1970-81 Camaro Door Teardown Disassembly Parts Removal how to DIY
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- In this video, we disassemble the internals of an 1981 Camaro door, including the door glass, tracks, door handles, locks and rods. This video serves two purposes, It documents the process for when I get ready to put my doors back together, and it may help others. There are a few differences between the early second gen doors and late second gen doors. We will discuss those in a future video.
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Just starting a teardown of my '79 Z-28 doors and I can't thank you enough for posting this. Very informative and helpful!
I hope the video helps. Thanks for watching
Super helpful, could never figure out how to do this without your video.
Thanks Mark.
Very good video took my door apart about 10 years ago and without your video I would have had a hard time putting it back together. Thanks
That's the one reason I made this video, for myself and others. Alot of times we think we will remember, but we don't. lol
Thanks man, it's like flipping through the Fisher assembly manual, on video. Great reference.
Lol. Thanks man.
Currently in the process of restoring my 1979, and about to order a regulator for my driver side. This was a great help.
Glad it helped. It can be confusing if it's been awhile since the doors were taken apart. Thanks for watching
Where was this video when I needed it 30 years ago?? LOL You did it the right way and we butchered our doors some what to be able to rebuild all of the linkages and handles.
Great job as always Russ keep up the awesome work
Thanks Darrin. I sure wish we had TH-cam years ago.
I really enjoy your work. You are very talented and knowledgeable and I love the way you show your work
Thanks for the kind words James!
Awesome video! Only reference I needed throughout the whole process on my 1979 trans am! Thank you very much
Its amazing when we take this stuff apart we always say "Ill remember", then later we are like, 'how did this go?' Lol. Glad it helped.
Wow great video, thank you! I’m replacing my exterior door handles on my 77 T/A and you helped me A LOT.
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching.
took mine apart 20 yrs ago ,this is gonna help immensely ,nice going Russ !!👏👏👍
Thanks Kevin, it had been a long time for me on the 72 as well.
Awesome video. Very easy to understand for a tinkerer like me....
Thanks Bill. I hope it helps. I know I will be referring back to this when it's time to reassemble.
Hi Russ. Another good video on a part by part disassemble of an area we just take for granted sometimes. Thanks a lot.
Thanks Wiley, it sure is a lot of parts inside these doors. It should take the guess work out of the reassembly.
Nice job videoing the door internals. I replaced the window regulators and glass hardware and it was a job working up inside that door. Lots of scrapes and scratches on my hands and arms working through those holes in the door.
Thanks John, Yep still got a few of those scrapes on my arms. I just finished getting all the parts out of my drivers shell tonight.
Excellent tutorial. Very detailed.
Glad it was helpful!
all those parts bring back memories. my 77 doors were so bad.... you could've gotten in my car with a paperclip.
I had the power windows manual locks and the mirror adjuster on the drivers door
Thanks, I'm planning on adding power windows to the 81. I think I will still keep the manual locks for now.
I have issues with my '80 Trans Am passenger door. New motor doesnt seem to do it. Gets stuck and has problems moving. This helps a lot. Now im going to rebuild and clean the tracks. Thanks for doing this video.
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching
Thanks a bunch man. As a younger guy, having a more experienced gentleman who has done this numerous times and can guide me through the steps is invaluable. Do you happen to have a video of it going back together?
Thank you. As of right now, I don't have an assembly video
@@DoubleRRestorations All good, I appreciate your videos!
@@nairblab4061 Thank you. We are working on some new content
Enjoyed the video, Russ. Looking forward to the next.
Thanks Indy!
Great video Russ. You will know the second gen. Camaro inside and out when you finish. Look forward to see your next video.
Thanks Roger. I do learn something on these cars every time I work on them.
That's awesome buddy. This will come in very handy for me. I ordered a kit of the clips and all and there are two types of clips in there, 4 of each. I will need to sort that out. Maybe they are for a different model.
Thanks Erik. If you need any pictures, I probably have some stored on my pc.
Good idea to document this. I'm sure it'll help a lot of folks. I hate when they rivet in the regulator.
Thanks Jay, I agree just took out the drivers side tonight and those rivets put up a good fight. Going back with bolts.
I restored a 70 1/2 Rally Sport back in the late 1990's, to mid 2000's, brings back a lot of memories
Yes, lots of work inside these doors on these cars, Thanks for watching.
