door problem
#1
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From: jacksonville, fl
Car: 1988 firebird
Engine: 305 tpi
Transmission: 95 T56
Axle/Gears: stock 10 built, yukon diff, 4.10
door problem
im wondering if any one else has this partivular problem. when i push the button to roll up my window, i can see the door panel bow in, and then when it goes all the way up to the top and stops it will bow out the panel. i removed the door panel and found with all the bowing, it had cracked my door panel at the rivet that looks like to hold the scissor for the window. is there a fix to the bowing problem? is there fix to the cracking other than replaceing the whole door?
#2
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From: Chicagoland Area
Car: '89 GTA/'86 TA/98 TA
Engine: 350/350/LS1
Transmission: R4/T5/4L60E
Axle/Gears: 3.23/2.77/3.73
Re: door problem
No worries man mine does that too.
It's an '89 Trans Am GTA Anivesary Edition with only 24,909 miles on it
I love my cars
It's an '89 Trans Am GTA Anivesary Edition with only 24,909 miles on it
I love my cars
#3
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Joined: Jun 2004
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From: jacksonville, fl
Car: 1988 firebird
Engine: 305 tpi
Transmission: 95 T56
Axle/Gears: stock 10 built, yukon diff, 4.10
Re: door problem
thats great. but what do i do about the crack. its looks bad.
#4
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From: Chicagoland Area
Car: '89 GTA/'86 TA/98 TA
Engine: 350/350/LS1
Transmission: R4/T5/4L60E
Axle/Gears: 3.23/2.77/3.73
Re: door problem
Oh that part I don't Know
That makes me think should I open mine up to see whats going on in it.
That makes me think should I open mine up to see whats going on in it.
#5
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Joined: Jun 2004
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From: jacksonville, fl
Car: 1988 firebird
Engine: 305 tpi
Transmission: 95 T56
Axle/Gears: stock 10 built, yukon diff, 4.10
Re: door problem
yeha you might want to look at it. if i let mine go, i think the scissor for the window might fall off track or something. because when it is in the up position, the panel pushes itself away from it.
#6
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From: Chicagoland Area
Car: '89 GTA/'86 TA/98 TA
Engine: 350/350/LS1
Transmission: R4/T5/4L60E
Axle/Gears: 3.23/2.77/3.73
Re: door problem
Ok I looked at it and noticed the same thing I think its just for the support that it does that I'm not that sure I hope someome else that noes this posts something.
#7
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From: Bremerton, WA
Car: 1992 RS / 1989 RS
Engine: 3.1L MFI / Vortec 383 TBI
Transmission: T5 / LS-T56
Axle/Gears: 3.42 open / 3.73 Eaton posi
Re: door problem
Remove the rivet, install a fender washer and a new rivet, then weld the washer to the door.
This is mine before the fix
After, I also had one of the spots done where the motor mounts to the door.
This is mine before the fix
After, I also had one of the spots done where the motor mounts to the door.
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#8
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From: jacksonville, fl
Car: 1988 firebird
Engine: 305 tpi
Transmission: 95 T56
Axle/Gears: stock 10 built, yukon diff, 4.10
Re: door problem
Al Hasse if i didnt know better i would have thought you took a pic of my car door! the cracking is almost identical. except mine has a small chunk missing. thanks a ton for the advice. looks like im going to make a trip down to my dads to use his welder.
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