Door swap
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From: KANSAS
sorry i don't mean to starting beef with any1, Mike, but i thought the door(s) were the same until like 86 or 87. After thinking about it, i realized that was a pretty stupid post. I found a 2nd(or so i thought) in a salavage yard with power locks, windows, mirrors, etc. So i was wanting to buy it to rape and pillage for doors and other interior parts, but it must have been a 84 or 85 cause *i think* it had different gauges than my 82
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You know guys, there are some of us who CAN make a 2nd gen door fit on a 1st gen car! Just 'coz you can't doesn't mean it can't be done. It would look like crap if YOU tried it but if a PROFESSIONAL got a hold of it he would not only mod the door but also fab the rest of the body to make it look right. All you one line idiots are obviously not schooled in the art of bodywork. Think before you post.
Toughguy
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From: indiana
so far as i can tell, 79-85 (1st gen, series 1-2)doors are interchangeable. 86 and on you're into custom territory and might as well build your own door from scratch. good luck on adding the power windows/locks!
Originally posted by TOUGHGUY
You know guys, there are some of us who CAN make a 2nd gen door fit on a 1st gen car! Just 'coz you can't doesn't mean it can't be done. It would look like crap if YOU tried it but if a PROFESSIONAL got a hold of it he would not only mod the door but also fab the rest of the body to make it look right. All you one line idiots are obviously not schooled in the art of bodywork. Think before you post.
Toughguy
You know guys, there are some of us who CAN make a 2nd gen door fit on a 1st gen car! Just 'coz you can't doesn't mean it can't be done. It would look like crap if YOU tried it but if a PROFESSIONAL got a hold of it he would not only mod the door but also fab the rest of the body to make it look right. All you one line idiots are obviously not schooled in the art of bodywork. Think before you post.
Toughguy
It was just a quickey to see your temperament...I'm glad to welcome someone whose skin isn't as thin as paper, for once. I apologize for the sledge-hammer introduction... 
but they are damn heavy doors....
but they are damn heavy doors....
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From: KING COUNTY, WA
BEEFING? WTF????!?!?!
go to the gay bar if you want beef... lol
anyway you guys say second gen doors are heavy.... i think my doors are heavy on my 81... my neighbor says that they seem light as hell... they are NON power and they seem like a cadillac when they open....
anyone know the actual weight specs on 1st gens vs. second gens?
-greg
go to the gay bar if you want beef... lol
anyway you guys say second gen doors are heavy.... i think my doors are heavy on my 81... my neighbor says that they seem light as hell... they are NON power and they seem like a cadillac when they open....
anyone know the actual weight specs on 1st gens vs. second gens?
-greg
Originally posted by Gregs
BEEFING? WTF????!?!?!
go to the gay bar if you want beef... lol
anyway you guys say second gen doors are heavy.... i think my doors are heavy on my 81... my neighbor says that they seem light as hell... they are NON power and they seem like a cadillac when they open....
anyone know the actual weight specs on 1st gens vs. second gens?
-greg
BEEFING? WTF????!?!?!
go to the gay bar if you want beef... lol
anyway you guys say second gen doors are heavy.... i think my doors are heavy on my 81... my neighbor says that they seem light as hell... they are NON power and they seem like a cadillac when they open....
anyone know the actual weight specs on 1st gens vs. second gens?
-greg
toughguy, anything is possible with $$$$$$$$$$, mucho time, and/or mucho skill. however the reasonability of one of us to do this is in very rare likelyhood. so you just talk that master body molding mumbo jumbo and we'll stick to laughing at defenseless members who brain fart.
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From: Somewhere in Canada
I`m no master but I think I could do a reasonable job if I was so inclined. Instead of being glued to CNN last night I was watching TLC. (Junkyard Wars Rules) Anyways they had a show called Rides. It was all about Dan Foose and his Hot Rod shop. Those guys are the bodywork masters! The things they can build are unbelievable. Getting off topic here I guess. One thing I would like to attempt is a T-top mod on a 7. Mine has a sunroof so it`s out of the question but I think that would look sharp.
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Man, I've been laughing since about the 4th post in this thread... non-stop.... oh boy... hehehehahahaha.... I'm glad I cam here this morning, I needed the boost, lol...Jeff
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yea tought guy i saw that **** it was fukin incredible i think i spoooged myself.. but my gf made me change the channel :[ it was amazing how they had aboslutely NONE of cable lines showing.. anyways.. im gunna go see if i can find a pic..
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No. You need to get a Type-R door, it adds at least 20 horse power per door.
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That is seriously one of the funniest thing i've heard anyone say. He also needs a neon shifter and neon turn signals.
LOL
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That is seriously one of the funniest thing i've heard anyone say. He also needs a neon shifter and neon turn signals.
LOL