rdmanone Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Hey everyone. I'm new to this forum and hope to get a little help. I have recently purchased a 74 260z and just got it home yesterday. The bad thing about 2 days before I go pick it up the guys neighbor backs out of his driveway and crunches the drivers door. Too me the damage can be fixed but it is bad. I don't really want 8 lbs of bondo on the door. I have located a door from the same year car but it has the trim that runs along the entire door even with the door handle. So there are small holes in the door where the trim clipped in. My question is will this door be the same. My door has a seam that runs along the door at the handle that is nice and crisp but no trim. The door that had the trim WILL the seam be the same. I can't tell in the picture of the donor door. Thanks for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88dangerdan Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Yes,the door on your car originally had the same trim, that at one point was removed. So if they are both from an early 260z it will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88dangerdan Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 The door latch/catch is the quickest way to tell if the doors are the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdmanone Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 My car is stamp 7/74. So not sure how early that is. The door I want to buy does not have anything on it just the shell. Do you know what the difference is between a late 74 door and an early one? Looking at the bolt holes and where the latch is they look the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88dangerdan Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 (edited) 7/74 is right around the switch date of the two different styles. This is the earlier 260z style whereas the latch is on the outside of the door frame. The later 260z has the mechanism inside the door frame, which if you're swapping the whole door you would need the same later model year and I believe the 75-76 door might work Edited November 1, 2015 by 88dangerdan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgsheen Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 (edited) Looking at the bolt holes and where the latch is they look the same. Ding, ding, ding... All 260Z coupe doors were the same. And the '75-'76 280Z also have the same doors. The change came with the '77-'78 280Z door and latch mechanism. Edited November 1, 2015 by cgsheen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88dangerdan Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I stand corrected, I just got back from looking at a '75 and noticed the door latch mechanism was the same as my early 260z. I had been misinformed and apologize for passing on the same misinformation. Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdmanone Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 Thanks everybody for your help I found in door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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