has anyone converted a early door to late model window regulator, or is it better to just swap complete doors? have a set on an early 6 that are perfect but would like to use the better window regulators from the newer style, and keep the door light, have a set of late model doors that are perfect also, just need to know before cutting something wrong, any ideas would be great thanks steve.

On my 1973 race car I had to replace a door a couple of years ago and I got a 1970 door and the window mechanism would not bolt in due to all the holes being way off. I ended cutting the inner panel with all the mounting points off both doors and adding the later part to the '70 door. It was a pain but I wanted to keep the windows. Now I have f/g doors so I don't care.

i had both doors side by side and the only differance is the extra sheet metal around the idle track and drilling extra holes of the new regulator, looks not to hard , but is it worth the pain, or just bolt up the later doors and live with the extra weight. would this devalue the car at all?

If you want to keep the weight down, try to find an early 73 door, late style, no beam.

Hi there,
look here:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?show...6748&st=560

Did the door conversion lately. No major problem and the rattling noise from that oldstyle regulator assambly is gone!

thanks for the photos will do a test door, to make sure looks pretty straight forward thanks steve