Thanks so much, this really helped me with my '75 trans am
Glad to hear. Thanks
I am sorry I thought I subscribed to your channel some time ago but I didn't so I have subbed your channel today. The Last Camaro I worked on was my roommates 1967 Camaro. Doors don't seem to have changed too much since then. Great Video
Thanks Larry. Sometimes TH-cam does a subscriber flush and unsubscribes us. Glad to see you back. I was watching a video last night on truck doors from an 80's truck. Very similar also.
yes, I have had quite a few guys say that youtube took them off my channel. I am glad, I'm not the only one it happened to.
thanks for the refresher on this been long time since tore a camaro door apart
Thanks Rod. This should help us fbody guys out.
Love the details on these videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. I’ve got my drinker side window out on my 79 z28. How does a guy disassemble the roller mechanisms that are attached to the windows? The rollers are shot and need to be replaced.
Thank you. They make a couple versions of the tool used to remove them. Just make sure to soak them in PB Blaster for awhile.
www.ebay.com/itm/New-GM-Cars-Window-Roller-Nut-Tool/350823298722?fits=Year%3A1981%7CModel%3ACamaro&hash=item51aeb2b6a2:g:CfAAAOSwuhhXVilU
www.ebay.com/itm/64-81-all-GM-Models-Window-Glass-Retainer-Roller-Nut-Tool-Chevelle-Camaro-GTO/182178383389?fits=Year%3A1981%7CModel%3ACamaro&hash=item2a6aad861d:g:mIgAAOSwPSBfKZme
nice detailed documentary and nice camera work.
Thanks Sam. It took several evenings to make this vid, where I could have had it done in about 20 mins, but I have already referenced back to it once for myself. lol
How is your project coming along?
I haven't worked on it in a while. I've had a lot going on. My wife and I just had a baby boy! I'll get back on it one day.
@@samsgarage2856 Congrats. Yes, the car will be there.
This video is super useful to me!! Thanks so much for it! Would be nice to hear if anyone has any ideas on what fabric to use in those worn out support pieces
Thank you. I went ahead and used Velcro on the individual window guides. Seems to be a good replacement. I would like to find something better for the one on the front window track. Luckily these were decent shape.
Great detail I needed this Thanks
Thanks Paul!
Good video. It's nice to have everything working well like it should.
Thanks Glenn.
they sell that felt anti rattle fuzzy felt material thru amazon, camaro central and many other places like Classic Industries. Not that it matters now this is a very old video but still great information for those needing it. I don't think you should ever save and reuse regulators. They are usually worn out and cannot be tightened properly. So always buy new ones in my opinion.
Great info Rick. Thanks for sharing and watching.
This video helped me, thank you
Awesome, Thanks!
Thank you sir, I'll need this one in the near future.........
Should help use both out. The 72's are a little different, but I will make another vid showing a few small differences. It took me two evenings to film this and I could have had it apart in 15 mins. Going back together would have been a different story. lol ;)
Does everything on the power window upgrade bolt up exactly where the factory power window motor and regulators do
Yes it does.
nice video Russ. Good info for us beginners. lol.
Lol, thanks Wes. It should help all of us second gen guys.
Great video
Thank you
I’m starting to get old paint and rust off my car. Should I sand blast, wire wheel, or use a die grinder? What would be best. It’s going to be a daily not a show car
Jason, it depends on the car itself and if it has rust. I usually use a da sander on the sheet metal. A sand blaster can be damaging to the outer sheet metal. I have used the blaster on the door shells and frame rails. Eastwood has some good pads for removing rust/paint.
I have a 1970 Camaro and need new door glass, are all the brackets that connect directly to the glass removable and tranferable to the new glass? Or are some of them riveted on? Im just trying to figure out if I need to order parts besides the glass so I can do this in one day.. My doors are 100% rust free, even with the panels off I cannot see any rust at all.. Someone replaced all the felts but they didnt change the glass so its still all scratched..
Yes, everything should be transferable. Depending on the shape of the door glass rollers you may want to replace those. Also the door fuzzy pieces will most likely need to be restored.
Here is a video where I go through and restore alot of the internal door parts
th-cam.com/video/50oDaoOVksg/w-d-xo.html
@@DoubleRRestorations Thank you sir! I pulled them out and it was actually pretty simple.. I ordered the new glass and also ordered new felt. The rollers are in great shape so I wont need new ones.! Thanks for the video, it really helped with disassembly.. I cant believe my 50 year old doors still look like new on the inside..
@@Cuzntime That's awesome that they look new inside. That saves you so much work at this stage.
