Hinge suggestion for gull wings

[Jeff]

Yes. Welcome back Eddy. 

[Warren]

WooHoo welcome back buddy

Hope you start posting again

Warren

[Rogue Trooper]

One thing that hasn't been mentioned - door rubbers

piano hinges are good but don't allow a seal between it, if you do try squeeze the door closed with full rubber in there you will be putting massive amount of pressure on the hinge pin and inturn would break the collars holding the pin (same as any hinge)

so you have to compromise; looks (show cars most often dont use door rubbers) vs practical (piano higes take up the less room) vs weather (dust, water, wind noise ...) ...  maybe use the paino hinge but change the door rubbers to a jappa style

and use stainless steel

The rubber is fine. In fact it's even easier than a standard door rubber. You can buy the flat rubber strip from any rubber supplier. You used to be able to get it from Para before they went west. As the piano hinge doesn't close flush the rubber seal sits in the gap quite nicely and compresses without any dramas over the mounting screw heads.

[ben]

eddy welcome back!!!!

tryed to call you the other day to see how everyone is but could not get through.

will try again.

ben

[eddy]

hey thanx all my brothers from many different mothers, or should that read many daughters from different borders? lads from different dads?  uh nuh okay silly billy me .... didnt roam too far away from BUGA, been a long term addiction of beddiemania if you know what I mean, I have been checking the forums regularly but haven't been responding, however this post is interesting as I have spent the past couple of weekends mounting a fibreglass gull wing door to the beddie so thought there is an onus on me to help where I can ......... did travel for 9 weeks up Queensland way towing the caravan been back in Vic for past 3 weeks ... what a frigging adventure, but thats another post topic  not interested in the f/book saga water under the bridge, now I gotta get me a gallery a happening again .....  hey little bennie bro we changed ph details again PM me and I'll pass on the new no. geez bro judging by the activity in the posts have you been busy !!  Beddie on !!!!!! 

[petrolhead]

O.K. guys time to think outside the square, when hot rodders are building a rod that came out with a dicky seat and they want to turn it into a boot they are going to need hinges that open "out and away" so your hinge needs to be shaped like the letter J, Hank from Street Rod Services in Rockingham ended up making his own for the rear door on his 1934 Ford Sedan Delivery and it works very well, so Google some hot rod shops to see what they have, I've had some good dealings with Timic Hot Rod Supplies so I would start there
Regards
Petrolhead

[pickmeup]

Landrover Mk1 rear tailgate hinge!

[BusyKiwi]

I made the hinges for my gullwing side and back doors, they are a ? shape

[hunterbynature]

if ya turned that upside down dave and put another beside it it would be the sameshape as the wifes butt,  PEARSHAPED   haha