Window post on 68 Coronet

Posted By: BasinStBlue

Window post on 68 Coronet - 05/18/12 02:24 PM

Wondering if small post [between front and rear side window]can be removed without alot of trouble. Trying to make a hard top for a 68 Coronet r/t rebody.post appears to be welded in.

Posted By: 1_WILD_RT

Re: Window post on 68 Coronet - 05/18/12 03:40 PM

This won't end well.....

Posted By: JohnRR

Re: Window post on 68 Coronet - 05/18/12 04:02 PM

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This won't end well.....

Ya think ???

Posted By: 1_WILD_RT

Re: Window post on 68 Coronet - 05/18/12 04:14 PM

He's been here a long time, I think he just woke up in a feisty mood & felt like

....

Posted By: topside

Re: Window post on 68 Coronet - 05/18/12 04:18 PM

Nah, they come right out if you yank on them right.

Posted By: BasinStBlue

Re: Window post on 68 Coronet - 05/18/12 04:28 PM

this is the reason Mopar people are so highly thought of. Thanks guys, hope ya find a band aid for your fingers

Posted By: OzHemi

Re: Window post on 68 Coronet - 05/18/12 04:38 PM

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this is the reason Mopar people are so highly thought of.

Because they freely admit to doing a rebody ?

Good point..

Oh, and as for your problem...when you hit Home Depot for the new VIN rivets, maybe pick up some sawzall blades for the post.

Posted By: B_Body_Bob

Re: Window post on 68 Coronet - 05/18/12 04:48 PM

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Wondering if small post [between front and rear side window]can be removed without alot of trouble. Trying to make a hard top for a 68 Coronet r/t rebody.post appears to be welded in.

Next time look at what you're thinking to do before posting and maybe you won't have to ask. The jamb is different and it's not just the cut for the window. You're going to leave a mess getting the post out unless you can get down in there and grind the welds off without ruining something else. There's a support at the bottom of the inner panel on hardtops that aren't there on post cars, and there's a 10 gauge brace between the top of the jamb and the quarter that you need or you'll crack the quarter by shutting the door. There's probably more that I haven't thought of too.

In short, someone who knows what they're looking at will notice it pretty easily, but I admit people might not be looking for such a bone-headed idea to have played out so you might get away with it.

Since you've admitted doing a rebody, you shouldn't mind going ahead and posting the VIN of the car too, right?

Posted By: BasinStBlue

Re: Window post on 68 Coronet - 05/18/12 05:04 PM

THANKS,Thats all I wanted to no.Just trying to find out the best way to change out the top due to rust issues.

Posted By: JohnRR

Re: Window post on 68 Coronet - 05/18/12 05:20 PM

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THANKS,Thats all I wanted to no.Just trying to find out the best way to change out the top due to rust issues.

AMD sells a roof skin .

Posted By: B_Body_Bob

Re: Window post on 68 Coronet - 05/18/12 05:53 PM

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AMD sells a roof skin .

FWIW a friend of mine just had one put on and both him and the guy who put it on were real happy with it.

If you need to use the whole roof off a post car, the post is just spot welded in just like everything else. A spot weld cutter, grinder, and maybe a welder if you punch through, and you're done.

Posted By: RoadRunner

Re: Window post on 68 Coronet - 05/18/12 08:57 PM

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Wondering if small post [between front and rear side window]can be removed without alot of trouble. Trying to make a hard top for a 68 Coronet r/t rebody.post appears to be welded in.

I'll leave the moral and legal judgments to others. But, to answer your question, the post is spot welded in at the top and bottom. There are three or four spot welds each. The door jamb stamping is different as the hardtop has a slot for the roll up window to meet the door glass. The door glass is different. Hardtop glass is easier to find, so you should be able to trade the post car glass pretty easy. the window seal channel is different too, you will need the hartop pieces. the interior trim along the top of the winodws is different, as is the metal panel that lines up on the inside base of the rear window. Then there are the various small brackets and mounts that are needed to bolt the roll up window regulator to. In summary, its not as easy as you would think to go from post coupe to hardtop. Or vice versa. More likely solution is to log onto AMD and see what sheet metal you can buy to repair the original hardtop and sell off the post car shell.

Posted By: BasinStBlue

Re: Window post on 68 Coronet - 05/19/12 12:07 AM

Penquins,I'm not suprised