GregdHampton

Thank you all. I am only changing the door front door panels and not the rears at this time. I'm thinking they shrunk from being damp or they are in fact a little shorter for whatever reason. I measured the distance of the crank/handle holes to the top of the panel and they are definitely shorter than the original. I THINK I can get them close enough and maybe do some creative trimming to get them mounted. Thanks again!

The bottom seems short to me too. Here's a pic. I'll measure later, I'm pretty sure it'll show the same shortness. I'm 100% positive I have the top of the door panel seated too. At first I thought I must have it somehow not down all the way. Unless maybe those clips on the top of the door that the door panel rests on are too tall for this door panel? These only cost $40 so I'm not too worried about it.

Here's the holes for the window crank and door handle. Really weird, the old ones fit fine. I'm wondering if the door panels shrunk in storage or something.

I acquired a couple of used door panels for VERY cheap, thinking they'd fit. They don't seem to though, the holes on the new door panels seem to be 1/2 - 3/4 inch too high for the door. The door panel itself fits on the door fine, but the holes are off, including the holes for the window crank and door handle. The car is a 1970 but I'm thinking the panels may be 1971 or 1972. I noticed the pull strap is slightly forward on the "new" door panels too. Is this expected or should the holes line up? The black door panel is the "new" one in the picture.