[madtexan]

It is not yet painted black. Really doesn't look bad silver and it's not noticeable with door closed but I'm going to do that next time I remove it. Once it's painted black it will be virtually invisible.

[428GTO70]

Awesome! you just did exactly what the engineers should have over 40 years ago. And now I'm going to copy you! Thanks a lot for the great pics

[428GTO70]

Just a note that I got mine done also, pretty much just like you did it. I just bought a 12" hinge though and it was pretty much perfect. It took a little bit of figuring out where to rivet it so it would work correctly but it fits great and has never worked so smooth! I even took it all apart, sand blasted and repainted the inner shell and got a new tire pressure sticker for it and even gave the front a quick coat of satin black Krylon Fusion to spruce it up a bit.
Thanks again for the helpful nudge to get me to do mine

[madtexan]

I'm glad it worked for you. The 12" hinge is much cheaper but I bought the 48" one just because I thought I'd screw them up and have to make multiple prototypes. I'd say the most critical parts are to install the hinge with the pivoting part as close to the location of the plastic hinge and to be careful to drill the holes in the door at the location where the metal is separated from the plastic front.

Originally Posted by 428GTO70

Just a note that I got mine done also, pretty much just like you did it.

[snakepod]

Very informative thread!. I just finished fixing the hinge on my 69 GTO glove box door. I did basically the same thing that you did. I don't have a drill press or a rivet gun. I hand drilled and tapped holes for 6/32 screws. These worked out very well and were easy enough to do with the tools I had on hand. I put a light coat of Rustoleum flat black on the hinge. I used the 12 inch hinge as well. Its hardly noticeable. Very sturdy repair. The key is to get the hinge as close to the factory hinge seam as possible. Very handy advice as the ONLY glove box door I could find was for $250. Thanks again, Ken

[madtexan]

Glad it worked for you. I noticed this thread doesn't show up in searches anymore so this might bring it back into relevance so it can help other people.

Originally Posted by snakepod

Very informative thread!. I just finished fixing the hinge on my 69 GTO glove box door. I did basically the same thing that you did. I don't have a drill press or a rivet gun. I hand drilled and tapped holes for 6/32 screws. These worked out very well and were easy enough to do with the tools I had on hand. I put a light coat of Rustoleum flat black on the hinge. I used the 12 inch hinge as well. Its hardly noticeable. Very sturdy repair. The key is to get the hinge as close to the factory hinge seam as possible. Very handy advice as the ONLY glove box door I could find was for $250. Thanks again, Ken