Making half doors.

[1982blazer]

I started making a half door today. I am going to weld up the gaps, and i am not finished yet. Does any body that hase made half doors have any advice?

 

[MNorby]

I made these a few years back. I cut alot lower than yours though but I frames mine in with some 1" sq tube then plated top in with some 14ga or something

 

[1982blazer]

I might cut them a little bit lower. did you have any trouble welding on the doors? I tried welding on another junk and it just kept burning holes throug the metal. I was using my friends little hobart flux core/ wire feed welder on lowest setting.

 

[MNorby]

I used a 250a esab just played with the settings till it welded good. Used 045 wire which really isn't optimum but did the god once i figured out the settings. Key is to weld a smidge then move down a bit and weld there and keep moving back and forth

 

[dremu]

I did mine more like MNorby's, bit farther down.

For the horizontal part I highly recommend diamond plate... the tread is priceless when you're walking on it, which I seem to do a lot.

http://www.slosh.com/ck5/tankiebuild/half-doors-7.jpg

http://www.slosh.com/ck5/tankiebuild/half-door-16.JPG

And yeah, sheetmetal is hard to do ... small wire, patience, steady hand... I still suck at it =))

-- A

 

[chevy wrangler]

wow these are nice

 

[mxfireman]

Mnorby,

Can you post a picture of your door handle? It looks just like you left part of the handle and the push button to open the door?

 

[MNorby]

here ya are. its a freightliner door handle. My original plan was to make a canvas snap on door to fit the half door so you could open from inside or out still.

 

[Muddytazz]

HERE IS THE ONES I MADE for my burb that got passed around to a few different members after I sold them

 

[1982blazer]

I made some progress on my half door, It is not the best body work in the world but it will get the job done.

 

[Randy92782]

not too bad man. gotta start somewhere

 

[Hazy]

this thread makes me want to finish mine... forgot about them

 

[Randy92782]

you forgot your doors? they're a main part of the truck man

 

[1982blazer]

this thread makes me want to finish mine... forgot about them

You should finish your doors and post pics of them when you get done.
I have alot of fun working on this door.

 

[mrk5]

I made some progress on my half door, It is not the best body work in the world but it will get the job done.

Updates?

 

[Randy92782]

<<also interested still

 

[Hazy]

sadly mine are still under a tarp...

 

[buefchris]

I just butt welded everything, they came out a little warpy,so youmight wanna frame'um. And unless you make a access hole, you should weld the lock set-up inside. I used that lock rod to open the doors.[just pull up that silver ball.]

 

[1982blazer]

I finished my Driver side door, and am slowly finishing my passeneger side.
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[Greg72]

What are the odds of banging your elbow on that sharp corner near the outisde door handle.....???

I bet it'd hurt like hell. Even if you could only fit a small radius there, it might save you a lot of pain later on.