Removing Door

[Old Bleu]

I want to replace my outer rocker panels because of rust in the flange that the door weatherstrip mounts on. I think it will be easier if I remove the doors. I've been advised that I should remove the doors by unbolting the hinges from the cab. By removing the upper cowl, I can easily get to the upper hinge, but I don't see how I can get to the lower hinge to unbolt it from the cab without removing the fender.

Any thoughts on this? It would sure be easier to unbolt the door from the hinges, but I don't want to have problems getting it aligned when I put it back on. I've read that some have drilled 1/8" holes through the hinge and door and then insert 1/8" drill bits to realign things. Does this sound like a reasonable compromise?

Thanks for any thoughts or advice.

Tim