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nice work
anybody else see a gray bar across the last pic?

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No?

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

You've seen him in lingerie too?

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

nope, i think it's just you that's seen him in lingerie :)

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

What the... :confused:

Only having fun, don't take offense anyone :D

Looking great... can't wait to see how you tackle the B pillar and front of the door...

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

The front of the door is his B pillar;)

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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that is weird....
I was looking at work...er...i mean on a "different computer" and there was a grey bar across the pic, now I'm home and it isn't there :crazy:

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You guys can't be left alone for five minutes :lol:

The B-Pillar will be part of the rear door as Rok mentioned. Like this (pillarless):

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I stayed up waaaay too late last night going back to start at page one and re-reading the entire thread again. I had been keeping up with it by reading the updates, but by going back to the beginning it put it back into the amazing category that it should be in. Your determination, skill, vision and planning are awe inspiring :metal:. At times I think my project is alot of work requiring much forethought, but compared to what you have going on, there is no comparison.

Thanks for the fantastic detailed photos and write-ups!! Seeing the process of transformation is way beyond cool.

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Ooops, misunderstood... :D

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You're a badass Mike!:metal:

Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*
 

:agree:

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Thanks guys. I do it all for you ;) :lol:

mosesburb, your cummins project is nothing to scoff at. :metal:

I don’t think I ever posted this pic in this thread: This is what it looked like when I brought it home from eBay (eastern Oregon). There's my old 69 stepper in the background. Within a week the Burb raped the stepside of all the suspension goodies (5-lug, discs, drop spindles, springs, lowering blocks, 17" wheels...). Factory big block, 2wd, 1/2 ton.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1224740501

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yeah thats great and all but we all want more 4th door build pics!!!!!!!!!!!

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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Here’s the latest. Lot’s of work with not much to show for it. I've been working on the inner structure of the door. To give it some rigidity I'm using the stamped piece that normally resides in the front of a PS front door for the DS rear and the piece from the DS front will go in the PS rear. These are spot welded in place with about 25 welds each. So good drill bits are a must just to free them from the donor doors.

Since the rear of the doors are just a shell they do not provide a good mounting point for hinges, let alone a single hinge set-up. So these will provide a second layer and added support for the hinge mount.

Another victim:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1224743344

Not so fun…
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1224743344

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1224743344

Freed:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1224743344

It took some fitting and trimming to get it to work on the opposite side of the door. Here’s a test fit:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1224743344

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Any reason you didn't just use some plate steel to fit on the inside of the door as reinforcement for the hinge load? Seems like a lot of work for a piece of rusty sheetmetal.

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I can't wait to see this................................................................................................ .............

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Well I did it just like this on the 4 door Burb I just finished up because that plate fit the door shell perfectly. It is stamped and bent in several areas to give it alto of strength with out much weight and it is about 16 Ga. Plus it is only surface that I know Mike will be cleaning and POR 15-ing before final assembly.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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Yep, it looks like a turd right now but it cleans up (I already wire-wheeled part of it). It is about 16 gauge as Rok mentioned and the contours fit the door and give it good strength when installed. Also the factory took care not to attach anything to the outer skin because if it flexes at all it has the potential to show through the paint. These pieces take about a 45* position from the rear of the door to the inner panel.

So, I figured I'd start with what the factory used and go from there. If it needs additional support it will get it.

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What up FF...Man I haven't been back here in a while...look'n good !!!

Those are some beefy 180's you got from GT...You know they also carried the lambos too...a reverse lambo door would be cool too....


http://i33.tinypic.com/2957exd.gif http://i37.tinypic.com/35n7se9.gif http://i33.tinypic.com/2957exd.gif

Seriously,


Awesome job !!

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:D

http://www.allfordmustangs.com/photo...Played-Out.jpg

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Wazzup John - Thanks for droppin in on the endless project. You know I love the lambos but I couldn't afford the requisite wing/easter basket handle... So I'll settle for boring old suicide ;)

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You're just not budgeting for your project correctly. I say you rethink some of your side projects and get those Lambo doors a-swingin' *cough*

:ito:

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Looks like everyone is jumping on the 4 door band wagon! These are cell phone pics I took on the freeway today of 10+ 911's with 4 doors and Georgia corporate plates?

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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Did you whip into their lane and cause them all to crash in a fiery blaze? If yes, Porsche aficionados around the world are rejoicing at your personal sacrifice.

Blazer w/4 doors = :cool:
911 w/4 doors = :devil:

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You have a sickness..... Frizz.... A sickness!

:metal:

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No I let them live. I figure it this way if they buy a 4 dr 911 they will be spending all their money on maintenance and 11qt oil changes. This leaves us to take care of the 4dr Blazers:devil:

It was cool, I have always seen proto type cars in mags that are all covered up so you could not really tell what they are or what new changes were made. These were the same way but this one was the most uncovered but you can see the wing is still hidden.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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I jumped on a quite a while back, ;).

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That's the Panamera

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that's pretty darn cool. 10 of em huh?

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Yep 10-12 I lost count! Their must have been some different body mods to each one because not one of them was covered in plastic the same way. This one had the rear wing covered were others had side doors, rear engine covers or front ends wrapped up so you could not see everything.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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I know that Porsche imports a lot of vehicles through one of the ports on the coast of Georgia, that would maybe explain the plates.

Frizzle- badass work as always man. I keep my two roommates updated on this and we usually end up left saying to each other, "he's better than us." :lol:

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Neat

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bad68bowtie, what's this "usually" stuff...? ;) Thanks for the compliment. Looks like your roommate has some sweet VW's.

Here's the latest:

More inner support work
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1225249374

A piece of trailer fender welded in place where the door notches for the wheel well
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1225249374


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1225249374

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1225249374

Here's what's left of it
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1225249374


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1225249374

Lining up the front of the rear arch
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1225249374

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1225249374

and that "nut plate" above the C-pillar was not a substantial as I thought. Added a nut welding via mirror...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1225249374

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The rear jam panel is just tacked in place here to allow me to line up the rear of the door and the hinge box.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1225249573

I used a length of old weather strip to help position the door back panel
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1225249573

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1225249573

Here is is opened at 90 degrees. Unfortunatley I didn't quite have the clearance to go the full "180" (it's really more like 170). So after these pics I took it all apart again and moved the hinge out toward the quarter panel another 1/8". Next it will go back together with the door-side hinge box moved out the same amount.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1225249573

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...g?t=1225249573

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Mike, amazing work as usual!!

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Awesome work man......My favorite project ive seen in a long time for sure. The guy who bought my suburban has cut it and says he is making a Tahoe but actually its just a 2 door hardtop Blazer hahahahahaha. I sent him this thread before he cut it but in his mind he thinks the 2 door is cooler, im like WTF man hahahahahahahaha.

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I may have missed it... but what are you going to do with the door handles? Shave the rear or put them on the front of the door? I think it would be cool if they were reversed (PS on DS and vice versa) so that the buttuns face each other... man I wish I knew how to photoshop...

Like this:

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Thanks Joe :)

Thanks. Well, you know my opinion as to how many doors they should have... ;)
That's exactly what I'm planning. I'm going to try to keep the latches all mechanical (no solinoids) if i can get the upper to fit in the pillar/window-frame.

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Sick Sick Sick!! I admire your work!