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| Jetsetsurfshop |
 Sep 22 2019, 09:01 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 815 Joined: 7-April 11 From: Marco Island Florida Member No.: 12,907 Region Association: South East States  |
Has anyone ever successfully removed the safety crash bars from the late doors? I'd like to get it off without needing to reshoot the door. It looks like its spot welded to the exterior panel.
Maybe I can get most of it off without damaging the paint. My door without all the window crap weighs 36lbs. Lighter is better!! I guess I should just look for some early doors.... Thanks |
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| mlindner |
Sep 22 2019, 09:58 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,691 Joined: 11-November 11 From: Merrimac, WI Member No.: 13,770 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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Shane, just buy the 72 doors, late style window regulators but with out the safety beam. Thats what I did, and I do have a nice passage side door if needed. Just weighed the door........20 lbs. Best, Mark
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| Jetsetsurfshop |
Sep 22 2019, 10:20 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 815 Joined: 7-April 11 From: Marco Island Florida Member No.: 12,907 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(mlindner @ Sep 22 2019, 07:58 AM)  Shane, just buy the 72 doors, late style window regulators but with out the safety beam. Thats what I did, and I do have a nice passage side door if needed. Just weighed the door........20 lbs. Best, Mark Between the doors I'd be saving 30lbs. Awesome. I'm going to look for some early doors then. There's a guy local to me that has some 914 parts sitting around. I'm going to check with him. Thanks for the help. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) |
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| roblav1 |
Sep 22 2019, 10:21 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 528 Joined: 18-September 12 From: KY Member No.: 14,943 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I just did this last week. The structure is not spot welded to the outer door skin. I cut out the inner door panel structure out then cut out as much of that weight as I could. Then mixed up some epoxy peanut butter and placed between the cut edges and the door skin to prevent bibration. Then tig'd the inner frame back in.
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| mlindner |
Sep 22 2019, 10:44 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,691 Joined: 11-November 11 From: Merrimac, WI Member No.: 13,770 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Funny, when I had my car painted a few years ago the painter asked me why the passenger door weighs twice of that of the drivers....I had a small accident at Road America 15 years earlier and a early drivers door was stuck on. I had to act fast to find a early passenger while still at the painter.
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