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BeeDubyaBugz 
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 Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:16 pm Post subject: low hinge cargo door differences |
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Hi,
i have two sets of low hinge doors. The ones closest to the back-no outside handle, each have a different hole for the latch. One has just a rectangular hole so getting the rod in and the screws will be difficult. the other one has the rectangular hole with the area cut/molded out so that you can easily screw in the cargo door rods to the mechanism. What years used which door and do they use the same mechanism?
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blackdog1999
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:40 am Post subject: |
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There was a change in 1962 I believe on the rear cargo door. So 61 & early 62 are the rectangular hole. The other style is 62-67.
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elliottjohnson
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:57 am Post subject: |
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| So 61 & early 62 are the rectangular hole. The other style is 62-67. |
On my early 63 (Sep 20th 1962, #1,002,394) I have low hinge cargo doors with the early style rear door mechanism that takes the notched rods rather than the bolt on kind. So really it should be more like early 63-67. It would be nice to get a vin number on when that change took place.
If you need the later bolt on rods I have a pair that I won't use. PM me if your interested. |
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BeeDubyaBugz
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so are the front cargo doors the same then? or are they also different?
Thanks so much for the replys! |
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elliottjohnson
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So out of curiosity I decided to look the chassis numbers up on the oacdp (http://oacdp.com/pdfs/5867s8.pdf) and here's what I found.
The high to low hinge change happened at chassis 705619 (page 33, part number 211841091A -> 211841091C)
The notched check rod change to the later bolt on style happened at chassis 1,019,924 (page 35, part number 211841705A -> 211841705B)
So the door hinge hight changed December of 61 (62 model year) and the "rear" cargo door latch mechanism changed Sept-Oct 1962 (1963 model year).
EDIT - updated the link to the oacdp. |
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