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redneckracer305
09-05-2004, 05:35 PM
anyone know where i can find some rust free peices that aint gonna cost me a fortune ,and willthe dors off any other gbodies fit the elcamino

Supercharged 86
09-05-2004, 06:01 PM
I saw this email ELCAMINOMAN2004@aol.com, but I don't know him or how good he is. Also, I think any 2 door g-body doors will fit.

dave1987SS
09-09-2004, 06:32 PM
Any Malibu door will fit (2 door coupe, not 4 door). I got a 85 Malibu door for my 87 and it fit fine. had to change the window glass & mirror. All of my power window stuff bolted right in to the manual window door also.
The Monte Carlo & SS doors are definately different, the molding crease down the center is different and will not work on an El Camino. Not sure about Buick/Olds/Pontiac ones, be sure to look closely before buying any of these.
Dave

87ElCamino
09-10-2004, 06:06 AM
Any Malibu door will fit (2 door coupe, not 4 door). I got a 85 Malibu door for my 87 and it fit fine.
Hmmmm...the last two door Malibu coupe was made in 81 and the last four door g-body Malibu was made in 1983. Typo?

Read this thread:

http://elcaminocentral.com/postt1214.html

dave1987SS
09-10-2004, 09:15 AM
You're right Ernie, my mistake. 78-81 Malibu 2 door are identical to the 78-85 El Camino & can be used on 86-87 if you move the mirrors (drill new holes & patch the old mirror holes) and change the glass.
Dave

87ElCamino
09-10-2004, 10:18 AM
I think it's time I sent a follow up e-mail to the Goodmark folks about the tooling for the replacement Malibu/El Camino doors and door skins they've been working on since January. They told me they should be out around the end of 2004.

dave1987SS
09-10-2004, 08:30 PM
Is Goodmark planning on doing a tailgate skin? these are discontinued by GM & impossible to find.
Dave