I've removed the door! It's generally a bad idea to remove the door by removing the hinges because it will be a real pain to realign the door later. However, I couldn't remove the hinge pins, and they are notoriously difficult to remove without a special tool and a lot of luck. So, I had to choose whether or not I'd spend money and time buying the tool and doing it the right way at a later date, or moving forward and possibly spending time and money getting the door realigned. I chose instant gratification.
My friends are not surprised.
However, I can't be sure that I will have time to do work on the door later, so the decision made sense.
At the last minute, I put the stands underneath the door to support the weight. Good move... the door is very heavy. I also removed the interior from the door (more on that later) and all of the weatherstripping and trim. This revealed a sizable rust hole in the rear bottom of the door sill. I'm currently weighing my options on how to fix that, but I'll start first by clearing out all the rust (more on that later).
You can also see the wires from the radio. I recently installed a new radio, but I haven't cleaned up the wiring because I have plans for what I might do with the dash. I'm still thinking that through...
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