Quick question, on a 1957 Fairlane 500 sedan 2 door at the time of rebuild\paint body, I replaced passenger side door with one of a hardtop model. Now, door closes fine except is separated at the top corner window frame around 1/2" from passenger side frame. What my body guy did was install window frame into hardtop door (it bolted right on). Not sure if anyone has run into this problem or the window frame could be tweaked and will need to be square it out. Thanks in advance.
This is totally confusing...........you used a hardtop door for a sedan door, and the top window frame bolts on? I've never seen a sedan door that had a bolt-on window frame. A pic of this would be great. Anybody heard of this??
Yes, on the door from the hardtop there's places were to mount a window frame. I believe hard top vehicle did not had a top window frame for the door. I will take pictures when I get home.
The two door club coupe has bolt on posts or pillars around the door.
So without the pillar the door can be used as a hardtop door.
I parted out a club coupe a year or two ago. The pillar is shorter like the 500/Victoria roof.
Your pillar might be tweaked or just need some alignment.
Club coupe door from the parted car, sent off to an custom chopped Edsel-Ranchero conversion
Just for everyone's reference. These usually have the stainless trim on the outside of the pillar. Sometimes called a fake-faux hardtop
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I guess this ol' dog learned something new today. First I ever heard about that. Thanks for the verication, Abe!
I will check the window frame. Thanks.
Is it difficult to take off the inner garnish molding from window pillar? Not sure if I would need to remove it in order to adjust window frame.
The 57 Ford 2 door "imitation hardtop" Club Sedan may have been the first Ford to use the same door for a hardtop or sedan, but all the 59 Fords are like that, even the lowest cost Tudor sedan. The upper frame for surrounding the door glass, including the front vent window, unbolts, and can be removed to fit a hardtop, and I imagine, a convertible or retractable as well.
Usually the real hardtops are appreciated by collectors much more, but imho the 57 Club Sedan and Coupe are really great looking and I even like them better than the og hardtops. The chrome trim looks a little heavier, especially at the B posts, and even though they are not a pillarless design they look cleaner with the windows rolled down. on the real hardtops (coupes) I don't like the upper rear chrome channel that stays in place even when the quarter windows are rolled down.
Somehow the Club series 57s are among my personal favorites for the model year. (but I simply love them all).
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The inner garnish molding should be like 6 screws and comes right out.
I would remove it, then check to the pillar. There is two bolts, one at the lower front of the vent wind and another at the bottom rear of the door.
Both usually get covered with circle metal caps.
These hood the pillar in place.
You can probably loosen them. Then close the door and maybe shim it and try to open it while in the same spot and then tighten. You
Light need a helper.
Hey Eric, not to change the subject, but I've not been able to find any info on Rio Rancho's annual Park in the Park car show for 2023. Heard anything?
I was able to adjust the pillar not sure why my clearances are really tight but I worked. Rich I found this:
https://rrobserver.com/park-in-the-park-in-april-registration-is-now/
Thanks! everywhere I looked only had 2022 info.
No problem, once you register & go once you should get E-Mails.