Hi Clark,
I was glad to read your email concerning the GT6 doors, particularly
the part about keeping the squired off backs of the windows. I'm
doing the same swap using '69 GT6 doors with '68 Spitfire body shell.
I thought I'd have to have the rear top edge of the windows rounded
off to be able to use them with the soft top. Sounds like that's not
a problem.
Best wishes,
Mike Ross
'67 Spitfire (soon to be a Spit 6)
'66 Spitfire
'69 GT6 (parts car)
'70 GT6
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Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: GT6 doors on a Spit tub. Been there....
>
> I installed 1967 GT6 doors on my 1968 Mk3 Spitfire way back around
1973. The
> wing windows were fantastic. I loved them. When driving in the
rain, they
> allowed air into the car without soaking me (at the time, this was
my only
> Summer car and I made several trips in the rain). In cooler
weather with
> the top up, crack them open with the heat on and enjoy.
>
> Otherwise, with the top up and windows closed, fresh air is not
available.
>
> Even with the squared off door window shape, the overlap on the sort
top was
> no problem, even provided a more watertight seal in the rain.
>
> Anyway, when I "upgraded" to a 1974 Spitfire and sold the 1968 in
1976, the
> one thing I missed was the wing windows. I currently have several
sets of
> GT6 doors in my collection, but none good enough to swap on my car
(the same
> aforementioned 1974).
>
> If I were still driving in the rain or in top-up weather, I'd sure
like to
> have the wing windows again (I try to only drive topless now).
>
> My opinion, take it or leave it...
>
> "If it's not fun why do it?" Jerry Greenfield
> Clark W. Nicholls
> CWNicholls@aol.com
> http://members.aol.com/CWNicholls
> fax: 419-844-7564 (yes, 419)
> phone: 413-243-3433
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