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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1969 Mustang => Topic started by: JohnRB on February 21, 2016, 02:21:57 PM

Title: 69 vs 70 doors
Post by: JohnRB on February 21, 2016, 02:21:57 PM

Anyone have a side by side pic with the differences between the 69 and 70 door inner structure?

Thanks

John

Title: Re: 69 vs 70 doors
Post by: Armond on February 25, 2016, 03:40:27 AM

The 70's don't have door tag holes and at the bottom corners they made a change for the Mach trim.  Notice in the picture of one corner I repaired a rust issue the other day, on a 70 door, they made a bend in the inner structure for a hole for the stud to come thru.  Front and rear. 

Title: Re: 69 vs 70 doors
Post by: Brian Conway on February 25, 2016, 01:27:37 PM

Not clear on what ' door inner structure ' means ?  This picture is of a 69 door without the 70 stud provision Armond pictured.  Something specific you are looking for ? Brian

Title: Re: 69 vs 70 doors
Post by: JohnRB on February 25, 2016, 05:22:51 PM

Quote from: Armond on February 25, 2016, 03:40:27 AM

The 70's don't have door tag holes and at the bottom corners they made a change for the Mach trim.  Notice in the picture of one corner I repaired a rust issue the other day, on a 70 door, they made a bend in the inner structure for a hole for the stud to come thru.  Front and rear.

Just found out the same thing after looking at several 69/70 Mustangs.

Thanks for confirming it.

John

Title: Re: 69 vs 70 doors
Post by: J_Speegle on March 23, 2020, 07:24:17 PM

Another picture showing the difference.

The most visible difference between 69 and 70 doors is the inner shell/panel in the lower corner where, during 70 production, they reshaped this area to provide a more solid attachment point for the exterior Mach I trim.

A picture to illustrate. In the 70 example you can see that there is a section of that inner shell that had to be reshaped and for Mach I's a hole drilled. Hope this helps others in their understanding of these differences


(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/13/6-230320164657.jpeg)

Title: Re: 69 vs 70 doors
Post by: Vcode on March 23, 2020, 09:15:44 PM

Here's Marcus's door article.

http://anghelrestorations.com/uploads/3/5/1/2/35122002/1969_1970_doors_v1.1.pdf