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Ive found some doors but not sure if they will fit. my lmc catalog says 52 thru 55 doors are the same and 47 thru 50 are the same. what happend to 51?

any way. the doors i'm looking at have the twist style handles but have the wing vent windows on each door. How do i tell if they will fit my 54 truck? thanks mark

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The 51 doors are the ones you are describing that is what makes them unique, twist handles w/venti-panes only used that year. They can work but you will need to modify the door striker plates on the cab. Also doors off another truck sometimes bolt right up and some times they don't so get ready for some fine-tuning. The correct door for your truck has push button handles and venti-panes.

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well i had to fine tune the ones I have on my truck to get them to shut right. what is venti-panes? and what kind of mod will the striker plates require? thanks

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Venti-panes is the factory name for wing windows. This is my 1951 Dealer banner.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2819870790102454676aVpoeL

The stiker plates look like this. Look through the catalog and you will see the difference in latches/plates.

http://www.classicparts.com/1947-51-Door-Striker-Pair/productinfo/18-625A/
http://www.classicparts.com/1952-63-Door-Striker-Pair/productinfo/18-629A/

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ok thanks.
then it looks like if i remove the stiker that maybe the ones for the 51 might fit in and then it would work. in theory anyway.

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It should, the shim packs/bolt plates are slightly different but you should be able to make it work.


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