daytona and superbird headlight doors are different?? really???

[DoubleDlover]

So for the last 20 years i have been thinking that these doors are the same. I was just informed there are different!!!! width and length.. really?? Have i been a moron all these years and been wrong??? what the heck is wrong with me....

[moparstuart]

 they are the same 

[Aero426]

Headlight doors are the same

[maxwellwedge]

So for the last 20 years i have been thinking that these doors are the same. I was just informed there are different!!!! width and length.. really?? Have i been a moron all these years and been wrong??? what the heck is wrong with me....

The person you got the info from is the moron! 

[DAY CLONA]

So for the last 20 years i have been thinking that these doors are the same. I was just informed there are different!!!! width and length.. really?? Have i been a moron all these years and been wrong??? what the heck is wrong with me....

The person you got the info from is the moron!  

While the outer doors are basically the "same", dimension wise, and will interchange, there are slight differences between Superbird and Daytona(outer fiberglass) headlight doors, whether it's a vendor thing?, or production date thing?, I don't know.....I was fortunate to look at the collection of NOS headlite doors that the late Ron Adair had in his vast collection of NOS parts years back, and he had pointed out the small differences between Tona and Bird......something I never noticed either, and I reproduce headlite doors

[pettybird]

are they different part numbers?

[Aero426]

are they different part numbers?

same p/n

[A383Wing]

I heard and thought that the horizontal portion of the wing was the same also between the 2 cars....yes? No?

[maxwellwedge]

So for the last 20 years i have been thinking that these doors are the same. I was just informed there are different!!!! width and length.. really?? Have i been a moron all these years and been wrong??? what the heck is wrong with me....

The person you got the info from is the moron!  

While the outer doors are basically the "same", dimension wise, and will interchange, there are slight differences between Superbird and Daytona(outer fiberglass) headlight doors, whether it's a vendor thing?, or production date thing?, I don't know.....I was fortunate to look at the collection of NOS headlite doors that the late Ron Adair had in his vast collection of NOS parts years back, and he had pointed out the small differences between Tona and Bird......something I never noticed either, and I reproduce headlite doors

Nos and Originals probably had slight running changes and/or bandaid-ed up tooling.

[pettybird]

I heard and thought that the horizontal portion of the wing was the same also between the 2 cars....yes? No?

the daytona wing is significantly wider.  the 'bird wings taper in while the daytonas are a lot more upright.

[FJ5WING]

I heard and thought that the horizontal portion of the wing was the same also between the 2 cars....yes? No?

the daytona wing is significantly wider.  the 'bird wings taper in while the daytonas are a lot more upright.

please define "wider"...front to back? left to right? are you talking about the pedestals or the blade? 

[moparstuart]

 the blade is wider left to right , other wise they are the same  
   pedistals or sides are totally differerent

[pettybird]

from the front or back,

bird wing like this:  /---\

daytona wing like this:  I----I

[62 Max]

Bird wing is like this  /===\ ? 

[pettybird]

all right smarty pants YOU explain it in ASCII   


put one of each car tail-to-tail and it becomes obvious.  if you're used to looking at 'birds the daytona almost looks like the wing uprights are doing this \---/

[A383Wing]

I know the pedestals are different, I was referring to the center blade...I was under the impression that that piece was the same for both cars...

or not?

[DAY CLONA]

I know the pedestals are different, I was referring to the center blade...I was under the impression that that piece was the same for both cars...

or not?

The Superbird's center section is approx 55 1/2", while the Tona is 57 1/2"........


mike

[xs29j8Bullitt]

I know the pedestals are different, I was referring to the center blade...I was under the impression that that piece was the same for both cars...

or not?

The Superbird's center section is approx 55 1/2", while the Tona is 57 1/2"........


mike

Here is pair of pictures (actually the backgrounds of the pics) taken a few minutes apart.  The pics show the horizontal airfoil stabilizer (blade) from my Daytona laying on my Superbird's wing.  One end is lined up with end of the 'Bird's horizontal stabilizer, while the other end clearly overhangs the other side of the wing...  Not the best pics, but the length difference is shown,,,

[A383Wing]

OK...thanks....I guess my source of info a while back was wrong.....

Bryan

[moparstuart]

OK...thanks....I guess my source of info a while back was wrong.....

Bryan

other than length they are the same