Building truck door hinges from scratch - 1951 Chevy Rat Truck Build 

I love rock and roll.

For us young fellas, this is what magic is. step by step, o'l school. Thank you.

The coolest and strongest higes in the world!!

Mr. Wizard strikes again. Your work is off the charts. A+++

Nice watching someone in the same hemisphere 🤙 Lekker Lekker from down under

Awesome as always awesome morning brother

You are great to watch true craftsman layback from florida

Great job on the doors & hinges I like the look!

I watching you video for the fourth time, it still a good ad first time, thank you my brother. Nice

Attaching bolts by braille is always fun

Fun !

Yes, like it , I think that the way I will do it too

Doors are always so much fun by yourself 😉

Turned out awesome

Nice Diffy! Gott, the rain was woes! It woke me up a few times. My bones are close to the surface and this cold gets me quickly. Fokkit, that protruding hinge is the perfect spot to hang a steel spider or skeleton hand! Symmetry, like paint, should be insisted on only where it is required. A 3 hour cut/grind/reweld to me means it can fly frightfully fast into far fir forrest... 🤘... where it can spend eternity with the clear coat polisher and wax.

I love your hands on approach

Perfect div looks good

Goeie werk oom

With those custom hinges. You just fixed a eternal hinge problem on Chevy from the 50s. Even if you find some originals rebuild or after market made in China the never, ever, ever fit perfect you would need wedges or something to make them work properly. Thanks for sharing!!

coming along nicely, lekka man !

Awesome ,, having doors that work well is a great deal , i worked on one of mine all day and still not happy with it ,, lol , Happy Monday my friend

very nice solution for hinges ...

CLUTCH HEAD BOLT / SCREW

Having the Doors come from a Fire 🔥...means it is a True HOT🔥ROD!!😉

Nice job Div, loving your work.

“Getting too old for this shit “ said the myself this morning , lekka work Div

I like your hinge design 👌

Good job there 😊

This came into my recommended....3 mins in, subscribed 💯

Lekka! you're cold and we just started getting hot! 97F or so here!>.. (36C) crazy seeing you in a coat!

Love you work man

nice hinges

Really enjoy watching your videos.

Door on, door off, door on, door off. :D

The 52 panel I'm still working on has the same silly screws/bolts...And yes they are clutch head, I have a set of screw drivers for them. Got them from a friend's father that used to work for GM putting them in there. Pain in the but.....Nice job on the hinges.

Div!! Your toolbag or "pocket" must be heavy from holding all your tricks and tips. Learning alot from you Boet!!

top top BRASIL

Enjoyed the video!! I wont 🤐 tell anyone about the other hinge 😂 they worked great 👌

Seeing those doors being used is far better letting them rust to nothing or being crushed and melted into rebar

Dif, Before you showed off the set screws. I was going to suggest that you weld nuts to the top of your pins. But your idea I like better. Keep up the great work. Bart

The bolts at about 23 min are called clutch heads here in Canada,,, my dad had the drivers in his tool box he was a mechanic in the40s…go to admit there better then a slot head if you have the drivers lol..great RU-vid channel

Yeah, I ground down mine from a allen wrench. There is two sizes case you didn't know. Yeah, that was the reason to make the video. Ronnie.

Just found your channel you are incredibly talented love your mind set on the subject please keep the videos coming from the states my friend God bless

In Canada we call that screw a clutch head only found on GM cars

I started watching(and enjoying)recently and have been binge watching this build. Nice job! I used to have a 57’ Chevy PU when I was in High school. Back in the seventies and early eighties it was still cheaper to fix up something like that than to buy new and used vehicles. My Dad called those Screws Butterfly Head or Hourglass I believe. But according to the popular answer in your comments I guess they’re Clutch Heads. Whatever you call them they were and still are a pain in the ‘Ol Tush, for people doing what you’re doing. Keep up the good work over there in Africa. Side note: I could still get Screwdrivers or a set of Driver Bits for those as late as the 90s, but I don’t know anymore.

Very cool. Thanks for taking the time to share your skill and artistry.

Still door gaps are smaller than teslas 😆 keep it good work! 😉

Those evil little bastard bolts are called Torq bit (At least here in the US) or safety torq if they have a tiny nipple in the center. They became popular in the 80’s and are used when the car companies really don’t want us shade tree mechanics working on a particular part. If you have a normal set of Star bits, you can use a small punch and knock the nipple out making them regular star bits. At least that’s what/how I was taught to do them in automotive school.

If it's square it's a Robertson and that means the door comes from Canada. However I remember from mine also Canadian that there were some that had two flats and rounds on the ends, it was 60 years ago. Cheers old man, remember to turn on the gas, I know it's cheaper without the gas, but it doesn't work, lol.

1500-2000 degrees f. to make that type of glass slump that way.

Well as they say..you can only see one side at a time!

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I like the way it looks. They seem to work nicely. If you're happy then it's good.👍. Thanks for the video

👍👌👏 2) Hope you will be able to have functioning door windows. Best regards luck and health.

