Tips for rebuilding early-a hinges?

I tried to get fancy and weld up the holes and re-drill them. Man, it was a b*tch. I had to anneal the metal to make it soft enough to drill. The originals are steel on steel, which is a good thing, since a bronze bushed hinge will wear faster.

Also, the pins on mine were worn far more than the hinge body. And, my springs are worn out, and the bushings in the rollers are totally gone.

I think for the front doors I am just going to buy some new hinges.

BTW the bottom hinges can be swapped with any year A-body. Not sure about the top ones, but the bottoms wear more anyway.

The later hinges are a better design without the plastic bushing and roller.