Now it’s time to shave some handles off the car. These door are a one year only, 1967, that have a different latch then the earlier doors. They were all that was available at the time, and I cut the latch out and welded some early sections back in.
I used the latch and measurements from the early doors before they were cut to fit the panels into the 1967 doors.
The car that the luggage shelf came out of was the donor for the handle patches as well. I used the section from the quarter panel, just behind where the handle is, as the curve was perfect when used on the opposite side. The driver side quarter patched the passenger door and vise versa.
Getting back to the lower A-pillar, the new repair panel section was cut apart to be able to rebuild the pillar correctly.
I cut all the rust out, cleaned things up, and painted everything before welding the new panels in.
I welded the hinge panel first, followed by the A-pillar, and finished with the fender lip and lower front quarter. This allowed the quart patch to be able to go in before the seam was folded back over the front quarter.
With everything welded back, the door was fit back on the car.
Now it’s really looking like a car again.
The rear body mounts were blasted, and drilled to weld onto the rear body mount panel.
Since there isn’t any handles, I located a solenoid in the door, and ran a rod up to the forward tab on the interior latch release bar. It should keep everything under the vent window to prevent any interference when the widow is rolled down.
I run boles through the hood, ground the head off and spaced the lower with a washer to help fill in the intent.
The wiring harness was laid out in the car and floor insulation was laid as well. This is where this project stalled for a few years. It was moved down to the barn, later the wheels were pulled for another car, and some new rims and tires that were on the shelf went on during the storage.
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