<VV> LM Doors

[Harry Yarnell]

I'm not so sure the 65-6 hinges will interchange with the '67-9 ones...

harry yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "airvair" <airvair at richnet.net>
To: "Rodney Sampson" <rsampson at kc.rr.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> LM Doors


> WRONG! If anything, the '65-6 hinges are the cheezy ones. Because of
> federal safety regulations, they redesigned the '67-9 hinges to be
> stronger and more durable. Over the past 40+ years, I've seen more
> catch-latchs (or whatever the hell it's called), that thingy that holds
> the door open, broken on '65-6 hinges than on '67-9 hinges. And I've had
> twice as many '67-9's as '65-6 cars (about 3 dozen in all). So the REAL
> answer is that the better hinge is definately the '67-9 hinges. If you
> have a choice, use them instead of the weaker '65-6 hinges. In the long
> run, you'll be glad you did.
> 
> -Mark (voice of experience)