door changes

[zr240]

Hi All

Just wondering if you can use earlier 260z doors on 77 model 260z as I have noticed that at the rear of the door there is a different latching system on the 77 model cars?

Ash

[waynekarnes]

Ash,

you noticed the difference, and that's what makes em not inter change ...

69 to 73 240 z ( the american version ), doors are the same.

early 260 z doors will work on the 69 thru 73 240z.

the later, big bumper 260z doors will not work on the earlier years.

federal safety requirements changed, side impact, and doors staying closed ( secured ) in the event of an accident, those requirements were increased.

the doors on the later 260z cars were changed.

so ... any door, 1969 thru 1973, is interchangeable, you can also include the early small bumper 260. but only for those model years.

late 74 260 thru 1978 280z doors interchange.

again, only for those years.

late 74 thru 78 doors will not work on any 240z.

69 through early 74 doors will not work on any 280z.

have i confused you ???

wayne

[zr240]

Hi Wayne

thanks for the door info. I thought they might not fit just thought id ask before pulling off one car and trying on the other. looks like if I want to fix up my 77 car I will have to repair the doors that are on it as a pose to using the spare set of 74 doors Ive got

thanks

Ash

[waynekarnes]

Ash, sorry for the bad news, but maybe it saved you some time ;-)

if they are late doors, they oughta work.

there are a pair of 280 doors on e bay

and i think over at hybridz.org, a guy is parting out a 280z.

of course location is an issue. if close enough, maybe, make a mini vacation out of picking em up ???

good luck, wayne

[z_boi]

well, if the late 74.5-76 doors are different from the 69-73, then that means that the they made another change to the doors. I say that because i had a 76 and was goin to use the doors on my 78. but it had a different latch system which i notice was the same as the 240z.

So if im not mistaken, the 69-76 have the same doors. and the 77-78 have differnt doors.

[HKSZ]

I know for a fact that here in Australia 2+2 doors changed in late '75 from 'turn style' latch to 'scissor' latch. But can someone confirm or deny if this is also the case in Oz for the 2 seater?

thanks Steve