Anyone have a fix for this?? maybe some pics?? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

jayharrell · 05-19-2008, 09:24 PM

my doors have 'seperated' some. Kind of bowed out in the middle. Its throwing my window rubber off alot. I can get a clamp and through the vent window and pull it back together, i guess i'll have to weld some sort of brace in the door.

Anyone run across this, or run across a fix??

I guess the 72 doors had the little dimple on the inside with a screw that went to the outer skin that helped this. Thats the 2nd pic.

Maybe anone have a pic of what the side of the 72 doors look like??

jayharrell · 05-19-2008, 10:46 PM

wow, i must be the only one, guess i need to scrap the whole truck and start over. LOL

**uncle** · 05-19-2008, 10:50 PM

Take the vent window out and weld it back.

LONGHAIR · 05-19-2008, 11:00 PM

You are certainly not the only one,that's why they "fixed" it....in '72.
Some real genius there huh, a "one year" fix, then major change in '73.

Welding something in there is probably the best way to go.

beautimus · 05-20-2008, 03:25 AM

Yup, it's like uncle stated above. if you pull the window and take the vent window loose and rotate the whole vent window assembly 90 degrees,
you can look down inside the door and see the two tabs from the inside and outside halves of the door. they are about an inch long. they are spot welded together. sometimes the spot weld breaks, and sometimes the tab breaks. oh and since its about an inch or more inside the door its real fun trying to weld it and not weld on the skin of the door. best of luck!!!

jayharrell · 05-20-2008, 03:56 AM

OK. i never saw anything that mounted to anything in there on my 69.

I'll crack it back open tomorow.

Thanks guys

**Green Machine** · 05-20-2008, 08:42 PM

Rubber on chrome bead trim needs to be trimed off at the back edge of the vent frame, also make sure the bead trim is not too long, I always end up cutting them off some as they are usually too long, that may help some.

jayharrell · 05-20-2008, 09:12 PM

Yeah, i trimmed it up last night. It helped alot. But still about a 1/4 inch gap

I havn't figured out exactly what or how i'm going to weld a bracket in there. I'm going to put my sway bar on tonight, hopfully i'll have some time to go ahead and fix the doors.

Thanks

05-19-2008, 09:24 PM	#1
jayharrell Gettin By on Gettin By Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cedar Creek, Tx Posts: 1,033	Anyone have a fix for this?? maybe some pics?? my doors have 'seperated' some. Kind of bowed out in the middle. Its throwing my window rubber off alot. I can get a clamp and through the vent window and pull it back together, i guess i'll have to weld some sort of brace in the door. Anyone run across this, or run across a fix?? I guess the 72 doors had the little dimple on the inside with a screw that went to the outer skin that helped this. Thats the 2nd pic. Maybe anone have a pic of what the side of the 72 doors look like?? Attached Images __________________ 69 CST10 LWB 455 Buick 00 S10 2.2 Vin5 76 GL1000 Naked 1bl VW carb "Adios to all the concrete; Gonna get me some dirt road back streets" Last edited by jayharrell; 05-19-2008 at 09:27 PM.

05-19-2008, 10:46 PM	#2
jayharrell Gettin By on Gettin By Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cedar Creek, Tx Posts: 1,033	Re: Anyone have a fix for this?? maybe some pics?? wow, i must be the only one, guess i need to scrap the whole truck and start over. LOL __________________ 69 CST10 LWB 455 Buick 00 S10 2.2 Vin5 76 GL1000 Naked 1bl VW carb "Adios to all the concrete; Gonna get me some dirt road back streets"

05-19-2008, 10:50 PM	#3
uncle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conyers,Ga. Posts: 7,286	Re: Anyone have a fix for this?? maybe some pics?? Take the vent window out and weld it back.

05-19-2008, 11:00 PM	#4
LONGHAIR just can't cover up my redneck Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 11,414	Re: Anyone have a fix for this?? maybe some pics?? You are certainly not the only one,that's why they "fixed" it....in '72. Some real genius there huh, a "one year" fix, then major change in '73. Welding something in there is probably the best way to go.

05-20-2008, 03:25 AM	#5
beautimus Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: woodstock, alabama, usa Posts: 938	Re: Anyone have a fix for this?? maybe some pics?? Yup, it's like uncle stated above. if you pull the window and take the vent window loose and rotate the whole vent window assembly 90 degrees, you can look down inside the door and see the two tabs from the inside and outside halves of the door. they are about an inch long. they are spot welded together. sometimes the spot weld breaks, and sometimes the tab breaks. oh and since its about an inch or more inside the door its real fun trying to weld it and not weld on the skin of the door. best of luck!!! __________________ i survived cancer and kidney stones, but my kids are killing me.

05-20-2008, 03:56 AM	#6
jayharrell Gettin By on Gettin By Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cedar Creek, Tx Posts: 1,033	Re: Anyone have a fix for this?? maybe some pics?? OK. i never saw anything that mounted to anything in there on my 69. I'll crack it back open tomorow. Thanks guys __________________ 69 CST10 LWB 455 Buick 00 S10 2.2 Vin5 76 GL1000 Naked 1bl VW carb "Adios to all the concrete; Gonna get me some dirt road back streets"

05-20-2008, 08:42 PM	#7
Green Machine Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Estherville, Iowa Posts: 3,371	Re: Anyone have a fix for this?? maybe some pics?? Rubber on chrome bead trim needs to be trimed off at the back edge of the vent frame, also make sure the bead trim is not too long, I always end up cutting them off some as they are usually too long, that may help some. __________________ 1968 C10 307 3spd Long Fleet ------ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=201103 1970 C10 305 Super T10 Long Fleet --- http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=202285 1971 C20 383 TH350 Dana Posi ----- http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=206894 2001 GMC Sierra 1500 C3 6.0

05-20-2008, 09:12 PM	#8
jayharrell Gettin By on Gettin By Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cedar Creek, Tx Posts: 1,033	Re: Anyone have a fix for this?? maybe some pics?? Yeah, i trimmed it up last night. It helped alot. But still about a 1/4 inch gap I havn't figured out exactly what or how i'm going to weld a bracket in there. I'm going to put my sway bar on tonight, hopfully i'll have some time to go ahead and fix the doors. Thanks __________________ 69 CST10 LWB 455 Buick 00 S10 2.2 Vin5 76 GL1000 Naked 1bl VW carb "Adios to all the concrete; Gonna get me some dirt road back streets"



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