sicky olds

I was wondering if there was a way to combine a non post door with a non post door?

Example: actual door is rusted but the post part is nice, can it be swapped with a non post door by replacing parts? Or do i need to find a post door?

joe_padavano

Yeah, use the post door as a source of patch panels for the non-post door. Otherwise, no. Frame is different, window mechanism is different, etc.

507OLDS

The only thing you could swap is the door skin.The placement of the mirror is also different on a post door.It is located farther back,due to the vent post.

joe_padavano

The top edge of the door skins are notched to clear the window frames, so the whole skin does not completely interchange.

sicky olds

but i can take the bottom half of the door if need be and replace that on the car right?

Run to Rund

Check if 66400 (Henry) has a correct type door in his yard! He is in Tx.

sicky olds

will do thanks, but if i can repair it for free or close to i would prefer that

Allan R

Sounds like you just want to use donor lower door for an old scabby one? If I was a betting man (and I am) I'd bet that the lower section will be a straight across patch. You're not going as high as the regulators are you? Measure 2x, cut 1.

gearheads78

Still double check with Henry in Austin. He is great to deal with and fair.

lunaboy

I have some nice non post door skins if Henry does not have a post car .

joe_padavano

Well, I thought that's what I said.

507OLDS

Joe,
Do you think there was a separate part number for the post coupe door skins,or were the modified at the factory?I've never seen a set of skins that were specific for the post coupe,but I do know what you mean by the notches for the windows.

joesw31

Brian,

The door skins carried there own part number that are unique to the 3277 models as opposed the 3687 model

507OLDS

It makes sense.I wonder if anyone has had a set of post coupe skins,and not realized it,or didn't realize it until they hung them.The notches are rolled,just like the rest of the top.I think you "could" duplicate the lines,with a hardtop door skin,but you would need the right tools,and some skill.

joe_padavano

Yeah, the problem would be going the other way - post skins on a non-post door.

ah64pilot

Sicky, Henry does have post cars but his yard is looking thin these days. Most of the cars are decaying really badly or are sunken in the ground so most of the lower body panels are gone. I've walked his yard a few times, the last time being the beginning of last year. He may have gotten new cars though.

It'd be worth a shot, or next time my dad runs over there I can have him talk to him about a door. Just let me know.