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Title: !977 Passenger door
Post by: Machine1964 on May 26, 2007, 09:52:49 PM
I have a 1977 Pinto hatchback and I'm looking for a passenger door.
Title: Re: !977 Passenger door
Post by: TIGGER on May 26, 2007, 10:15:34 PM
I have a door off my 80 hatchback.  The door has no rust and factory paint.  It is darn near perfect.  The door is a shell, no glass or door hardware.  I am located in Portland Oregon.  Let me know if you are intersted and I will get you some pictures.
Title: Re: !977 Passenger door
Post by: Machine1964 on May 29, 2007, 11:45:49 AM
Thank you Tigger but I have a 1980 door on it now and theres just enough difference in bodies that it doesn't quite fit right.Thanks anyway.
Title: Re: !977 Passenger door
Post by: hellfirejim on May 29, 2007, 12:32:29 PM
Will a 75 hatchback door fit?  It looks like I will be having one available shortly.  It will be complete [glass, mechanisms,door panel, etc EXCEPT hinges] so if it will fit and you can use it let me know.  I am just west of chicago.

jim

PS: Acutally I will have both doors available and I was told this is an Arizonia car.
Title: Re: !977 Passenger door
Post by: quickrick on May 29, 2007, 04:06:42 PM
Quote from: Machine1964 on May 29, 2007, 11:45:49 AM
Thank you Tigger but I have a 1980 door on it now and theres just enough difference in bodies that it doesn't quite fit right.Thanks anyway.

I'm curious, what is the difference?
Title: Re: !977 Passenger door
Post by: 77turbopinto on May 29, 2007, 08:45:37 PM
I agree.

I have never had any issues as long as I used the correct door pulls and hinges.

The quality those years (or lack of it) might have something to do with it...

Bill
Title: Re: !977 Passenger door
Post by: douglasskemp on May 30, 2007, 05:41:49 PM
Quote from: Machine1964 on May 26, 2007, 09:52:49 PM
I have a 1977 Pinto hatchback and I'm looking for a passenger door.
Quote from: Machine1964 on May 29, 2007, 11:45:49 AM
...I have a 1980 door on it now and theres just enough difference in bodies that it doesn't quite fit right...
Machine1964,
You may want to check to see if the 80 door your car now has on it was not from a wagon.  There IS a difference between the wagons and the slantbacks.

Quote from: HELLFIREJIM on May 29, 2007, 12:32:29 PM
...I was told this is an Arizona car.
HELLFIREJIM,
To verify an Arizona car, to be a TRUE Arizona car, it should have a DSO code of '75'.  All Ford vehicles, from at least the 60s through the early 80s, that were shipped to the Phoenix distribution point, were assigned a DSO of '75'.  Now this is excluding any special optioned vehicles that were issued a code longer than two digits.

This is not to say that other DSOs were not good, just that it is not a true "original Arizona" car.  I grew up in Tucson, AZ, and I love old Fords, so I've always made sure to know what I had as a baseline.

Oh, and let me tell you what a shock it was to go in the Navy and see the rusty cars in Illinois!  I had never seen a 'rusted out' car in person until then.

Good luck all!
--Doug
Title: Re: !977 Passenger door
Post by: Machine1964 on June 16, 2007, 07:33:16 AM
It's from a hatchback as I pulled it myself.The hinges are slightly different(could only line up one hole on the bottom one)and the top leading edge of the door doesn't quite line up with the '77 front fender right plus there's a body line in it that my '77 doesn't have.
Title: Re: !977 Passenger door
Post by: earthquake on June 17, 2007, 10:56:16 AM
I have a door from a 76 bobcat it has one small dent or large ding origanal paint no rust complete $45.00 plus shipping.