Door braces

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  1. MikeG747

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    Hi guys! I haven't posted in a long time I know but I have a question. I tried doing a search but couldn't find it. What year was the steel brace added in the Maverick/Comet doors and how much weight can you save removing it? Thanks in advance
     
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    1973...about 40 lbs...
     
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    Thank you!!
     
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    I've had 2 - 1972 cars with the braces ……….. :huh:
     
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    Are you sure about that? I read somewhere that each brace weighs less than 10 pounds and they are a bear to cut out. I do know for a fact that a complete '73 door shell without glass and hinges weights right at 75 pounds.

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    1972 was the first year for the door braces.
     
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    Yes...72 was the first year for the beams in the doors...OOPS :slap:
     
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    Thanks Craig - I didn't think mine were replacements and I knew I had them in there.
     
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    I think that was a mid-year thing. My Comet is very early 72 production, one of the first few hundred made at KC, and no door braces.

    It also has 1971 non- retractable belts, mixed with 1972 rear seat and side panels .... it's a mutt.
     
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    My orange 1972 is the same way (built October 1971)
     
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    I dunno about door braces but many of the Fed requirements are mandated at beginning of physical year, not year model.

    In plain english, could have been mandated beginning Jan 1 1972. In those days the mfgr were reluctant to make changes one could not readily see.
     
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