Avenger GT40 door hinges, What are they from?
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Hi Tom, welcome to the forum.
Is your Avenger an early or late body? Makes a difference.
Early bodies used a full sized Ford door hinge, later models use a Mustang hinge.
Try here for descriptions:
http://www.fiberfab.us/manuals.html
Is your Avenger an early or late body? Makes a difference.
Early bodies used a full sized Ford door hinge, later models use a Mustang hinge.
Try here for descriptions:
http://www.fiberfab.us/manuals.html
The Avenger is an early model based on the VW chassis, I can tell just by looking that bug hinges are quite differant than what needs to be there.
When you say full size Ford hinges, are you talking about mid 60s Ford like Falcon or Fairlane possibly.
Thanks for your help guys, Ill try to post pics soon, we just pulled out the VW motor and test fit a Mazda 13b thats had a bit of work done to it.
Thanks again, Tom
When you say full size Ford hinges, are you talking about mid 60s Ford like Falcon or Fairlane possibly.
Thanks for your help guys, Ill try to post pics soon, we just pulled out the VW motor and test fit a Mazda 13b thats had a bit of work done to it.
Thanks again, Tom
Question for you Tom. Is this a three piece or two piece body?
1965 Ford Fairlane or wagon door hinges for the early body. Installed on the Avenger body bottom to top, and top on the bottom (I think). Also backwards as to left side Ford to right side Avenger. The later three piece body used Mustang II hinges.
1965 Ford Fairlane or wagon door hinges for the early body. Installed on the Avenger body bottom to top, and top on the bottom (I think). Also backwards as to left side Ford to right side Avenger. The later three piece body used Mustang II hinges.
Tom, I can't tell from the pics where the engine lid/hatch is. Does the rear end have a hinged panel? Appears as though it is a later body with the rocker panels
as one piece, molded with the body. I'd be looking for some Mustang II door hinges
and a way to make them work. Nothing is easy...BTW, good luck trying to find headlight covers. Perhaps there is someone out there on the Avenger forum making them.
I'm not an Avenger expert by any means. I did build a Corvair powered early one in the early 70's. The unassembled kit was purchased from a guy that bought it in the late 60's.
Terrible fiberglass fits, etc. Got it together and sold it to a gent in PA.
as one piece, molded with the body. I'd be looking for some Mustang II door hinges
and a way to make them work. Nothing is easy...BTW, good luck trying to find headlight covers. Perhaps there is someone out there on the Avenger forum making them.
I'm not an Avenger expert by any means. I did build a Corvair powered early one in the early 70's. The unassembled kit was purchased from a guy that bought it in the late 60's.
Terrible fiberglass fits, etc. Got it together and sold it to a gent in PA.
Tom, Fiberfab US makes headlite covers... i have a set.. they also have the side windows as they took a mold of of my Avenger windows a few years ago... they are roll down windows by the way... you can convert if yours does not have them... Fiberfab is now located in central oregon. Good luck richard
Hi Tom,
I just happen to have an old Avenger "GT 12" manual (2nd edition) and found the following part numbers for the hinges in the parts list:
RH top - c5az-6222810-c
RH bottom - c5az-6222800-b
LH top - c5az-6222811-c
LH bottom - c5az-6222801-b
Then in a "supplement" in the back of the book shows the following for the GT-12B "new door design" and uses hinged from a 1965 mustang with the following part numbers:
c5zz-6522800-b
c5zz-6522801-b
c5zz-6522810-b
c5zz-6522811-b
By the way, I have absolutely no use for this manual (was given to me by a friend who once owned one when I started building my DRB) - - - so, if you are interested in having this thing, let me know & I'll send it up to you (I'm in Northern Ca. in the Santa Rosa area).
Just let me know.
Dave
I just happen to have an old Avenger "GT 12" manual (2nd edition) and found the following part numbers for the hinges in the parts list:
RH top - c5az-6222810-c
RH bottom - c5az-6222800-b
LH top - c5az-6222811-c
LH bottom - c5az-6222801-b
Then in a "supplement" in the back of the book shows the following for the GT-12B "new door design" and uses hinged from a 1965 mustang with the following part numbers:
c5zz-6522800-b
c5zz-6522801-b
c5zz-6522810-b
c5zz-6522811-b
By the way, I have absolutely no use for this manual (was given to me by a friend who once owned one when I started building my DRB) - - - so, if you are interested in having this thing, let me know & I'll send it up to you (I'm in Northern Ca. in the Santa Rosa area).
Just let me know.
Dave
The "C5AZ" hinges are full size Ford and Mercury units. Not available save for the odd NOS unit or used. The "C5ZZ" are 65-66 Mustang and plentiful as reproductions at reasonable price.