This is gold
Thank you
Russ,
Who do you suggest I buy new windows from? I see there are several dealers that sell them, but who do you think has the best fitting windows for the car?
Dirt2Mud, that's a tough one. I would call around to some of your local places first, just to see if they have any left over stock. I did this several years ago and was able to get several ppg pieces. I don't have any experience with the aftermarket glass, so I cant comment either way. Alot of guys of the forum recommend this company: www.autocityclassic.com/1970-1981-2-door-hardtop-12487/
Great job love how you explain things i can use this for my 68 chevelle doors not that different
Thanks Hanson. I think they are very similar. I found a channel by Chris Craft when we were working on the wiper motors. He has one on a Chevelle but its 69-72. th-cam.com/video/cLGfPf8yx9s/w-d-xo.html .
cool it is the same for a 68 will watch thanks
Great video doing a 78 Camaro gong to make it a 70-73 Camaro. Can u offer a sketch and measurement for the door jig. Thank u. Big help.
My daughter works with a guy that has cad experience. Once I get it unmasked, maybe he could put something together for us.
Awesome step by step.
Thanks gonzo
This video should be really helpful to another fellow restoring one of these 2nd Gen Camaros.
Thanks George. I hope so, and I'm sure I'll have to review it again when the time comes. lol
hello, how are you, I have great difficulty adjusting my windows, so as not to get water in and also close them when I'm inside the car, electric windows?
These windows are alot of work to get them adjusted properly. There shouls be some witness marks on the door frame to where the factory set them. I would use that as a baseline and make small adjustments from there
did you do a video on how to replace the brackets and rollers on the actual window glass itself?
Ray, I don't think there is actually a specific vid on this, but in one of my door vids, I did discuss it and show the tool I used.
Great video. Just what I need for my 72 Vega V8. I'm hoping you can point me in direction on a place to buy the hardware. I have searched and called everything and cannot find the internal parts to rebuild the door latches and handles completely. Maybe you have access...
I'm not really familiar with the Vega. I know chevy used alot of parts across many different makes. I get alot of parts through eBay and the camaro restoration companies.
All I can think of is ... If Russell was to restore your Camaro, it would probably the best Camaro in the world ... ☺️
Niamh Healy agreed !
Thank you Niamh. That is a very nice thing to say. Made my day :)
Thanks Roger.
Just telling the truth ☺️
Perfeito,vc é ótimo
Question i have a 76 camaro idk if the regulator is held with rivets or bolts but if there are rivits can replace were the rivits are with bolts to hold it in????
You should be able to drill out the holes at use bolts, just have to make sure that they wont interfere with the regulators operation. You could also weld some nuts onto the regulator, and use a short bolt.
Can you do a video on how to align the door? My driver side door glass hits the roof of my car
Will do. It may also be the adjustment of the window glass and not just the door.
Double R Restorations if you could can you do a video of adjusting it too, just got my 78 and the previous owner did not take car of it and park it under the tree. Did a bunch of hack jobs and all the window felts and trim mold are missing.I’m in the process of restoring it now.
The window crank on my dads 72 camaro is like snapping every time I push on it, it gets tight then pop and it is loose again almost like the gear is stripped, he is really mad help ASAP
Sounds like its partially stripped. Did you get it fixed
I changed out the latches already on dads 70 but dad took the glass out 20 years ago. I now have a good idea how the window works.
Thanks. Hope it helps. I know I myself will be referring back to this for re-assembly.
Very nice
MrFireman164 Thanks Roger
Good idea. Hi buddy!
Thanks Gary. Hello to you too buddy. lol
Do you know where I can get those clips that won't pull the hook off?
I'm not sure I follow. If I show them in this video give me a time stamp. Are you asking about the door opening rod? Most everything I purchased has come from Camaro Central or NPD. Lately I have ordered alot of eBay due to free shipping.
@@DoubleRRestorations Thanks, I found it, I had lost it and I'm talking about the clip or safety that goes on the rod
Nice Russ
Thanks Tom.
My 78's doors are frinkin noisy and rattling, was thinking of doing the doors myself but after watching this video I don't think I'll do it.
It's not too bad, a little time consuming.
My Dad Pass on his 1970 Camaro. The Only thing that remains missing are The windows. Im hoping to Drive it to high school.
That would be great to drive it to high school. You will be the coolest guy at the school. I bet you will have the only one in the parking lot. I hope the video helped.
6:05 thought I was in band class for a second
That's funny. Thanks for watching