A-man930

A bunch of scrap steel landed in my lap for free. Guess it's going to be a flatbed for a while

I keep seeing these advertised on FB. At a glance, there's not much tech on their website to inspire me... Someone should tear one down

I tacked-in a makeshift angle iron brace when I had the floors and firewall all cut-up. Not sure if it made a difference

Flip the worm

Looks promising!

I lack the time, willpower, and storage space to go hunting down more parts. I'll make these work

Resurrecting this because of the 4 doors in my garage, only one of these didn't break during removal... Is there no new replacement available?

The FSM excerpt I have calls out seam sealer there, but I'm not sure I see any evidence of it on these particular ones. You make a compelling case for at least peeling it apart to investigate. Now I just need to figure out how to reach in there...

I should clarify - the goal is another rust-free 20 years on the road as a daily. This is a full "resto mod" and I'm making every reasonable effort towards that. No band-aids or halfway repairs - particuarlly regarding metal or body work.

How do you propose I reach both sides with this approach?

I already bought doors and I noticed this minor rust after the fact, but they're in way better shape than my originals so whatever. Ultimately, I'd rather spend the time and effort fixing these, and I have my doubts that many local salvage doors won't have this issue brewing anyway. Painting is not an issue.

Anyone done this? https://www.summitracing.com/parts/kpt-0482-171l

Hard to believe I've missed this thread. Excellent work!