karlm

I have an 88 Vert that needs a driver's door. Does anyone know if a door skin from a coupe will work, or am I looking at trying to find a local doner vert?

This thread SEEMS to say that I can take the skin off the coupe door, but there is some dissent: https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ight=vert+door

No wrecking yards near me admit to having any sort of FC so I would have to buy a door from a fellow rx-7 club member and go pick it up, so I'd like to know for sure before I attempt this.

Thanks

Karl

Icemark

No, you can't use a coupes door panel without major sheetmetal work.

karlm

I was afraid someone would say that


In the thread I referenced, you said Did something change your mind, or am I reading that wrong?

To clarify, my door looks like it has rust holes near the bottom, so I was looking to replace the sheetmetal on the whole door, but I could just replace the lower door skin, if even that part is compatable.

Karl

jgrewe

iTrader: (1)

I would think you could use the skin up to the sill. When we built a vert race car the doors were to nice to use so we cut the window frames off some coupe doors.

Icemark

Yeah, that is right.

See you would have to re-form the rear panel edge where the door frame is on the coupe, but not on the vert.

So that is why I said major sheet metal work

A coupe door would probably bolt up just fine... its getting it to match to the top and existing vert supports and A pillar.