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kenworth door interchageability???

Discussion in 'Kenworth Forum' started by dziubak, Dec 27, 2012.

  1. Dec 27, 2012 #1
    dziubak

    dziubak Bobtail Member

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    i am starting to restore my old 79 900a and was looking at what i could do with the doors. I am thinking of putting in electric windows. if i do that it may be cheaper for me to find a newer used door with the window parts already in it. I was wondering if the doors are all basically the same. does anyone know about this? if so what models use the same doors as my truck? thanks for any help in advance, also if you know of any good sites that relate to restoring kenworths could you pass them on?
     
    dziubak, Dec 27, 2012
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  3. Dec 27, 2012 #2
    58Skylane

    58Skylane Medium Load Member

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    One of my buddy has been slowly restoring his 76 B model. He did the cab last winter and installed the daylight doors with electric windows. Took him 40 hours each door to fit perfectly (he's a perfectionist).

    Before:
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    After:
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    58Skylane, Dec 27, 2012
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    JoeyJunk Thanks this.
  4. Dec 28, 2012 #3
    dziubak

    dziubak Bobtail Member

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    that is loooking pretty good, i was thinking of doing somthing like that with mine for the doors. so did he swap the whole cab or just the doors?
     
    dziubak, Dec 28, 2012
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  5. Dec 28, 2012 #4
    58Skylane

    58Skylane Medium Load Member

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    Just the doors. He had to do a lot of trimming to make them fit the way he wanted them to fit. There's a perfect gap all around the door jam. It'll be a while, but I'll get some close up pictures and more info.
     
    58Skylane, Dec 28, 2012
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  7. Jan 20, 2013 #5
    RHay

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    I know the newer daylight doors will fit in a 67 cab. but the hinges are different. When a buddy did one awhile back he drilled new holes in the door jam of the cab for the daylight doors then welded old hinge holes up
     
    RHay, Jan 20, 2013
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