1966-1967 Chevelle Door Hinge Kit

For a 1966-1967 Chevelle Door Hinge Kit complete overhaul of a 1966–1967 Chevrolet Chevelle or El Camino, a full door hinge kit replaces the worn structural brackets for both the driver and passenger sides. Because these heavy classic 2-door A-bodies suffer severe door sag over time, purchasing a complete kit ensures your doors hang level, close smoothly, and latch tightly without scraping the rocker panels. A standard complete kit replaces all four hinge locations (both uppers and both lowers) and includes the necessary installation hardware.

1. Trace Before Removal: If your original hinges are still mounted, trace an explicit outline around them onto the A-pillar cowl and inner door shell using a fine marker or painter’s tape. This gives you an immediate baseline for the new brackets.
2. Ditch the Striker Pin: Always completely unbolt the main door lock striker bolt from the rear quarter panel jamb before tweaking the hinges. If the striker is attached, the door will pivot around it and prevent you from evaluating true panel alignment.

3. Support the Shell: Use a padded floor jack or a helper to balance the heavy door while changing the brackets. Never let the door hang unsupported from a single hinge plate.
4. The “S-Wrench” Advantage: The frame-side cowl bolts are notoriously tucked away behind the front fenders. To adjust or tighten them without stripping the front end of the car completely off, specialized offset S-shaped box wrenches or flat ratcheting bit wrenches are a must-have tool.