The screws on the inside of the door panels are called Clutch Head Style screws. They are used for attaching the sending unit on the gas tank on older Chevys as well as the headlight buckets, and on your truck, the glass channel mechanism. I'm sure they are used elsewhere also. I believe they had a certain amount of torque associated with tightening them. There is a special tool called a clutch head driver to remove those strange screws. Your Rat Rod Truck build is coming out great! I really liked the way made your own hinges... Great idea and a great job!! Really enjoying your videos!!! Keep them coming and Happy Father's Day!

in USA we call them clutch head on the back of a holley carb inside the rear bowl there are some small ones

We do it nice cause we do it twice (Fab Rats saying). Need to call this build The Exposed Hinge. There must have been some heat in that fire.

love watching your videos mate, would love to see some old holden cars over there in Africa, if you know of any old wrecks to show us that would be a awesome vid to see, cheers from Port Lincoln south Australia

I always admire your Bush Engineering!Keep up the good good work!

They are called clutch head fasteners. very common on 40's 50's and early 60's GM vehicles

Those were bowtie screws chevy used to use. There are screw drivers available for them.

At first you don’t succeed try try again! 👍 looking good young man. I was hoping you put suicide doors on the ole girl but still looks good either way. Looking forward to seeing the power plant you 🫵 install…taken care and have a great week. 👍🇺🇸🙏

I know I'm late to the party, but I'm all the way from northern Canada and it's a long walk , But i brought words. the words are (clutch head screws) at least that's what we call them in metric Canada

Thanks for doing such a good job with the camera. I can see 👀 you put A LOT OF TIME INTO YOUR SHOTS . I didn't realize how important the line of the hinges are . Great 👍 job

Great job my friend!!!!! That worked out awesome. And I really like the way you put it on the outside. That adds to it in my opinion. That thinking chair is worth it’s weight in gold. Lol! I’m enjoying every minute of this build. Oh yeah, Happy Father’s Day!!!

What were the chances of finding 2 doors for a 51 Chevy 3100 in South Africa ! And free ones at that ! Good job on the hinges ! (Don't change the sides to match. (rat rod character) I remember those strange headed fasteners from my 49 Chevy pickup I had as a teenager. Don't know what they are called , but I had the same opinion of them. Working by yourself can be a great challenge . More time can be spent in figuring out "how" to do it alone than actually doing it. Heat index was 103 deg. F in central U.S. last week ! that's hot ! but I'm still not welding in flip -flops !

The truck is working out nicely . Great ideas for hindges and the bolts are called Clutch Head bolts. I have them on my 57 Chevy Panel.

Great job as always. I love the exposed hinges!

According to the ol' inner-web those are called "clutch head" screws.

Lots of work but it sure is shaping up! Loving the build 👍

13:04 Nut Serts would have helped in mounting the hinge' 23:19 That is a clutch head bolt /screw. There are sockets and screw drivers made for the different sizes.

You could use that door hinge to mount a mirror to

I love the way it is coming out!

Doors looking good so far , keep up the good work 👍

Beautiful work on your hinges, that's great bush repair right there 😀

It looks like a Phillips head screw and they come in 3 sizes 1,2,and3 Jay hardy in canada.

looks really good well thought out i think it makes the truck look better

clutch head screws

leave the hinge like it is looks good

Show de bola! 👏👏👏👍

You can only see one side at a time, so nobody will ever know the hinges are different unless you tell them 😜

As a rule i usually address issues on the drivers side of my car that i'm not happy with but issues on the passenger side rarely get the attention that my passengers say it needs, apparently "i don't care, i never sit on that side" isn't the right answer.

Great job Div. I am just thinking the pivot pin "imaginary" centre line does not need to clear the curve of the door. By moving the position of this centre line closer to the cab means the hinge extension can be less. I hope that makes sense. I will try to send you a sketch of what I mean, if you wish. Having said that. You got it done in a jiffy. Sometimes I feel I am too clever for my own good. Over think things...slows the process down...Like Winston Churhill said "PERFECTION IS THE ENEMY OF PROGRESS". You inspire me to get things done, Thank you again for another great video.

Just found you 🧐🇬🇧🥇⚡️

The bolt , screws are clutch head.

The old cabbie is coming along nicely, love the external hinges , definitely need some brass on this build , rivets ? Door handles??

Those are what we call clutch head screws, and yes, I think pain in the ass was designed into them from the factory

Those screws are called clutch head screws.

Those screws same as 42 chev truck cab can buy tips or make one from allenkey socket

I always start on the passenger side. That way I can resolve any issues before I get to drivers side. That's the side your gonna see the most. Out of sight, out of mind!

When u cut the windows on the doors u can't weld the inner steel does just welding the outer still give u the strength of the door before u cut it noob ?am sure ty am just loving your videos

It's a shame you couldn't get the original hinges they don't stick out on the outside of the body like that like that but as you say it's so rat run what the hell Do what you have to do nice job

Sir, I would like to comment about your attempts at creating something new for a steering wheel. my idea is a rat rod sort of steering wheel. can you some how make a steering wheel that looks like a snake wrapped in a circle? of course I have no idea how that would be done! maybe you would?

Those screw heads are called clutch drive, and were supposedly used to assist in rusty areas. Evidently not too functional.

Those are clutch head screws...

DAng! Thought you might make suicide doors.

I need a new mig welder, what brand and model do you have?

Those screws are called clutch head screws, yah, dumb ideal

It’s a rat rod why you need doors. 😂😂😂