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.
well I just got in from finally getting out and picking up a set of hinges (4) off of an old 50's ford pick-up, cost me all of $5 cdn for the set. Now when I get the time i'll be doing mine and pretty much like this but with a few minor changes and a diffrent idea for opening the door from the inside. I'll take some pics of when I do mine as i'm doing it to my first gen ext. cab.
oh, BTW, if anyone goes out to get the wagoneer hinges, make sure to have a good torq's bit with you (forget what size) but if your going to get a set off of a GM or ford regular sockets is all you need
well I did one door last monday, and finally got time to do the second one today. In total I have about 9 hrs into both doors combined, but I still have to rig up my manual way to open the door from the inside