More like a skeletal shadow of itself. One of none in existence. LOL.

72 DUSTER Doors, help me lose weight.
I keep hearing there is an electric window set up, cable type, that loses a good deal of weigh, but it seems its like sasquatch or somehing, i hear about it, but cannot find them.
Secondly, anyone have the disassembly sheet for window assembly?
Any other ideas for practically removing the larger weight issues other than just using a seat belt strap?

Thanks ahead of time as usual.

There are many points of interest on any given door and their respective mechanisms to remove weight. But how much is anyone willing to stretch the mile.
Most probably the heaviest part of that door will be where it needs it most, the front inner face pillar where the door mounts attach to.

Other than removing seam filler, sound deadener and in some cases, the rare undercoating in the inner skin, there isn't much that can be done to those doors. Hard top/coupe doors are the hardest to shed weight because there isn't a support post like on a sedan door that retains strength in the process. Chemically milling them will take the most weight off, but it has to be done the right way and the right amount while keeping certain areas stock thickness to retain the strength.

As far as window cranks and tracks, hole sawing into them at certain points will remove weight, but not as much as it would seem and most people just don't take the leap. I of course know what fruit that bares and so does my friend and his 68' Coronet. It was worth a couple of pounds at best. If by chance your doors have the inner beams, many on here have removed them on their own discretion and thus removed a decent amount.
Personally, I think there are other sections of those Dusters where more weight can be removed to make up the difference.

proglass will make you lexan bolt in windows that will roll up and down.

Now there's a great idea. I forgot about Pro-glass being able to mold most anything.
The Pro glass may be a little wobbly going up or down in the tracks being that it isn't as dense as real glass, but with a little guidance with the hand (same as I do) it will look good, function well and save a good few pounds off of each door.

Do any aftermarket plastic window companies make a thicker door window to fit in the tracks better,or would I have to buy a sheet and make it myself?

3/16" is the best to use. I've tried 1/4" and the lexan gets rub marks riding along the channels. It looks horrible. The 3/16 doesn't drag along the channels as much and keeps a better appearance longer.

Al. You can cut it out yourself being that your type of windows as far s the doors go are flat.

As far as thickness, I use 1/8 thick Lexan and it rides loose on the window felt tracks. When the car is idling, the y tremble ever so slightly in the closed position. No marks after all these years.
3/16 would bring up the weight of each window, but probably still be lighter compared to the original, but not much. The only place that I used that thickness was for the windshield.

BEEN TRIMMING HITHICKERS OFF FOR A FEW NIGHTS NOW, ALMOST ALL BOLTS ON THE CAR HAVE NO THREADS SHOWING....

ALMOST 1 FULL LB ! !

OUNCES ADD UP TO LBS !!

My favorite saying of any day or night: "Every ounce counts".

I kinda remember posting about this a while back but never followed up on it.There are definitely generic 'street rod' kits out there but you'd probably have to spend some time figuring out how to adapt them to our cars. Check Summit/Jegs/Speedway eytc. Pretty sure Speedway carries a lot of that type of stuff. Proglass Lexan windows that retain the factory curvature are really cool items though not terribly cheap.

Dusters are fairly light to begin with, does no take too much to get them down around 3,000 lbs. even without messing with the door structures. When I weighed mine ('71) it was just a tick over 3,000 (without me in it). That was with a full interior, flat steel hood and a full tank of gas. Added a CM roll bar a few years ago but that was offset with a 'glass hood, lighter brakes, aluminum fuel tank and few other odds'n'ends,

A little here and a little there.On my big effort almost 2 years ago I managed to pull 200 lbs out while adding front "J" bars. I have not been back on a scale after a parachute and related release items.

Hey Hemi-itis, are those chunks of metal and round disks tooth fillings by any chance? LOL

Those will be recycled as hood & trunk pins I kept making holes till the drill blew UP!

-itis, you shoulda' "connected the dots" between the holes and shaved a few more ounces.

More like a hole in one.
I think he's really a Pontiac man at heart and trying to relive those days of racing a Swiss cheese Catalina. LOL.

Serious Itis, I have a half sheet of 3/16th Lexan with your name on it if you'd like to rid those quarters of the windows and regulators. There's enough material to at least create your two quarter windows and fix them to the body. I can bring the sheet with me if I go out to the Island this coming weekend.

Very nice gesture Sir,does your assistance come with package! Maybe I could bribe you with good food!!

I have a bathroom scale in the hole now for before and afters

And speaking of scales,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

With good food, you can have everything and the girl. LOL

7/11/08 @ the York Reunion a few historic Ponchos with Nostalga Nationals at the BEAVER on Saturday & Sunday.Great days with many legends that are no longer with us.

See, I knew he was a Poncho Honcho. LOL.

As I've read, those early 63' Leman's with the aluminum panels were a threat indeed back in those days.
They were SUPER DUTY lightweight.