Ford Truck Door Alignment

Ford F100 Door Alignment
Episode 479
Stephen Hotz' channel: / @stephenhotzjustdriveit
Tips and tricks for aligning a sagging door on an 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 F100. This door alignment procedure will work on the F250 as well.
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[@rdd014r]

The F100 trucks are becoming more popular by the day and all your how to videos on these trucks are appreciated.

[@AutoRestoMod]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@Number1redskinfan]

My dad and I are restoring his 67 F100 and with the new weatherstripping the doors wouldn’t close. We tried adjusting and got ourselves into a mess where the door wouldn’t close. This video saved our bacon thanks!!

[@ChuckMcGhee]

Appreciate the Ford truck videos, I've got a 79 F-150 I need to finish.

[@johnbroughton3401]

I have to pick up the door of my 67 to get it to close. Saving this vid for when I get the new hinges.

[@clems6989]

I love this body style. They are hard to find now...

[@johnbroughton3401]

I don't know where you live but they grow on every tree here in Kansas (4 state area KS, MO, OK, AR). 61 - 66 are also easy to find if Face Book marketplace is any indication. That being said, as they gain popularity, it will be more involved finding the ones in better shape.

[@roykrossin8343]

Keep them episodes coming !!!

[@bryanhenderson665]

Jeff it took two years of opening and closing the doors and just the news seals forming to the closed doors to form. Now I don’t have to hammer the door closed, but our new seals did make it hard to close. Love the show and you guys are the best ! Stay safe !

[@TheSaxon25]

Not gonna lie - I got pretty pumped up on that terminator cut. Come with me if you want to extend 🕶️

[@josepellissa1901]

Nice work done,nice,all the way from Chile

[@stephenhotzjustdriveit]

Was a blast.

[@emilbratten681]

Great job. Always waiting for the next show. I have a "69" F100 short box I'm always working on with your help.

[@AutoRestoMod]

Thanks for watching!

[@Revan_the3rd]

Thank you

[@AutoRestoMod]

You're welcome

[@clevelandmaker386]

another great video guys! and props to Jeff for doing what Ford didn't do....that alignment wasn't right from the factory (and that's more like copius amounts beer or whiskey the night before!...and not marls...Winston's if you did the cars and Pall malls for the trucks....the cabovers industrials and F guys were stogies!) well anyway great vid and stay safe and away from those slightly bent frames! Love and Starliners!

[@AutoRestoMod]

Thanks Cleveland! You are probably right about the smoking habits... Love and Starliners my friend!

[@Dj-ve2hx]

Dang that truck is nice .

[@AutoRestoMod]

It is kinda weird, almost like the camera filters that girls use now. It looks SO much better on video than in person. But thanks for the kind words.

[@DoyleFM]

#BumpSides have THE BEST CLOSING DOORS in the history of automobiles. 💪🏻 🇺🇸

[@AutoRestoMod]

Like hitting the side of a 55 gallon drum. DISTINCTIVE!

[@DoyleFM]

@@AutoRestoMod Extremely. I almost mentioned the sound myself. 👍🏻 My first automobile was a 71 F100 Custom. Not only was I 16 when I bought it, but it was too. 😁 That sound has been with me for all these years. 🇺🇸

[@Chappy1010]

Got my new NPD weatherstrips installed on my F100 this week....not thrilled yet, I had to move the hindges and striker on both doors all the way horizontally outward just to force the doors to close. hopefully they will settle in , not a big fan of the door sticking out 1/4" front and back horizontal lines!

[@AutoRestoMod]

I've talked with NPD about doing the truck weatherstrips liek they did the Mustang ones they offer. Right now it just isn't in the plan. But they are aware of the situation. Keep in mind too that this isn't the fault of the parts places. This is more about the manufacturer of the part.

[@margaritaduranlarreal3291]

Por favor repitelo en español o con titulos por que es la 1°vez que vemos un video que toque este algido tema. Vemos vehiculos y Pick Up con excelentes trabajos de restauración ; Pero se observan separaciones en capót, maleteros puertas que de paso no cierran bien y suena a latas descuadradas, lo que hace presumir que han tenido choques fuertes lo que hace que no sea recomendable comprar un vehiculos con este tipo de detalles. Franklin Larreal Varela.23/03/2024.

[@terremolander931]

You can never have enough extensions.

