Will 4 Doors and a Tailgate Fit In a Wagon?

I found a pretty good deal on a set of clean, white, wood free 1995 doors. If I get them I figure i'd just buy all four. If I get all four he'll also throw in the tailgate for $25. Anyways, is it possible to get all of this into the back of my wagon? I wouldn't have another way to get them home.

with room to spare.

Krzdimond wrote:

with room to spare.

Sweet. Any specifics on loading them in? I dont want to end up scratching and denting these things before I even get them on the car...

Justin, bring blankets or cardboard to protect against scratching etc., if you end of stacking.

Tom

Blankets (moving pads) are a necessity but will fit well. Maybe Chris will post some pics too.

Put your doors in a side at a time. As in, both left or both right just as they would be oriented on the car. Then turn the other doors around. So if the first set of doors are set so the top of the door is on the left, put the second set so they are to the right. Pads between and set them down gently.

Remove front passenger seat for easy storage of a tailgate.

You'll have lots of space left over for stuff too.

FYI...... Rear doors from a sedan will not fit the wagon............ But it is good to hear you found some..............

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:

FYI...... Rear doors from a sedan will not fit the wagon............ But it is good to hear you found some..............

They're from a '95 Wagon. Thanks, glad I did too. The deal was too good to pass up as long as the pictures are a fair representation. I'll hopefully be going up next weekend. Its about a 2 hour trek.

Great!!!............. Get the front fenders if you can, they you only have to de-wood the quarters.........

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:

Great!!!............. Get the front fenders if you can, they you only have to de-wood the quarters.........

Yeah really! I actually got one white fender off a '94 9C1, so just need one more

Do they fit in a wagon? Uhh, the factory actually made door and tailgate sized openings for just that very thing! Just take your doors and gate off before you drive over there. No stacking necessary!

Bewber wrote:

Do they fit in a wagon? Uhh, the factory actually made door and tailgate sized openings for just that very thing! Just take your doors and gate off before you drive over there. No stacking necessary!

Might be a bit chilly on the drive

Put your roof rack on, you should be able to get one door or the tailgate on top!!

Use your VW, make 4 trips, and save on gas!

Great score. Wish the parts I used would have been white. Sure would make getting the car painted a lot easier.

bewber i actually did that once, my buddy was going to let me put mustang parts in his truck he never showed so i drove my 84 mustang to the buyers house and removed the hatch, 1 door, and the hood and nose. i was updating the car. i drove back to my shop minus the parts. it was about 2 miles in the winter. the buyer thought i was crazy.

Man up, get a jacket. Hang yourself some new doors.

:p Good score man.

mtrhead79 wrote:

bewber i actually did that once, my buddy was going to let me put mustang parts in his truck he never showed so i drove my 84 mustang to the buyers house and removed the hatch, 1 door, and the hood and nose. i was updating the car. i drove back to my shop minus the parts. it was about 2 miles in the winter. the buyer thought i was crazy.

ahhhh....... YOU ARE CRAZY!!!!!

Stingroo wrote:

Man up, get a jacket. Hang yourself some new doors.

This coming from a guy in Fla. You Floridians get a chill when the temps. get down to the 60's

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:

Great!!!............. Get the front fenders if you can, they you only have to de-wood the quarters.........

BTW, de-wooded like this:

200OZ wrote:

Stingroo wrote:

Man up, get a jacket. Hang yourself some new doors.

This coming from a guy in Fla. You Floridians get a chill when the temps. get down to the 60's

Nah man, I did my time. I used to live in Maine and Massachusetts. I'm done with that "winter" thing you all talk about.

i hate winter more every year but fla gets to hot. i think i would like north carolina, gets cold but not crazy and hardly any snow

You'd like Jacksonville - gets warm on some days but mostly pretty decent, and gets cold in the winter occasionally but no snow. Like 30s and 40s cold.

When did you peel all the wood off the wagon? Wasn't aware you'd done that.

