So, as most of you know my '86 MGM Tudor lives on the mean streets of New York City. And one has to always expect the worst shit to happen to ones ride!
So today I went out to the car and found the outside gas door laying on my trunk lid, so 'somehow' the lid was either ripped off or it fell off by itself. Now upon inspecting the underside of the door I found on the top and bottom some kind of industrial mastic or blue colored glue that had turned hard over what must be years. I surmise that the previous owner had the outside door glued to the inside swinging hinge metal structure.
My question is how did Ford originally secure this outside door to the inside swinging hinge assembly? Second question: Can I do as the previous owner did and just glue the door back on the hinge? If so what kind of glue/adhesive should I purchase?.....and will the low temperatures now prevalent in NYC affect the ability of the glue to work?
Many thanks in advance for all your thoughts and suggestions as to how I can get the door back on.
So today I went out to the car and found the outside gas door laying on my trunk lid, so 'somehow' the lid was either ripped off or it fell off by itself. Now upon inspecting the underside of the door I found on the top and bottom some kind of industrial mastic or blue colored glue that had turned hard over what must be years. I surmise that the previous owner had the outside door glued to the inside swinging hinge metal structure.
My question is how did Ford originally secure this outside door to the inside swinging hinge assembly? Second question: Can I do as the previous owner did and just glue the door back on the hinge? If so what kind of glue/adhesive should I purchase?.....and will the low temperatures now prevalent in NYC affect the ability of the glue to work?
Many thanks in advance for all your thoughts and suggestions as to how I can get the door back on.
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