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80's GM cars with the I beam in the doors for side protection. There was a whole industry pop up just to repair the door hinges because of how fast they wear out. Took 3 men, a kid and a trained gorilla to hang the door back on.
 

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I drove a 78 Chevy Monza hatchback, replaced the hinges twice. Cheap POS.
Buddy of mine from high school had a Mona with a 305 V8 and a 4 speed. Had to unbolt the motor mounts and raise the engine up to replace the spark plugs. :facepalm:
 

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80's GM cars with the I beam in the doors for side protection. There was a whole industry pop up just to repair the door hinges because of how fast they wear out. Took 3 men, a kid and a trained gorilla to hang the door back on.
Real men just learned to lift up when closing the door.
 

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Real men just learned to lift up when closing the door.
On some..........you had to lift the end of the door up at least 2" to get it to close.

First wifey had a 1988 Olds Delta 88 2 door. I put 2 repair kits on it, then new hinges that was modified. That was a nice car. 455 4BBL, auto. fully loaded. A family of illegals could live in the trunk. It was that big. The prefect drug runner. I had L50 radial tires on all 4 corners. It looked like a NASCAR stocker.
 

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Buddy of mine from high school had a Mona with a 305 V8 and a 4 speed. Had to unbolt the motor mounts and raise the engine up to replace the spark plugs. :facepalm:
Yep, I wanted to buy one of those. The mechanic warned me said that 8th spark plug cost more than the other 7, combined, to replace. I had the 4 banger, the firewalls on those collapsed around 15,000 miles. He had custom plates for them when they did. I drifted into his lot in 2nd gear after mine failed, never came to a full stop till I got there.
 
 







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