Stumpy Posted April 3, 2006 Posted April 3, 2006 well i decided that runnin the MJ doorless looked bad so i'm makin half doors for the trails. Started one tonite but my sazall blade broke... :cry: here's a pic so far, i'll update as i progress.... :)
Stumpy Posted April 5, 2006 Author Posted April 5, 2006 well got one bout half done. just need to get some sheet metal to finish up. BTW welding on thin metal sucks..its a long process with flux-core wire.
Kernel Posted April 5, 2006 Posted April 5, 2006 good start. you could have used your inner handle to open the door. just have to reach in and opeen it from the inside.... you get use to doing it after a couple of runs. plus you need a cup holder.
Stumpy Posted April 6, 2006 Author Posted April 6, 2006 Gnarly. Door looks fun to open to. i just reach outside..it works pretty good
ROADLESS Posted April 6, 2006 Posted April 6, 2006 Came across these while on the NAXJA board, thought it may be of interest. Dan. http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.p ... ight=doors http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.p ... ight=doors
88swampedmj Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 i LOVE the brown to tan stripe on that cherokee door...where could i get some...??
Kernel Posted April 7, 2006 Posted April 7, 2006 i LOVE the brown to tan stripe on that cherokee door...where could i get some...?? i think amc just wanted to make sure that the public knew comanche pickups were 4wd. :roll: i think they were off an '86.
DirtyComanche Posted April 8, 2006 Posted April 8, 2006 I've got a set of doors that I'm going to do that too... Someday.
87manche Posted April 9, 2006 Posted April 9, 2006 I just got a set of doors for free, so looks like I'm making some of these. Bonus that the mirror is the stalk one, so I can move it.
Stumpy Posted April 9, 2006 Author Posted April 9, 2006 i just scored 2 sheets of aluminum (6'x4' and a 2'x2' ) thats used to make race cars free from a guy at work!! woohoo so i think i'm gonna rethink the "design" of my doors. :D
Skidd3R Posted April 9, 2006 Posted April 9, 2006 just for a future reference. Are 4dr XJ doors and MJ doors the same size and compatable to switch. I just ask because it is much easier to find XJ's for parts than MJ's If I want to do a trail door project some time.
rejeep Posted April 9, 2006 Posted April 9, 2006 I have more XJ doors than you can imagine :lol: :wink:
Stumpy Posted April 9, 2006 Author Posted April 9, 2006 just for a future reference. Are 4dr XJ doors and MJ doors the same size and compatable to switch. I just ask because it is much easier to find XJ's for parts than MJ's If I want to do a trail door project some time. yup 4dr one fit...thats what mine are.
Skidd3R Posted April 9, 2006 Posted April 9, 2006 Cool thanks! I might make some doors then. I want to whell it normal for a bit first. There is alot of messy stuff where I will wheel so I willhave to really think about the trail doors.
Stumpy Posted April 10, 2006 Author Posted April 10, 2006 well being only 5'5" i can barely spot myself with regular doors on...lol :lol:
Skidd3R Posted April 10, 2006 Posted April 10, 2006 well being only 5'5" i can barely spot myself with regular doors on...lol :lol: I know what you mean I am only 5'6"
pingpong Posted April 10, 2006 Posted April 10, 2006 Doors on a trail rig are over rated :D It is a big inconvience on cold or rainy days not having doors, or a back window for that matter :twisted:
Regger Posted April 10, 2006 Posted April 10, 2006 Doors on a trail rig are over rated :D It is a big inconvience on cold or rainy days not having doors, or a back window for that matter :twisted: I wouldn't say they are overrated.... Its all on how you set them up... THey are awesome in that they allow you to hang out the side of the truck and see whats going on, plus they are enough to keep the red&blues off of you.. And if you are concerned about them on cold rainy days... then either don't put them on for that trip, or get a piece of vinyl window made to snap on them (as long as you didnt cut the frame) with a zipper to open the back portion like a window(just like the YJ's) and now you are back warm and cozy... Thats my plan and I'm sticking to it:D Ryan
87manche Posted April 10, 2006 Posted April 10, 2006 I've decided how I'm going to make my trail doors. liek an aircraft window. I'm going to cut down and then make a pice of plexi to go over them. I'm going to make a removable hinge at the top so I can pull them all the way off. And I'm going to put a hasp on the inside to I can lock them. I'm thinking a piano hinge on the inside so it should be pretty secure. Will be nice for when you're out wheeling and leave the heep at a camp site, or go into town for dinner or something. I'll take pics, and I'm likely to get my free doors this weekend. So out come's the Sawzall.
pingpong Posted April 10, 2006 Posted April 10, 2006 My exo cage door bars are in the way of putting a door back on :D I made the choice of going doorless, and to remove the back window, when I made my rig strictly a trail rig :twisted:
87manche Posted April 10, 2006 Posted April 10, 2006 I wonder if you shouldn't just attach some plexiglass to your bars to keep some of the mud out.
pingpong Posted April 10, 2006 Posted April 10, 2006 I try to avoid mud at all costs. I think I am going to weld some tabs to the back of the cab, and get a piece of lexan to put there for the days when I am out wheeling in the rain or the snow.
Pete M Posted April 10, 2006 Posted April 10, 2006 I gotta imagine that cold rain hitting the back of my neck would get old after a while too. :roll: Jeep on! --Pete
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