[@RealWorldGarage]

It never fails, hit record and the neighbor is going to fire up a chain saw or weed eater. Or one of my kids is going to bounce out into the shop or like you said an infantry regiment is going to roll down the street. 🤷‍♂️ I would have to agree with the assessment of the body alignment, of those Marlboro smoking coffee swilling men of that time. They were certainly more concerned with meeting their production quotas over panel alignment. When I aligned the doors on a 67 mustang, I just got to the point of “good enough”.

[@AutoRestoMod]

Yeah, at some point I got tired on the 72 Mach and it shows. Lol. The loudest kid is Nolan, our youngest 🤣. The whole time we were setting up, it was quite as inside the shop, then as we started...bedlam.

[@RealWorldGarage]

@@AutoRestoMod I have a 2yo grandson, he doesn’t respect the record button. 😂

[@scottboettcher]

I really wish you or someone would do a vid on the internals of the Ford F-100 doors. Mine is giving me fits. Can't get the inner-latch to work right. I can't see how it even works, so I'm getting nowhere trying to fix it!

[@jewllake]

I'd like to see fender and door alignment on the 63 Galaxie 500.

[@AutoRestoMod]

Me too. LOL It is coming but it will be a bit.

[@markamcampbell6340]

I had a 65 f250 and I had to replace the bolts inside the body side of the driver's side door because someone was a gorilla and snapped the heads off the top hinge. It took a caseof Pepsi and a few star words to fix it. Then about a month later we has a firestorm and burned everything to the ground.

[@AutoRestoMod]

Hate all of that for you Mark. But I like star words...might be stealing that.

[@jeremyrios433]

I have a 72 Econoline. Dose NPD have parts for it? Your videos are great by the way thanks a lot guys.

[@longtalltexan9908]

What's your thoughts on an hei conversion for an old inline Ford loghead with the old vacuum distributor?

[@AutoRestoMod]

As long as the distributor retains a vacuum advance, plugs are replaced and regapped to HEI specs and the distributor is set up well, the HEI system is awesome. Usually, my only complaint on V8s is the epic size of the distributor cap.

[@preacher031163]

Do an 89 f150...its a bugger

[@AutoRestoMod]

On that recommendation I'll stay away LOL

[@buddchan]

Hey guys I have a front driver side corner hood dent and a driver's side roof dent on the rear corner. Both spots are hard to get to as there is an inside layer of metal blocking off access to the dents. How should I get these dents out?

[@AutoRestoMod]

I would probably use a stud puller: CHICAGO ELECTRIC WELDING Stud Welder Dent Repair Kit www.harborfreight.com/stud-welder-dent-repair-kit-61433.html?campaignid=17068610140&adsetid=139724227167&product=61433&store=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwJuVBhCAARIsAOPwGASn1HN_Ggeuem6TW1xTYN1SRTIoq2gASk07MvyjLeQEsNtap8GFY5oaAvgvEALw_wcB

[@k9p2]

Where did you get those mirrors?

[@AutoRestoMod]

They were on the truck when we got it. You can sometimes find them in the salvage yards or on eBay.

[@wetsaltypickle]

they are west coat JR's. They were fairly common. I am more a fan of the big west coast mirrors my self.

[@Nevercouldfigureitout]

I don’t see a link to his channel

[@LambchopsChopShop]

Will you post Steven's KZbin channel? I have not been able to find it.

[@AutoRestoMod]

Yes. I will get that in the description section today, missed it when getting it posted 🙄.

[@danakraushaar3606]

Any make of truck in those years the figment is terrible. And later on square bodies take the cake for worst body alignment of all time. Painted a few. Unreal lol 😂

[@kevinparent8843]

still better than the dodge one ! fuck that i am not impressed by them system

[@yeboscrebo4451]

Cut out a bigmac per week for each extension. You'll be able to crawl in there in no time

[@AutoRestoMod]

I don't eat Big Macs. Though I do enjoy Whataburger and a bit of the old In-N-Out when I am in Texas or the west coast. And if I were 150 lbs, it would still change the position of the cab if I crawled in there.

[@yeboscrebo4451]

Autorestomod Manic Mechanic Gasoline Media mmmmmm InNOut! There's that much flex in a cab?

[@GrumpyOldFart81]

Do you have a video on F series truck door lock mechanical repair

[@AutoRestoMod]

No, email me what is going on and I will see what I can do. [e-mail]