Re: Changing Doors

["Justin Angelli" <turbogremlin74@xxxx>]

I to just had to deal with this problem,after finding out that the 
front lower section of the door frame was rotted ond then filled with 
bondo. so i went up to my local scrap yard and found the perfict 
donor door for $50 bucks. I also noticed that the door i got off of 
the spirit was lighter then the '74 gremlin door. So good luck with 
finding that perfect door
Justin











--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "amc74hornet" 
<AMC74HORNET@xxxx> wrote:
> --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, <badass73gremlin@xxxx> 
wrote:
> > 
> > From: "rozs86" <rozs86@xxxx>
> > Date: 2004/08/12 Thu PM 06:47:51 EDT
> > To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Changing Doors
> > 
> > Roz please remember that no one will ever laugh at any question 
you ask and you can use the spirit doors but the top of the door 
frame is a little off thus you need to adjust it also all 70-78 
gremlin doors are the save exept starting in 73 AMC started using 
crash beams in the doors so if you were to find a 71 door and a 76 
door you'll notice the weight difference also 70-77 hornet doors will 
work 78-83 concord 2 doors will work.again please don't think your 
asking dumb questions.
> > Bart
> 
> Bart is right no one will laugh at you here.
> Bart is right on all counts. Due to the difference in the Spirit 
roof line the window frame at the top rear of the door slopes and is 
1 1/2 inches lower than a Gremlin door. Like Bart said it will fit 
but there wll be that gap between the door and the roof. I have heard 
of but never seen it done but was told to break the weld loose at the 
end of the pillar at the door and raise it up the 1 1/2 inches and re-
weld it. I am not sure there is enough pillar to do that. Me 
personally I would just cut the pillar and add a piece of pillar to 
make up the 1 1/2 inches. Also the Spirit glass might not fit and 
there might be a gap now. I only learned this about 5 years ago 
myself when I parted out a Spirit so don't feel bad I been working on 
these cars for over 40 years and don't know everything. If you have 
rust in the coeners of the doors in the usual places and can't find 
the right doors just cut it out and add new sheet metal.
> "Doc"