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Poss375

Poss375

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Hi guys,

Long time lurker, not very often poster here. I have searched the other topics here and found some discussion on this but nothing that quite answer my question. I was wonder if some knowledgeable person might be able to enlighten me. I'm looking to put a set of full doors(front left and right) on my 40(I have half doors atm) but I'm not sure which years models will fit on mine?

It's a 1979 model, originally I think a it was bj40(but has a v8 now). I have a set of doors that fit my 1975 40 fine but don't fit this, the windscreen is on to low of an angle so the door hits it when you close it. The issue I have is my car is kind of a Frankenstein since it's been modded quite a bit(not by me) so I don't know if my car is typical of a 79 or has a different windscreen fitted.

Can anyone shed some light on what model door usually fit a 79? Or what model has the more slanted back angle windscreen?

Thanks.
 
Do you have the tubes in the windshield hold downs? If you don't, you could pull the windshield down past where they should be.

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Fast Eddy said:
Do you have the tubes in the windshield hold downs? If you don't, you could pull the windshield down past where they should be./QUOTE]

Yeah I have the tubes, if I loosen them off and move the windscreen forward a bit the doors fit but it leaves a gap between the body. I'm thinking it is probably not a standard windscreen frame, I do have lots of fiber glass body panels and what not.
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I would assume you did, but I have to ask: Did you loosen the hinge plates on the doors?
 
if I understand you correctly then yes. The doors fit perfect, line up with the latch etc but just hit the windscreen frame. here is a crude drawing of what I mean.
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I can angle the windscreen frame up but that doesn't seem right as it just doesn't seal right and leaves a large gap between the dash and the windscreen frame. I think I can probably swap the whole windscreen with the 75 I have and that might fix it. Only reason I don't really want to to this is 1. I'd need to paint it 2. I would need new glass 3. I'm not sure if my softop would still fit.
 
I have a '72 tub with a '79 w/s frame and '69 doors and everything fits. It's an adjustment somewhere. I had '76 doors at one time, and they fit too (with custom door strike plates ).
 
Poss375 said:
I can angle the windscreen frame up but that doesn't seem right as it just doesn't seal right and leaves a large gap between the dash and the windscreen frame.
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Do you not have the proper thick windshield gasket installed, perhaps?

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The one on the left:

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Poss375 said:
I think I can probably swap the whole windscreen with the 75 I have and that might fix it.
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Nope. They should be the same.
 
Someone was verrrry creative making their windshield frame gasket. :rolleyes:
 
reddingcruiser said:
Someone was verrrry creative making their windshield frame gasket. :rolleyes:
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Many parts are like that on it... such a pain in the arse finding replacements as I have no idea what will fit.

It might be the gasket, it looked okay to me but I didn't have anything to compare it to. I might take another look when I get home(shh I might be at work atm), and take a pic to two.
 
measure the door opening at the top and bottom and see if they are the same .i have seen the whole cowl lean forward and cause those problems .over the last 40 + years i have done every body swap you can think of ,sometimes its the body and sometimes it the wind shield is pulled down to tight or even the hinges need adjust ment or could actually be bent .the fix is usually not to hard good luck
 
Thanks guys, I had a look at the gasket as mentioned, it seemed ok but there was an extra strip of rubber added in. Pulled that out and now the windscreen is all good and the doors seem to fit ok.
 
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