[Green Hornet]

Will front lower door hinge from a 61 Catalina sedan....fit my 63 Safari?
Also.....what is first year for self adjusting brakes?

Thanks for any input..

[Stuart]

p/n 4309530 right hand lower hinge, p/n 4309351 left hand lower hinge
fits all full size 1961 through 1964.

The first mention of self adjusting brakes in the factory brochures was in 1963.

[Bill Hanlon]

1966 Chassis Parts Catalog shows parts for self adjusters starting in 1963.

[Green Hornet]

Thanks.....for the info...

I looked at the hinges....and they looked the same....just wanted to make sure....before I pulled them.....

It appears that door needs to come off....and lower portion of fender needs to be unbolted?

This 63 has NO self-adjusting hardware....so I am assuming previous owner didn't like the concept...

[mechanickeith]

Originally Posted by Green Hornet

Thanks.....for the info...

I looked at the hinges....and they looked the same....just wanted to make sure....before I pulled them.....

It appears that door needs to come off....and lower portion of fender needs to be unbolted?

This 63 has NO self-adjusting hardware....so I am assuming previous owner didn't like the concept...

A lot of the changes in the 63 model year were done mid year. If you have an early year production car, it may not have come with automatic adjusters. Also mid year was the change from a 4 bolt water pump to an 8 bolt.

[Green Hornet]

Well that is good to know....

My cowl tag is stamped 01B.........Which is January,I believe....

Body # is BC 438

Looks like an early body #....but from January?

[Goatracer1]

When I first started work as a mechanic self adjusting brakes had only been out a few years and people didn't trust them. Whenever we did the first brake job on a car that had self adjusters we removed them. Simple job.