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> I'm going to look at a 16V that's being parted out today, because I have 
> some damage to my drivers side door from a previous break-in that is 
> probably going to be fixed with a replacement door. I have a few other 
> parts of the body that are a bit damaged with rust (mainly the rear 
> drivers side section of the car), but I have no idea how this section of 
> the body could be replaced, or for that matter, if it can be done at all? 
> I tried to trace the lines of this section around the car, and it looked 
> to me like that section of the body actually accounted a large part of the 
> car, and there didn't appear to be an easy way to remove / replace it.

Door is an easy swap. Front fender is an easy swap (well, once you get past 
the undercoating along the rear edge). Rear fender is part of the unibody 
and would require cutting/welding. probably easier to repair whats in place 
already.

> Secondly, is there anything I should be careful of when purchasing the 
> doors for replacement? The donor car has power windows (which I probably 
> won't be getting - too much weight), but provided I use my own interior 
> panels, this won't cause me any issues, will it?

Power windows are not really that much heavier, but the door will accept the 
manual regulator from the old door, and with the old panel in place you 
won't notice the difference.

> Bear with me if these are stupid questions, I'm new at this. :)

Thats why this list exists!
now get that thing ready for next cincy :)

Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
87 Rieger Scirocco GTO 2.0 16v (my daily, 210k, rocco #6)
86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX (30% complete, rocco #7)
86.5 Occo 16v Trailer (rocco #8)
90 Passat GL 16V (the wifes daily, 210k)
82 Caddy Diesel (family workhorse, 160k)