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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 11:04 AM
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1969 Cutlass doors on F85

I just picked up a new set of doors for my car because mine have some rust. My car is an F85 and these doors are from a Cutlass, so they have no vent window and no upper frame around the glass. My question is how can I get these to work on my car? Am I going to have to cut the B pillar off to make them fit right?
Old Mar 5, 2012 | 11:18 AM
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Trade them for sedan doors - those are hardtop, and the frame is different to accept the sedan hardware.
Unless you can split them horizontal and weld them together!
Old Mar 5, 2012 | 12:20 PM
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Well part of the reason I bought these doors was to get rid of the vent window. I didnt even think about how the frames are different until after I got them home. I really want to make these doors work on my car. And my car isnt a sedan so I'm a little confused about trading them for sedan doors..
Old Mar 5, 2012 | 12:55 PM
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I had a 69 442 club coupe with a vent window, and a frame around the big window - technically called a sedan.
69 hardtops had no frame around anything, and no vent window - if you rolled both windows down, you could run your hand from the dash to the package tray!
Old Mar 5, 2012 | 07:05 PM
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Okay,so could I make these doors work if I remove the B pillar and some other stuff?
Old Mar 5, 2012 | 07:25 PM
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No- do the trade.
Old Mar 5, 2012 | 07:43 PM
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Damn, I really wanted to get rid of those vent windows..
Old Mar 6, 2012 | 10:54 AM
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After looking over my car for a while I still don't understand why a good bodyshop wouldnt be able to make my car look like a Cutlass and use the Cutlass doors. Cut off the B pillar, remove the framing around the rear window, install Cutlass rear window?, and install Cutlass weatherstripping around where the top of the door goes. Maybe some other small stuff but I mean I just dont understand why it physically cant be accomplished?
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