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Homemade suicide door how-to...

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Hey yall... thought i would post the how-to for suicide doors tha Phatfarmer2 wrote up on Blazin Low... all the pics are from his truck... havent gotten around to taking any of mine... but youll get the idea...

This can be an entirly bolt-on process as well... thats the way i did mine... although there will need to be some welding for the bodywork... but none is needed to perform this mod...

First off i bought a set of Jeep Wagoneer hinges. They are also on old jeep Cherokees(sp), also old 50's - 70's style trucks have similar style hinges. Expect to pay less then $20 for the pair. I got mine for $15 both sides. Now what year are they off of? who knows just make sure they look like this.

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i dunno, doesnt appeal to me very much. #1 the hinges should have been closer to the outside skin of the body, the closer the better. #2 notching out the inner wall of the cab is pretty lame, not everyone is going to make custom panels and they shouldnt have to, moving the the hinges closer to the outside would have helped. #3 bolting in the pockets doesnt seem very good, i would have welded everything..you need to weld the striker and clasp back into the door and then weld up all the holes from the old stuff so i dont see why you wouldnt just weld everything in, doesnt make much sense to put so much effort into bolting it on. #4 the inner door skin might need some more support (plating) on the bottom because its quite flimsy; also i would have made pockets for the hinges to sit into, moving them closer to the outside. #5 i dont see why you couldnt use all three bolts on each hinge, it looks like theres enough room there. i would have at least drilled another hole closer in if you couldnt use that one..

of course those are all my 'opinions' and i know youre not the author but you say you did it the same way so maybe you have some insight..
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the 'kit' is the same thing you bought there, just different hinges that cost more. so its not like youre doing something so different, its all the same, and the 'kit' isnt anything more than what you have there, you still have to fabricate everything to fit.

and the latches dont bolt in, it shows you right there cutting and welding the sheetmetal in from the other door..

Nite Dragon said:
now to mount the striker... i climbed inside and saw where the striker needed to be mounted, then marked and tacked it just to make sure it worked them welded it when i was satisfied it did. this pic was taken after the stock hinges were removed but you get the idea.
bolted in huh? says right there you welded it..
ya that arch is what kills them..theyll work for a tailgate but the pockets are so deep that you might have some problems fitting them in the bedside
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