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markeb01 · 01-01-2012, 02:18 AM

My father in law did this swap on his 1960 Chevy Carryall back in the early 70’s. He hated the tailgate arrangement because it was the family car and made it difficult to load groceries. He had very limited mechanical skills but installed the barn doors without any problems in one afternoon. He just picked up the doors and hardware at the junkyard, brought them home and bolted them on. I can’t relay any technical details, but it must have been relatively easy or he would have completely hacked up the truck (probably with a torch) to make it work.

01-01-2012, 02:18 AM	#4
markeb01 Senior Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Spokane Valley, WA Posts: 8,356	Re: Suburban Door Swap My father in law did this swap on his 1960 Chevy Carryall back in the early 70’s. He hated the tailgate arrangement because it was the family car and made it difficult to load groceries. He had very limited mechanical skills but installed the barn doors without any problems in one afternoon. He just picked up the doors and hardware at the junkyard, brought them home and bolted them on. I can’t relay any technical details, but it must have been relatively easy or he would have completely hacked up the truck (probably with a torch) to make it work.