As for weather....I spent three years in Denver and SEVEN years in New Jersey. I love Love LOVE Austin! It's STUPID hot for 3 1/2 to 4 months...you live in A/C, in the lake or tubing on the river, and then you get 8 months of awesome weather.

We do get "blue northers" 3-4 times a winter. The temps will go from the 70's to the 40's in two hours, it's crazy. And it does "snow" once of maybe twice a winter...the entire town shuts down, but not before everyone buys out the grocery stores. The next day it's in the 70's again.

Here's some pics from last year's "winter storm".....hehehe. Was nice having the day off.....

You got the day off... FOR THAT? I'd have just complained that id need to leave for work earlier. You Texans must be wimps

Snow??? You call that snow??? We don't even notice that...

Shoot, we don't even PLOW up here until there's 3 or 4 inches... And then, maybe... if that's all we get.

Looks like heavy frost to me......

Hahahaha...that was a blizzard here. ; )

this is what a light snow fall looks like

That would be the end of the world here.

These are from our last major storm...roads only got wet, but snow fell, so not safe to be outside....hahaha......love those days off...

snow day for that!!??

If one flake falls, everything closes. People here barely drive in rain. ; )

After living in Denver and Jersey, it's pretty funny.

We get maybe 1-2 days like that a winter. It had been in the 70's the day before those last pics, so the roads were way to warm for it to stick, and it was back in the 60's the next day.

We take what we can get and USE those "snow days" whenever possible!

I was stationed at Fort hood, Tx back in '92-'95 and we had 1/4 inch of snow fall over night. On my way in to work I counted 44 cars in the ditch in a 6 mile stretch!

I got to work and called my boss wondering where everyone was at, only to be told that the roads were "black" (impassible except for emergency vehicles)!!

I told him GREAT! I'm going home........was instructed that "black" means you stay where you are! I spent my day off in the office all by my self....

every once in a while they will close the schools ahead of time because of a big storm and sure enough we only get a dusting. here is pic of last big storm last yr

sorry for the size

81X11 wrote:

When did you peel all the wood off the wagon? Wasn't aware you'd done that.

Did it a couple weeks ago, I have a thread over on our local fourm, I'll cut and paste it here, its a work in progress.

I shoveled enough snow during my high school years to last me the rest of my life. I refuse to have frozen red fingers ever again! ; )

Will look forward to the de-wooded pics and info. Looks like it's coming along!

Fort Hood? I'm sorry.

For some reason, it seems that Killeen is the driest and hottest place in the US. I have NOTHING but repect for the folks stationed there. If you made it out, you are one tough dude!

81X11 wrote:

Will look forward to the de-wooded pics and info. Looks like it's coming along!

Thanks, its crappy out today otherwise I'd snap some pics now that its painted a bit better

The whole story:
https://gmlongroof.4umer.com/paint-and-body-f30/de-wooded-the-woody-t1981.htm

Been there, done that. Good work!

Thankfully on my 89 Olds wagon I just had to paint the bumper fillers, tail light trim, and around the gas tank lid. The door handles were above the wood on that car.

Takes a lot of patience and elbow grease. Looking good!

when i was looking for my wagon i almost bought a woody i thought i could just peel wood off. i was not on the web site then and had no clue all the work and that the paint around dr handles. i am so happy i did not do it. it would have been far more work than i thought

DBeaSSt wrote:

Blankets (moving pads) are a necessity but will fit well. Maybe Chris will post some pics too.

Put your doors in a side at a time. As in, both left or both right just as they would be oriented on the car. Then turn the other doors around. So if the first set of doors are set so the top of the door is on the left, put the second set so they are to the right. Pads between and set them down gently.

Remove front passenger seat for easy storage of a tailgate.

You'll have lots of space left over for stuff too.

Yes, they fit. I don't have a pic though (I was shunning the camera at that point)

Taking the passenger seat out and putting the tailgate in its place is a good idea if you want to avoid any extra weight on those doors/glass (or avoid messing up your back windows or headliner) I have to run them up to Louisville at some point...so I will load them up again (and snap some pics) lol