At 12:54 PM -0400 8/15/05, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>In a message dated 8/15/05 12:42:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>drillock@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
>
>
>>  I am going to put an 87 door on
>>  the 82 and I would like to hear from anyone who has done this and about
>  > any gotchas I may encounter,

..........

>well i know it will incolve some cutting and welding.. i think the entire C
>pillar aft of the slider door is different on the pre-'85's vs the post '85's.
>  i think the latching system on the B pillar is different as well.
>  get out the sawzall and the torch, mark. :<)

I'm planning to do the same on my Stretch since I now have one of each.

The windows are different sized?  I hadn't noticed. I better measure better. :)

It looks to me like the B and C pillars are the same, and only the
latch mechanisms need to be cut from the newer one and welded into
the older ones.
I haven't done it yet, so I may be wrong.

Please keep us informed on how it goes!
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  -Otmar-
82/86 Stretch Vanagon Westfalia GTI. "Power of two" Soon to be TDI.
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