polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Of course at least one had to be built ....
71 Dodge Polara Brougham coupe
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71Polara383
Kid with ballcap
Put back together for now....I accidentally posted the update in my other Polara thread. I guess its hard to keep up with myself when I have 7 different Dodges in my head at all times on top of normal daily life...
71Polara383
Kid with ballcap
Okay I started cutting into the donor roof section. It was poorly repaired at one point, but still much more to work with then what is left on my car. I have a solid chunk of 73 Chrysler Dutchman panel to work with as well and should be able to put the pieces of the puzzle together with minimal modifications. Hopefully...
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Ballzy
Fratzog
Old Man with a Hat
That is major surgery! You have some serious body work skills to pull that off.
71Polara383
Kid with ballcap
A derby buddy reached out and allowed me to come pull some parts from a 69 New Yorker that was going to meet its demise. (Rusty and well used Chicago car) so I got the regulators and wiring as well as switches. I was told 4 door stuff could work in a 2 door with some minor modifications...but I was also told i need 2 door regulators. Can someone school me fully on a fuselage power window conversion? Would a imperial 2dr have the same power regulators as a dodge? I have alot of questions...
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
Get your parts book young buck
71Polara383
Kid with ballcap
I'm headed back to the shop shortly to tuck Minnesota back in for the night. I'll look at my 71 body service manual. I need a parts book though...anyone?
polara71
Old Man with a Hat
They're supposed to be available by download. I prefer the paper
LocuMob
Fluid Technician with a hat
Here you go Wyatt.
MyMopar - Mopar Forums & Information - Parts & Accessories Books
Not paper, but at least you have it in one form.
bigmoparjeff
Senior Member
On hardtops only, Chrysler changed the regulators, glass, doors, and inner 1/4 area (coupes) in 1971, so you will need to look for 1971 to 1973 coupe regulators for the conversion. They can be from a Dodge, Plymouth, Chrysler, or Imperial, as they all use the same regulators. You should be able to make that 4 door wiring work on a coupe without too much trouble. The window motors from the '69 may come in handy as spares. I do recommend refurbishing the motors before installing them in the car. It's not that hard, though sometimes you run into ones that refuse to work properly, no matter what you do to them.
Jeff
Jeff
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71Polara383
Kid with ballcap
No turning back now...
I have fully deconstructed the donor roof and cut out all of my rusted out window channel. Time to start piecing it back together with clean metal...
I have fully deconstructed the donor roof and cut out all of my rusted out window channel. Time to start piecing it back together with clean metal...
Samplingman
Old Man with a Hat
If @bigmoparjeff is correct, then I won’t be able to use the power window regulators I saved from the ‘73 coupe I scrapped for either of my ‘70 projects. PM me if you are interested and I’ll dig out what I have.
bigmoparjeff
Senior Member
I've never had an opportunity to compare the them side to side, so it is possible you may be able to adapt them to work between the different years. Could you post a couple pics of the '73 regulator for one of the rear windows?
Jeff
Samplingman
Old Man with a Hat
Will do,.
Great thread just found this.
My initial goal was to do much of the same with mine, but metal work was never my passion. My car had too many emotional links for me to learn on, so I had to farm out the metal work.
Great job. This is looking good.
My initial goal was to do much of the same with mine, but metal work was never my passion. My car had too many emotional links for me to learn on, so I had to farm out the metal work.
Great job. This is looking good.
Way to go Wyatt!! I like your drive.
Ripinator
Old Man with a Hat
Mercy sakes!
71Polara383
Kid with ballcap
And the pieces of the puzzle are falling into place....I have been plugging away little by little and this is where I am at this time. Should be starting to stick it all together soon.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Yikes.
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