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nineteensixtyfiveVG
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 Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:26 pm Post subject: 67 Lock Mechanism on a 65 Door |
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Please see the picture below. The mechanism on the right is a working 67 one. The one on the left is a 65 that is missing the piece that hooks on the catch. I want to put the 67 in my 65 door but the opening is too small. Can I just take the plate with a shelf on the top and bottom off the 67 and put the 65 plate in its place so it can fit through the opening? This is what I have been trying to do but I cant figure out how to get this mechanism apart. is it even possible to disassemble it?
Thanks
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Clara 
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| Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 9:18 am Post subject: Re: 67 Lock Mechanism on a 65 Door |
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| get the right part. |
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OB Bus
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BarryL
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| Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:49 am Post subject: Re: 67 Lock Mechanism on a 65 Door |
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Just file the door's opening triangle part at the bottom flat across and the '67 latch will fit.
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Mile High Puma
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| Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 1:16 pm Post subject: Re: 67 Lock Mechanism on a 65 Door |
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Doesn’t the 67 also have a different striker?
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BarryL
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| Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 7:18 pm Post subject: Re: 67 Lock Mechanism on a 65 Door |
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| Mile High Puma wrote: |
| Doesn’t the 67 also have a different striker? |
Yes the strike is two-screw and the b-pillar stamping and nut-plate accommodate it but the strike pin is the same dimensions and in the same location. |
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nineteensixtyfiveVG
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:27 pm Post subject: Re: 67 Lock Mechanism on a 65 Door |
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| BarryL wrote: |
| Mile High Puma wrote: |
| Doesn’t the 67 also have a different striker? |
Yes the strike is two-screw and the b-pillar stamping and nut-plate accommodate it but the strike pin is the same dimensions and in the same location. |
Thanks Barry. I filed it down. Came out perfect and looks factory. It works with no issues. |
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BarryL
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 10:14 am Post subject: Re: 67 Lock Mechanism on a 65 Door |
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| Good. It's safer now as the '67 was improved to anti-burst on impact. |
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