So at this point I guess i need to look for ALL parts from a NON POST car.
I really appreciate you all helping me out. I'd hate to buy the wrong parts.....and that's the way my luck would be.
Kyle
Raleigh, NC
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Schaefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 69 Chevelle Doors...
Kyle If all of the inner sheetmetal has been cut out, you are probably better off looking for replacement doors. Hopefully intact doors. IF you tried to reinstall the inner sheetmetal, it would probably need to be aligned within a gnats butt. Any discrepancy in the alignment and the windows wouldn't seal correcty, may bind & who knows what else. I'm sure that its doable, but the cost in time & effort may make it impractical . Also if you buy the doors intact, no concerns with locating all of the minor bits & pieces.
On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:57:47 -0600, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Kyle,
I wouldn't think much is interchangeable. On a 300 Deluxe and Malibu sport
coupe (hardtop) car the front glass meets the quarter glass when rolled up
and there's no vent wing. On the 300 Deluxe 2-door sedan, you have the vent
wing plus a "B" pillar (I think it's called) between the door and the
quarter. I have an old photo of my 69SS 2-dr post car at
http://www.dalesplace.com/images/gallery/69/69ss.jpg Don Lightfoot has a
gorgeous 69 2-dr sedan at http://www.pbase.com/don_lightfoot/image/31983729
and if you compare the side view to a sport coupe (hardtop), you'll quickly
see the difference.
I would imagine just about everything on the door and its internal workings
is different between the 'post' car and the hardtopâprobably very little is
interchangeable if anything.
According to published figures there were 13,858 300 Deluxe 2-dr sedans
built compared to 10,502 300 Deluxe hardtops and 300,886 Malibu hardtops in
1969. Percentage wise, there are probably less 300 Deluxe 2-dr sedans left.
Personally I like the 2-dr post cars because fewer were built and less that
have probably survived, windows have a solid frame and I would guess don't
tend to leak or have as much wind noise and I always like the vent wing.
Not as sexy as the hardtops and obviously not as popular when new, but still
neat cars.
Dale McIntosh
67 El Camino
1967 Chevelle Facts CD in progress
ACES #1709/TC Gold #92 ________________________________
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kbennett Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 11:43 PM To: kbennett; The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 69 Chevelle Doors...
So since i need doors, regulators, glass for the front.....and regulators and glass for the rear quaters. Can i just buy all the parts for the NON POST style?
Also, when you have a POST car, what items are different? Glass i assume, anything else?
Kyle
----- Original Message -----
From: kbennett
To: The Chevelle Mailing List
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 12:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 69 Chevelle Doors...
And this POST was avail on 2 door cars???
I can picture it on a 4 door. But not on a 2 door.
Kyle
----- Original Message -----
From: Kent Lewis
To: kbennett ; The Chevelle Mailing List
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 69 Chevelle Doors...
Kyle,
A "post" car or sedan, means that there would be a metal frame surrounding
the driver & passenger side windows, as well as a frame for the rear side
windows. "Post" cars were normally the cheaper versions of the Chevelles.
Much less common than the non-post or coupe.
Kent
'68 Malibu ZZ502/502 :)
ACES #5102
----- Original Message -----
From: kbennett
To: The Chevelle Mailing List
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 11:01 PM
Subject: [Chevelle-list] 69 Chevelle Doors...
Alright yall, I need some help. I picked up a 2 door 69 malibu this weekend
and I now need some guidance.
I knew the doors had been gutted cause the guy told me so. But i didn't realize he also cut out all of the inner door structure. With that being said, i need some parts, but i'm not 100% sure which ones.
As i sit here surfing the net looking for doors, regulators and glass and
anything else that may be needed. I noticed that some people were
advertising parts for 2 door POST and 2 door NON POST. Is there anyway to
tell what this car use to have. I'd really hate to get mixed parts for post
and non post. Cause i'm not sure if the items will conflict.
What exactly makes it POST or NON POST. I just can't recall seeing a POST on
the 69.
If anyone could school me on this, i'd greatly appreciate it.
Kyle
-- Rick Schaefer
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