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door swap 140-160

posted by  HUMBO on  Tue Oct 12 20:36 CST 2010
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I read in the classified section of Brickboard that you can do a direct swap of 142 doors with 242 doors. Has anyone done that? Are the hinges the same? Any other problems? Thanks
Jim








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    door swap 140-160

    posted by  Falconxl on  Tue Oct 12 21:31 CST 2010
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    The hinges shouldn't be the problem, the issue is the door striker, With 200 series doors you get the updated hinges which share the same mounting bolt pattern. The striker needs to match what is on the car, for 4 and 5 doors that is usually the same up to around 1977 or 79. I think the 2 door may have changed earlier.

    I've got the doors from a 76 wagon on the front and 76 sedan on the rear on my wagon along with an 88 hatch.








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      door swap 140-160

      posted by  Asudef on  Thu Oct 14 08:36 CST 2010
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      How similar are the doors internally?

      I wanted the window mechanism on a sedan to put into my 145 but wasn't sure if they would fit so I opted not to take them. I also noted a change in the armrest from just a year.








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        door swap 140-160

        posted by  Falconxl on  Thu Oct 14 19:29 CST 2010
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        4 door and 5 door share the same inards. For a 2 door I would imagine there is not that much difference in the mechanisms with the exception of the part which actually holds the glass is longer to accomodate the larger window.







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