I believe doors are the same, fenders and cowl panel changed early 83 model year. Probably when the 83½ Shelby Chargers came out. Under hood, the location of the washer bottle and fresh air intake for the a/c changed also. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Emiro" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 10:47 AM Subject: Re: SD> L body window parts needed
> IIRC, doors, hoods, grilles, and fenders from early L-bodies are different > from later models. I think the switch actually happened in 1983, and not > 1980. Doors and fenders are not interchangeable (easily) between the two > model year sets, except in complete sets, which is probably not worth it. > > On 13 Apr 2009 at 10:26, Barry Goodall wrote: > > Another possible fix might be to switch doors from a later > model. While it may be tough to find a set of clean donor > doors, at least in the future the replacement parts could > come from a larger base. > > Barry > >>> >>> >>> I've had an ongoing issue with the same thing but mine is >>> a little harder to fix. There's a metal plate that grabs >>> a hold of a runner keeping this mechanism on track. If it >>> loses grip it'll go up or down but nothing keeps it from >>> falling forward. >>> >>> I bought a used one recently to fix my window issue but >>> discovered something unusual. On the very early model >>> that I have (a 1979 Omni) the inner door assembly is >>> completely different than the ones used in the more more >>> common mid 1980's models (and it's too different to be >>> adapted properly). >>> >>> Now I need to ask the collective if anyone has access to >>> a driver side 1978 or 1979 Omni door that has a properly >>> functioning window mechanism. I could really use these >>> inner parts, unfortunately the later years from 1980 to >>> 1990 won't work. >>> >>> David Salamone >>> Positive Impressions >>> [email protected] >> > > > ___________REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING_________ > ShelbyDodge mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.imagilist.com/mailman/listinfo/shelbydodge > Neil V. Emiro > > > ___________REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING_________ > ShelbyDodge mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.imagilist.com/mailman/listinfo/shelbydodge ___________REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING_________ ShelbyDodge mailing list [email protected] http://www.imagilist.com/mailman/listinfo/shelbydodge
