adamm
Well-Known Member
When I purchased my Dart, the prior owner had a drivers and passenger replacement door included as there were rust problems on the original doors.
Turns out the doors were from a different model Dart, so while the body lines match, the glass did not. My Dart is a 74 Dodge Dart Sport, the replacement door was from a 75 Dodge Dart 2 Door Hardtop.
The inside door shell of the 75 had all the same cutouts and mounting locations as the 74, along with a few others that didn’t seem to have any impact to the door glass hardware.
The 74 has a two-rail system, one on each end of the glass.
The 75 has a single center post.
You’ve probably noticed I did some cutting on the 74 door. It helped me understand how the mechanism worked, never having seen one, and I cut away any rust and salvaged the rest of the door shell for a later need.
After I removed all the hardware from both doors, it was a direct bolt in; the 74 sport window mechanism into the 75 hardtop door shell. Pretty easy. The hardest part was aligning the glass and setting the window stops so it seals.
It was a very straightforward swap. I found it interesting, and was happy it worked. Thought it was worth posting!
Turns out the doors were from a different model Dart, so while the body lines match, the glass did not. My Dart is a 74 Dodge Dart Sport, the replacement door was from a 75 Dodge Dart 2 Door Hardtop.
The inside door shell of the 75 had all the same cutouts and mounting locations as the 74, along with a few others that didn’t seem to have any impact to the door glass hardware.
The 74 has a two-rail system, one on each end of the glass.
The 75 has a single center post.
You’ve probably noticed I did some cutting on the 74 door. It helped me understand how the mechanism worked, never having seen one, and I cut away any rust and salvaged the rest of the door shell for a later need.
After I removed all the hardware from both doors, it was a direct bolt in; the 74 sport window mechanism into the 75 hardtop door shell. Pretty easy. The hardest part was aligning the glass and setting the window stops so it seals.
It was a very straightforward swap. I found it interesting, and was happy it worked. Thought it was worth posting!
