Fwd: <VV> Doors

Sun, 28 Nov 2004 21:14:33 EST

In a message dated 11/28/04 8:02:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, tonyu@roava.net 
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> virtualvairs@corvair.org

The Corvair station wagon body had much in common with the BOP compact 
station wagons.  Fisher Body used a lot of the same parts for the Corvair wagon from 
the Buick Skylark, Olds Cutlass and Pontiac Tempest wagons.  One GM engineer 
I met (at the Chicago convention I think) said Fisher took the same roof and 
window frames and used them on all four station wagons.  The doors of the BOP 
were basically the same, but the Corvair doors differed.  It would be 
interesting to take a photo of a Lakewood roof next to a BOP wagon roof from above.  I 
haven't disassembled one myself to actually match parts though......

Bob Hall
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Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 19:55:24 -0800
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At 08:17 hours 11/28/2004 -0800, Larry Forman wrote:
>At 03:48 AM 11/28/2004 -0800, Donald Manen wrote:
>>Are the front doors on a Lakewood and early 4-door car
>>interchangeable????
>>
>>Don Manen
>>Lakewood needing doors.
>
>Hi Don,
>It is my understanding that ALL the glass is quite different for the 
>Lakewood versus the cars.  This is because the Lakewood is an inch or two 
>taller re: headroom.  My bet is the answer is NO.
>-- Larry      

It's worth a mention that the glass frames themselves will detach from the
doors.    If need be, I think the sedan car doors (later vintage 1960
through 1964) will bolt up to a Lakewood although you will have to swap out
the glass and regulators and of course the glass frame/channels.   Nuts and
bolts mostly, except for one spot on the frame which is brazed.    

If I'm wrong, somebody correct me but I did check into this before, in case
I ever need a wagon door... and I did take an early coupe door and remove
the glass frame, glass,regulator etc and swap ragtop door parts etc and
made the coupe door work on a ragtop.    I would  think the same thing
would work on a wagon/sedan door adaptation if you can't find any wagon
doors.     

Now:  

If someone really wants some wagon parts, I know someone who has a couple
of parts wagons that may have useful doors.    ...just in case...  Larry,
e-mail me for info should the door situation not pan out.     

tony..   
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