was wondering if with a 64 morris it was ever released with sliding glass?
and if not, was there a model released with sliding glass that would fit this model car?

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A 1964 '850' should have sliding windowed doors.

What's the car type (YMA2S?) , it's likely to have had sliding windows but not certain . Any sliding window mini door will fit into any Australian built mini with pull down handles , the clubman style door's are different but all roundy style doors are common .

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I think the area of the striker is different on the early cars. I converted an 850 body to Mini K doors with wind up windows in the 70's and we had to grind down the striker a lot to get it to work and it always had niggling problems. I think the B pillar had a recess for the striker on one of the cars. Can't remember which.

Pete

the profile of the bottom of the door is diff, i found out recently when i was doing a repair job on my slidys

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Is there any more comprehensive threads on this topic? Aussie external hinged wind up window doors appear over here occasionally, and I'm quite keen on them.

However, there seems to be a fair bit of confusion on what fits what? Car would be an 'English' MKI - how does that compare to the aussie ones? What would fit? What would need modification and how much? ANY info appreciated thanks

Anybody? Anybody?

Guess I should start a thread with a more appropriate title.....

my 64 has sliders. sliders are rad. go the sliders buddy.

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Yah but you like 'cause fewer people have them right? Over here every external hinge car (all cars up to late 69) have sliders.

For actual cooling effect I still believe sliders are best. For all other reasons I like windy.

I haven't tried to change them personally but I've put windup window doors into the sliding window door opening on a shell and it physically fits . I think people have said the door striker needs to be changed though but that's minor . The main thing is that the clubman style door with lift up "mailbox style" handles won't fit as the B pillar needs to be changed .

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I used to suffer my way through an aussie tropical summer in a sliding window car. The hot air just goes around and around and around and you stifle slowly. Worst thing is that you can barely get a bag of macdonalds through the narrow window, and you will probably spill the coke (but once in, the pocket is the perfect size for the makkas bag to sit).

Wind ups have 1/4 glass vents! The best thing invented until AC came along. With a 1/4 vent open and facing forward at 80 k's, you could blow the spots off a leopard.

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Keeping cool is easy - the mistake is people think they should open the front window because that's where other cars have a quarter light. As you say the air gets pushed out wide by that brick wall windscreen and you're still hot.
What works is opening the front an inch so equalise pressure and open the rear half all the way. You get a gale force wind in there, for more so than with a windy window.
But anyway I live in NZ so the heat isn't an issue usually *lol*

If minor modsd like striker plate are required no problem. What concerns me are these comments about sill profiles etc. Might start another thread....

smac
There is a profile difference but its minor - been a long time since I have played with that but basically the door just slightly strikes the profile of the B piller at some point. Simply means that its not a clean opening and shutting door b ut you soon get used to it. After a while "it mends itself" and the slight interference goes away.

Bit like a radiator cowling striking a plastic fan - the noise goes away.

I dont remember ever swapping or playing with the striker plates.