<VV> LM Doors

[airvair]

Nobody's infallible. While I respect Mike, I also feel there's an error
someplace in that. I say that because I've seen '68-9 doors used on
'67's, and vice versa. Don't recall as they required any modification to
the pillars, either. It's just that the '65-7 door inner trim panels and
hardware fit any of (and only) those years, while the '68-9 doors
require a totally different set of panels and hardware.  I've known
owners that had '69 doors on a '67 (or vice versa) and had to use the
corresponding trim and hardware, or had modified them to accept the
car's year panels and etc.

-Mark

Mike Stillwell wrote:
> 
>  The late Mike Harrison had a pair of NOS GM '67
> pillars that he carted around to shows for years. He
> claimed they would fit nothing else and I trust Mike
> 100%.
> 
>  Mike
>  YS-117
> 
> --- airvair <airvair at richnet.net> wrote:
> 
> > I can't vouch for the mating points on the door jamb
> > pillar, though I am
> > reasonably certain the door itself is different. If
> > the pillars are the
> > same and it's just the door that was changed, then a
> > '65-6 car might use
> > '67 doors with '67 hinges. Anybody out there who's
> > tried that for sure?
> >
> > -Mark
> >
> > Harry Yarnell wrote:
> > >
> > > 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 -----
> > >
> > > > 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)
> >
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