Do all two door 70 series share the same front doors?
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Fairly sure they don't.
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This goes to a late model 70 series.
I would guess all the fold down front windshield front doors would interchange. As to non-folddown windshield rigs I can't say. I have been wanting to compare the front doors of the BJ-70 and the HJ-75 that I have on hand. I know the LJ-78/HZ-J77 front doors are different just slightly.
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This one looks the same as my BJ70.
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Square top doors are for the pre 98 70 series trucks that had a removable roof. The round top doors started with the introduction of the hdj79, hzj79 and the fixed roof and longer cab behind the door. This was 1999.
Troopys all had the round top doors, from when they were first made with the introduction of the 70 series. This is because the troopy roof can't be removed.
I'm not 100% sure but sometime or some models got a reinforcement bar in the guts of the doors. I think this may have been hdj79 specific but not sure. The doors will interchange, to any round top door should fit a 79 for example.
That info is aus market specific, but the rest of the world can't be vastly different.
Troopys all had the round top doors, from when they were first made with the introduction of the 70 series. This is because the troopy roof can't be removed.
I'm not 100% sure but sometime or some models got a reinforcement bar in the guts of the doors. I think this may have been hdj79 specific but not sure. The doors will interchange, to any round top door should fit a 79 for example.
That info is aus market specific, but the rest of the world can't be vastly different.
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Square top 98and prior door. Won't fit a post 99
Found a picture of one of the doors from my old 86 BJ-70 and no these will not fit a fold down windshield 70 series. So fold down and fixed windshield car doors are not interchangeable, unless you change the window frame.
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I feel like an idiot. Yes mine have the rounded window frame. Crap
Are the frames welded in or bolted in? either way it should be a simple swap to the new door shell.
Are the frames welded in or bolted in? either way it should be a simple swap to the new door shell.
On the top side they are welded, I can’t comment on farther in the door
I have one of each at the moment for my build. The round top will fit/close on a removable top 70 but will have a gap. If I don’t find the proper door I will cut and weld on square corner to match.
There is 3 shapes of front doors. The 3rd type is on the 4 door models, it runs straight where the c pillar is to close up the gap between it and the rear door.
I noticed the same thing while looking at all of the 76 Series sitting at our local car lots.
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So if the frames different on these doors, then just cut and swap frames.
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this has the rounded top.
Yes in theory. You might want to check the windscreen pillar angle. Some have a 1/4 glass
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This is Minus the window frames.
From what I can tell after looking through tons of photo's on the complete line of 70's from the start to about 2004... the two door models all share the same door minus the window frame. Maybe some differences in design for the inner door but it all should bolt up the same. You would just need to cut and weld in the correct window frames.
From what I can tell after looking through tons of photo's on the complete line of 70's from the start to about 2004... the two door models all share the same door minus the window frame. Maybe some differences in design for the inner door but it all should bolt up the same. You would just need to cut and weld in the correct window frames.
They are definately the same shape down below. Where the frame joins the main part of the door is usually where they crack, so it will need to be a good job.
Will the window be the same shape?
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If the window frame is the same then it should be a plug and play.
