Suicide doors
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Suicide doors
Hey guys,
WOnderin if anyone has fabbed up suicide doors on their rig, or even doors like on a lamborghini, that open up end ways up style, or bottoms up way.. I think thatd look pretty mean on a big rig. Would like to see some pics if anyone has done it.
Oops, I forgot to search first, IM sure its been discussed beofer....Sorry guys. I always forget to search.
Well, It wont let me search right now anyway sooo....
WOnderin if anyone has fabbed up suicide doors on their rig, or even doors like on a lamborghini, that open up end ways up style, or bottoms up way.. I think thatd look pretty mean on a big rig. Would like to see some pics if anyone has done it.
Oops, I forgot to search first, IM sure its been discussed beofer....Sorry guys. I always forget to search.
Well, It wont let me search right now anyway sooo....
Last edited by longview1; Jan 31, 2005 at 07:10 PM.
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That would be cool too, But i heard, well this is if you buy it, not fab it yourself, the hood and front clip are all one peice and they arent that great, they rattle alot, are a little sloppy or something.
Im sure it wouldnt be too hard to rig up the hood to open opposite way, but then that would be a bit of a pain workin on the motor that way wouldnt it??
Im still interested int he doors.
Im sure it wouldnt be too hard to rig up the hood to open opposite way, but then that would be a bit of a pain workin on the motor that way wouldnt it??
Im still interested int he doors.
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Originally Posted by biggreen78
forget the doors, I want info on tilt forward hood
No idea on the fancy pants doors. I've always thought they'd be harder to get in and out of.
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Id like to go with the fancy lamborghini style doors, Not so much the suicide, i got a thinking,when in the mud I like to open my door ( i dontknow why) and that would just be messy, a nice path for all the mud to coem right into the cab.
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I know a guy that has a show truck with Gull-Wing doors. F250 that will melt all 4 38" tires.
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/551260/2
If link dosnt work go to search rides, Ford, F250, 1979 and its on the 2nd page "Randy's "RED DEVIL" 1 OF A KIND GULL-WINGED 4X4 FORD!!!"
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/551260/2
If link dosnt work go to search rides, Ford, F250, 1979 and its on the 2nd page "Randy's "RED DEVIL" 1 OF A KIND GULL-WINGED 4X4 FORD!!!"
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Gullwing or suicude doors have been on my "cool yet useless mods" list for some time. I think you can actually buy hinge & latch kits for the suicide doors for older ford trucks. I saw them on some ricer website a while back.
I'm thinking that gullwing doors would be less impractical than suicide doors, but not by much. They'd probably be easier to make too. I've also considered minivan-like sliding doors, vertical lift doors, and the tilt up/forward ones like the Lambroghini (sp?). Cool and different yet pointless and impractical.
When I do mine, it will be to improve the current design and not JUST for show (well, mostly for show, but I have to be able to justify the mod somehow). I've been stuck between trees/in deep holes and unable to open the doors too many times. And squeezin' my fat **** out the sliding rear window aint the easiest thing to do. So the way I do the doors will eliminate that problem.
As for tilt hoods, USbody makes a one-piece fiberglass clip with (I think) a 78/79 grille. It's pretty spendy, too. I prefer to do it myself because I'm cheap and have nothing better to do with my time. Also, because someone said I couldn't do it. I have a pic in my gallery (in the 'justpix' album).
Kevin K.
I'm thinking that gullwing doors would be less impractical than suicide doors, but not by much. They'd probably be easier to make too. I've also considered minivan-like sliding doors, vertical lift doors, and the tilt up/forward ones like the Lambroghini (sp?). Cool and different yet pointless and impractical.
When I do mine, it will be to improve the current design and not JUST for show (well, mostly for show, but I have to be able to justify the mod somehow). I've been stuck between trees/in deep holes and unable to open the doors too many times. And squeezin' my fat **** out the sliding rear window aint the easiest thing to do. So the way I do the doors will eliminate that problem.
As for tilt hoods, USbody makes a one-piece fiberglass clip with (I think) a 78/79 grille. It's pretty spendy, too. I prefer to do it myself because I'm cheap and have nothing better to do with my time. Also, because someone said I couldn't do it. I have a pic in my gallery (in the 'justpix' album).
Kevin K.
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