69 Mach 1 Door Questions

[jgkurz 52]

Hi all, I am having my car painted and have discovered my driver door probably needs to be replaced. There was some poor body work done in the past that may not be worth fixing. The car is a 1969 Mach1 Q code out of Dearborn. 

1) Are 1969 Mach 1 doors interchangeable with other 69 or 70 models? 

2) I have the remote mirror. Does this require a specific Mach 1 door?

3) Are any of the reproduction doors of decent quality?

 

Here are some I found:

https://www.npdlink.com/product/door-shell-repro-lh-tested-for-excellent-fit/103535?backurl=search%2Fproducts%3Fsearch_terms%3Ddoor%2Bshell%26top_parent%3D1%26year%3D1969&year=1969

https://www.cjponyparts.com/cj-classics-door-shell-1969-1970/p/DYNADR3-V/

https://www.cjponyparts.com/door-shell-reproduction-1969-1970/p/DR3-V/

 

 

 

Thank you!

 

-John

 

 

 

[mustangstofear 608]

I would try and find a good used OEM  first. 

[jgkurz 52]

37 minutes ago, mustangstofear said:

I would try and find a good used OEM  first. 

Of course, but they are near impossible to find. If I do find good one they are absurdly priced. 

[mustangstofear 608]

They had plenty of  them at Carlisle for less the 200.00

[Ridge Runner 1,113]

They are the same doors ,Mach1 or standard . The deluxe mirror will also work on all doors,you will have to ad the nut serts ,or you can just use a sheetmetal screw ,like a door sill screw ,but a nut sert is stronger

[det0326 179]

It would be rare to find an OEM door that doesn't need work same as the repo's. Repo panels is never plug and play.   However the repo panels are rust free and may take some shaping and manipulating to get to your liking but it is doable. 

[mustangstofear 608]

The 69-70 doors I looked at  were rust free. I  bought  2 perfect  fenders for 100.00 each and a excellent  door for 125.00 :)

[Rsanter 152]

Is that thenoriginal door?

if it is I would work to try to save it as it will be date coded to the car.

if you can’t, an OEM door is better than a repo door

[69ShelbyGT350H 61]

1st, there are differences between a 69 and 70 doors, if you look for them.

http://anghelrestorations.com/uploads/3/5/1/2/35122002/1969_1970_doors_v1.1.pdf

NPD's doors are good, but not great. The upper hinges needed to have the holes elongated as the door's mount does not have enough adjustment. The holes for the rear screw in the door handle do not line up well. The opening for the lock had to be filed out a little. The 4 holes to mount the window regulator do not line up well. I found the upper flat horizontal edge of the doors to be a little wavy. They had minor waves in the outer sheet metal. 

Otherwise, they were a good fit, straight and well built. They have more of a 69 door look than a 70.

Drivers door in the next pix is the original that I ended up replacing with an NPD door due to serious rust that compromised the lower door hinge mount area.

 

[jgkurz 52]

 Thank you for the great responses everyone. I was hoping the reproductions were better quality.  I live in the Portland Oregon area so maybe prices for OEM parts are different on the west coast.  Cost of living here might have something to do with it.