There is one additional and more challenging repair I forgot to mention, and this one is more involved. If the above mentioned fixes don't solve your problem it may be necessary to make repairs to the areas where the body mounts to the frame. The July 1935 Chevrolet Service News has a very nice layout on how to correct door alignment for the Master series by using shims and spacers on the hinges and/or at the body bolts where the body mounts to the frame. I realize the construction of your Standard is quite different but the same sort of repair operations can be used on your model to bring the body frame and door jambs into alignment.
Coach