fj40 half front doors

Post by **Eddywelder** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 7:02 pm

Hello everyone....I own a fj40 shorty cruiser with a soft top and want to have the front doors cut down,window frames removed and trimmed down to just above the door handles then capped off and repainted..If anyone knows someone or a body shop in the western suburbs of sydney who specialises or is familiar with this modification please let me know..Any info regarding this idea is most appreciated thanks...

Post by **spazbot** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 7:09 pm

just use checkerplate ?? have a look at shorty 40 in the members section

Post by **60serius** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 10:27 pm

Or buy the fibreglass one,s and bolt them on

Post by **83bj** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 2:31 pm

I dont think you will find anyone that will do it because there is a metal link inside the door that joins the door handle to the latching mechanism so you can open the door. The problem with it is that it pokes up past where you would chop the door off.
I have just cut my doors down and found this out after i had welded the tops on my new short doors. I had to make a different link thing up and it was just a pain in the arse.
Euerka Off Road do fibreglass short doors that will bolt on, they overcome the latch prob by not having an outside handle just an inside one.
There number is 03 97068229
I cant remember how much they are so give em a call
good luck

Sat Dec 06, 2003 6:17 pm

We can cut down the original doors.

Here are some we have cut down, we also added some chequer plate on top and on the door trims for the customer

Post by **big38l** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 6:20 pm

Just use checker plate, a mate just did some for his 40. Looks good....... he bought the checker plte of the scrap heap at the local metal yard, cut it to size had the top rolled, then made up a frame. Overall the two doors cost him less than $200.00, for both.

Post by **Shorty40** » Sat Dec 06, 2003 6:32 pm

Here are my checker plate doors made by Mick at M&M Custom :cool:

They are held inside by a rubber cruiser bonnet latch :armsup:

Post by **eddie** » Sun Dec 07, 2003 9:30 pm

can be done, easy as
cut mine down, took out the inside opener so u will need to open them from the out side
and placed a metal trim i made up over the top,
i think all up with out painting them cost me about $20 for both
will take a photo of mine for ya

mail me if ya want more info

Post by **83bj** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 2:56 pm

Those of you that have done it, didn't you have probs with the opening link that goes from the handle to the latch?
My doors are off a 83 BJ42 these might be differen im guessing??

Post by **eddie** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 11:18 pm

83bj wrote:Those of you that have done it, didn't you have probs with the opening link that goes from the handle to the latch?
My doors are off a 83 BJ42 these might be differen im guessing??

no probs here. door is about 20mm higher than the rear panal, if u cut it down to the same u may have a prob.
will get some photos of mine to post on here

Post by **roscoFJ73** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 11:52 pm

Id go the checker plate .Shame to cut up good doors

Post by **eddie** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 11:46 am

Post by **Shorty40** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 12:01 pm

eddie wrote:checker plate looks cheep.
it looks better with the toyota doors cut down

:Southern Voice On: Why, you have insulted ma families honour ! It will be pistols at dawn !! :Southern Voice Off:

Damn, now I will have to go and rebuild my rig because it looks cheep (sic) :roll:

Post by **Shorty40** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 12:03 pm

deleted - double post :roll:

Post by **WICKED** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 5:00 pm

[quote="eddie]
checker plate looks cheep.
it looks better with the toyota doors cut down[/quote]

it does not look cheap, and it's not really that cheap. have a look at the arse end of my cruiser in the members section!

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