Below are a few photos that show one aspect of the cutting, reconfiguring, reshaping and welding of the Rear Doors. Notice the top of the Door frame and how straight it originally was. We had to cut the frame at the belt line, remove a two inch tapered strip of horizontal metal, put vertical slits in the top of the frame, re-bend the top section to incorporate a curve and then weld everything back together. The Door skins had to match perfectly with the frames. The rear Doors are made from a “stock” E Body front door skin and a Cuda Quarter panel. The front of the Rear Door is made from the rear section of an E Body Door and the rear part of the Door is made from the front section of an E Body Quarter Panel. The two sections were welded together and then the outer perimeter of the Door skin had to be cut to the shape of the reconstructed Door frame. We (literally) made those custom Door skins from scratch. After the recessed Handles were repositioned, the “stock” B Body lock mechanisms had to be reshaped to fit behind the recessed areas that now hold the new E Body Door handles. That’s the work for just one Door! Every aspect of the Body has been a challenge but it looks Factory “original” and is a good looking design!
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