Suicide Doors
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Suicide Doors
First I know I cant spell worth a crap so bare with me...
Has any one ever seen suicide doors on a 70's truck? Yes sounds crazy but a friend and I where haveing a talk, he's into crazy stuff like that and of course he's trying to talk me into it. Alittle to radical for me but I would like to see a picture of one if there is any out there.
Has any one ever seen suicide doors on a 70's truck? Yes sounds crazy but a friend and I where haveing a talk, he's into crazy stuff like that and of course he's trying to talk me into it. Alittle to radical for me but I would like to see a picture of one if there is any out there.
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I've seen several pics on the web but can't remember where. Unfortunately, most of them are on lowered trucks so I didn't get a real good idea what they'd look like on my 78 w/ 9" of lift and 35's.
I've been diing to do it to my truck ever since I built the tilting front clip. I've also been seriously considering gull-wing doors because of the deep holes I've been stuck in that prevent me from swinging the door open.
I'll look for some more pics and post back if I find any.
Kevin K.
I've been diing to do it to my truck ever since I built the tilting front clip. I've also been seriously considering gull-wing doors because of the deep holes I've been stuck in that prevent me from swinging the door open.
I'll look for some more pics and post back if I find any.
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With a lifted truck, wouldn't it be a PITA to get in with gull wing doors? You would almost have to have them on a hydraulic system or something so they would float up when you pulled the handle. Which would be pretty darn cool!
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Ugly,
Getting in would be easy. Trying to close the door once you get out would be tough. The thing would be 8 feet in the air.
I could make them fold down so I could use 'em as stairs.
I also thought about making them like the Lambrogini (sp?) where they rotate forward, or have them swing up onto the top of the cab. Or, perhaps, all 3. <hehe>
K.
Getting in would be easy. Trying to close the door once you get out would be tough. The thing would be 8 feet in the air.
I could make them fold down so I could use 'em as stairs.
I also thought about making them like the Lambrogini (sp?) where they rotate forward, or have them swing up onto the top of the cab. Or, perhaps, all 3. <hehe>
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Just use the PTO from the transfer case to run a Hydraulic pump, then have your doors push button - also with that, you could hook up a ladder that would drop down when your gull wing doors raised, giving you easy acess into your truck
Any of you ever though of custom making this on a 73-79 extended cab, so it would be like the style of new trucks. Somebody could pull it off im sure.
-Daniel
Any of you ever though of custom making this on a 73-79 extended cab, so it would be like the style of new trucks. Somebody could pull it off im sure.
-Daniel
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Hey, maybe I'll try to get a hold of monster garage and see if I can donate my truck and have them fix it for me. If they pulled it off it would be pretty cool..
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