looking for some hard to find parts... help!

[my77stang]

im trying to find door hinge pins/bushings, and the plastic piece in the doorjam that the thick black metal piece thats on the door goes into. (its about half way up the door glass if you were looking at the doorjam). wtf is it? and where can i find one that isnt hard and brittle?

i'd like to get my doors lined up and working good =)

thanks!

[Johnny Mullet]

Those may be hard to find as a new part. Did you check a GM dealer by chance to see if they were available?

[my77stang]

not yet, you guys are my first stop =)

[Old3banger]

Check out TEAMSWIFT website/forum they have wanted & for sale sections.

[my77stang]

found the pillar trim pieces for less than 10 bucks a pop, still have NO leads on the hinges or hinge pins and according to what i have found they are specific to the swifts only (dunno why the geos would be different) from 89-94

*ugh*

[bigcliff]

I tried to get hinge pins as well...the agent here in the Caribbean only sells the hinges complete....cost more than the car is worth!!!
Will have to fabricate some.

[PushnFords]

I have not found door hinge pins or bushings available anywhere and they are shot on my '91. The local junkyard has a '91 so I'm planning on pulling those hinges to rebuild ASAP and then swapping them in. That will leave me with a spare but worn out set. I might be able to rebuild them for you cheap or just let you know what parts I use and how I fix mine. PM me if you are interested and I'll contact you when I get it done.

Derek

[Johnny Mullet]

Here is an interesting article on repairing these.....
Drivers door sag repair

[PushnFords]

Originally Posted by Johnny Mullet

Here is an interesting article on repairing these.....
Drivers door sag repair

That would work if I had a lathe! I went to the local junkyard today and bought the four hinges off of a '91 there for $10. Then I went to Carquest where I found a Motormite #38400 bushing and pin kit. I think these are going to work good. I was able to use a tapered reamer to very slightly enlarge the holes for the new bushings and then I drilled out the other holes...believe it was an 11/32" drill bit I used. So far I have one almost done and it looks like it will be pretty tight!

Derek