Half Doors for Sierra

Post by **greg** » Fri May 30, 2003 2:47 pm

Hi All,

I'd like to hear from people that have gone the chop with their sierra doors and turned them into half doors...

I've got some plans to cut mine down on the new soft top body.

Overkill - i see from your latest add in 4wd monthly that you've done something to your doors - perhaps you could elaborate?

thanks,
Greg

Post by **bigsteve** » Fri May 30, 2003 2:54 pm

When you part with the current ones (I.e. I buy them) we can use them as guinea pigs for the softtop ones if you like.

Big Steve

Post by **N*A*M** » Fri May 30, 2003 3:08 pm

buy my doors boys

Post by **grimbo** » Fri May 30, 2003 3:56 pm

Greg as you know i have the half doors on mine. I used a set of doors that use the plastic fold down windows. I cut them down using a grinder and have oh so neatly capped them with self expanding foam and garden hose :shock:

until I get around to doing it properly with steel c channel. the latch is controlled with a gentle prod of the latch inside the door once again i'll should get around to fixing that. However they do still use the anti pop open latches on the doors and have the inside skin .

PS the temporary nature was for cruiserchana 97 and i just need a little spare time to clean them up

Post by **skippy** » Fri May 30, 2003 4:06 pm

my old drover use to have half doors from the factory :finger:

they were great.

Post by **bigsteve** » Fri May 30, 2003 5:17 pm

skippy wrote:my old drover use to have half doors from the factory

they were great.

I think Gregs new doors are drovers so I guess you could say he wants to chop them into 1/3 doors.

Post by **Midget** » Fri May 30, 2003 7:49 pm

Greg
I chopped my doors down and capped them with steel plate.
I started at the normal height and sloped down to a comfortable arm rest height and then sloped down to meet the rest of the car.
One thing you have to watch now is if you are planning to use it in comps they are starting to bring in a required door height.
But apart from that they work great for easy spotting while driving.

Regards
Jamie

Post by **bigsteve** » Fri May 30, 2003 11:44 pm

Fourwheelin wrote:Greg
I chopped my doors down and capped them with steel plate.
I started at the normal height and sloped down to a comfortable arm rest height and then sloped down to meet the rest of the car.
One thing you have to watch now is if you are planning to use it in comps they are starting to bring in a required door height.
But apart from that they work great for easy spotting while driving.

Regards
Jamie

Hey jamie, do you have any more pics Of you rig, I like the rar tray and cage

Big Steve

Post by **OVERKILL ENG** » Sat May 31, 2003 7:58 am

I had 1/2 doors made for TTC last year. They are a single 3mm skin with a capping on top. I still hav the templates if you are interested the cost $ 150 for the 2 doors.
SAM

Post by **Midget** » Sat May 31, 2003 2:38 pm

Big steve.

Yeah i do i just have go through them and find some good ones.

Sam.

Are they pipe frame doors with a skin over them?

Jamie

Post by **OVERKILL ENG** » Sat May 31, 2003 5:40 pm

Ill take a photo of my old ones and post it up. The are just a 3mm skin with a 2mm cap on top. Very strong you can drag them on the rocks and they don't dent.

Post by **greg** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 10:29 am

overkill wrote:I had 1/2 doors made for TTC last year. They are a single 3mm skin with a capping on top. I still hav the templates if you are interested the cost $ 150 for the 2 doors.
SAM

is that made and ready to go? or are you just talking about the templates Sam?

Post by **POS** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 10:38 am

Sorry guys i am going of topic but only for a second, i swear!

fourwheelin, where is that comp you are driving in!!!

I noticed your from the central cost is there any really decent rocks there that no one has even looked at driving over/up!

Oh hang on back on topic, heres some hilux half doors!!

phew got meself out of that one!

Post by **OVERKILL ENG** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 10:57 am

ready to go you just have to put your hinges and whatever lock you are going to run.

Post by **greg** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 11:14 am

overkill wrote:ready to go you just have to put your hinges and whatever lock you are going to run.

you'd better put up a few photos mate... we could well be on a winner here...

Post by **redzook** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 12:13 pm

POS wrote:Sorry guys i am going of topic but only for a second, i swear!

fourwheelin, where is that comp you are driving in!!!

I noticed your from the central cost is there any really decent rocks there that no one has even looked at driving over/up!

Oh hang on back on topic, heres some hilux half doors!!

phew got meself out of that one!

that was the jamboree at dunedoo :o

Post by **Midget** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 6:00 pm

POS
That was the All terrain track at this years jamboree at dunedoo.
There are few good tracks but i have'nt been to for a while so it will be interesting to see if they are still open.
There are also quite a few good tracks up mount sugerloaf which about 1/2 hour from where i am.
When i finish rebuilding my zook i'll put on a trip up this way.
Jamie
Sorry for going off topic

Post by **OVERKILL ENG** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:31 pm

SORRY FOR THE DELAY HERE'S A SHOT OF MY OLD DOORS.

Post by **OVERKILL ENG** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:32 pm

Soory again I guess it helps if I attach the photo. :oops:

Post by **greg** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:54 pm

Sam,

Okay, so i gather it is using something like a dead bolt system from a house window as the locking mechanism? And the hinges are the stock ones from the car...

Dare i ask if it has seals? or could be sealed (we have lots of puddles in victoria :( )

And could i have a photo of the inside please? :?:

thanks mate
Greg

Post by **OVERKILL ENG** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 5:59 pm

You couls run a seal on the inside and it wouldn't take much to run the factory door lock as well.
Puddle and mud suck :lol:

Post by **greg** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 6:19 pm

Sam,

appologies for asking for more photos (passenger side, or fitted in a car perhaps?) - but i hate buying things site unseen...

okay - so the door comes up to where the "ridge" is on the normal door, and then raises to normal door height at the hinged end. cool.

but as far as being a door goes - it is purely a shell made from sheets of steel with a few support beams i gather?

thanks again,
Greg

Post by **OVERKILL ENG** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 8:55 pm

Greg I will take a photo of the inside when i get a chance they are just a 3mm thick skin no support beams are needed.

Post by **grimbo** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 8:43 am

Greg I have just got some new doors for my zuk so i have my old ones which can be cut up

Post by **N*A*M** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 9:23 am

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