rear and side door stays/stops

[heysie]

g'day all,

new to this forum and must say some really nice bedfords around the place, top job! currently in the process of restoring a 74 cf350 and have discovered that the rear and side doors swing back too far and threaten to damage the body of the car when the doors touch. Is there any mods or stock door stays that i can install to prevent this happening? Did the original bedfords have a system to stop this? any info appreciated, cheers!!!

[ben]

welcome bro!

from what i see the side doors did have a thingy that popped intot a rubber thingy but you cant get them any more anywhere. and if you do find one they are perished:(

best think i recon is to have an old seat belt cut up and pop riveted or something similar to the door and pillar to restrict the door(s)

cheers
ben

[hunterbynature]

there's a brand new  one on trademe ben, 80.00 bucks will get it
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Car-parts-accessories/Parts-Other-makes/Other/photos/a-241506248/p-98471704.htm

[ben]

wow never see them here in aus!

[ShaneJ]

The rear doors are meant to have little spring steel things that hold the catches in position so that the doors cant open all the way out.

[heysie]

ah yes i think i know what you guys mean, anyone know of anywhere i can find these catches and things?

[ben]

barn doors came with 2 types of catches. one was a pin throw system (early models think) and the other just 4 catches.

which one you got?

cheers
ben

[hotrod]

which one you got?

I think thats the problem 
he don't got!

he has a 74 cf350

[ben]

yeh but i need to know which ones he should have lol.. i suppose its a bit hard to tell hey.

[Worzel]

is there a simple mod?
the back doors don't stay closed (broken/welded hinges don't help though )
i think most of the problem is that the doors slip lower, so the top catch pops when the van twists slightly