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SJ Half Doors

Post by 88SJ » Tue Jan 13, 2015 6:34 pm

Always fancied some half doors...was gunna buy some years ago. Not really my thing now but saw these on the bay

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/301480733635?nav=SEARCH

Hope the link works...I'm on the mobile as is Tenerife :smokin: and I'm not that good with anything modern at the best of times..

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Post by ScottieJ » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:52 pm

Personally I like them cut down a bit lower

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Post by Ladaman » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:04 pm

ScottieJ wrote:Personally I like them cut down a bit lower
Agreed.

I keep thinking of making a pair for summer, and I'd go for the lower look too, I'd make them removable for the real open air feel. 8-)
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Re: SJ Half Doors

Post by Jordi » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:10 pm

Ladaman wrote:
ScottieJ wrote:Personally I like them cut down a bit lower
Agreed.

I keep thinking of making a pair for summer, and I'd go for the lower look too, I'd make them removable for the real open air feel. 8-)
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Re: SJ Half Doors

Post by ScottieJ » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:15 pm

I'm gonna tweak mine some more, add a cup holder and some proper storage pockets, might graft an eternal door handle into them as well.

When they are that low it makes the cab feel really open, but you still feel safe and that you aren't going to loose stuff out the door. Tight scratchy lanes are interesting though :hahaha:
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Post by Ladaman » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:27 pm

ScottieJ wrote:I'm gonna tweak mine some more, add a cup holder and some proper storage pockets, might graft an eternal door handle into them as well.
When I did our rally car doors, I took a jigsaw to the door inners, and sawed within about 20mm all around. They became very twisty and flexible, but that didn't matter due to the cage, and door bars.
I then took all the guts out as we had perspex windows. I then pop riveted aluminium sheet across the bottom, coming up the door about 150mm. This gave deep pockets for maps, road book etc... plus some where to clip pencils etc.
It also removed about 7 kg per door, mainly due to the glass removal.
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Re: SJ Half Doors

Post by ScottieJ » Wed Jan 28, 2015 10:45 pm

Mine have had loads of material removed and are super floppy at the moment :lol: they weigh hardly anything though. Doesn't bother be about them wobbling about as I have the rocksliders to protect from side impacts.
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Re: SJ Half Doors

Post by donkeychomp » Wed Jan 28, 2015 11:16 pm

I have some plastic doors for the LJ...but I prefer the no door look in summer. Or any day when there's no sodding rain..
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Re: SJ Half Doors

Post by kiwizook » Thu Jan 29, 2015 5:28 am

half tube doors, that's my plan :D
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Re: SJ Half Doors

Post by twiss » Sun Feb 01, 2015 5:37 am

ScottieJ wrote:Tight scratchy lanes are interesting though :hahaha:
I'm sure Karis would have agreed with that one!
They also don't offer much protection from sunburn :P
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