Suicide doors

[PrerunnerRob]

Who has done them, what hinges did you use, and what latches did you use...Thanks!
Rob

[L0WRIDE]

hey PrerunnerRob I got the autoloc hinge kit and bear claws.If you want to know how to make the suicide door hinges another board member has a web site showing you how heres the site www.suicided.com just click on suicide and its all there

[60ratrod]

as a fellow smoker i enjoyed the fact that he listed nic as one of his tools. also i enjoyed the fat bastard references he made of himself

[PrerunnerRob]

Originally Posted by L0WRIDE

hey PrerunnerRob I got the autoloc hinge kit and bear claws.If you want to know how to make the suicide door hinges another board member has a web site showing you how heres the site www.suicided.com just click on suicide and its all there

How did the autoloc kit work out for you? I was looking at their hinge kit and the bear claw latches and was wondering how well it all works.

[L0WRIDE]

i still haven't set up the bearclaws but the hinges work well the only problem if found was if you weld the top hinge to the door frame you cant get the the pin and if you need to replace the bushes at any stage you wouldn't be able so i bolted the top hinge so its removable hope this helps

[PrerunnerRob]

Originally Posted by L0WRIDE

i still haven't set up the bearclaws but the hinges work well the only problem if found was if you weld the top hinge to the door frame you cant get the the pin and if you need to replace the bushes at any stage you wouldn't be able so i bolted the top hinge so its removable hope this helps

Can your doors open 90 degrees, or do they contact the body? Also, do you have to have large slots cut into the door to make the hinges work? Sorry to hound you with all these questions, but I'm trying to plan and buget alot of upcoming work on my truck. Thanks,
Rob

[L0WRIDE]

yes the doors open almost 90 degrees i had to cut slots into the doors i ve got one of the doors of at the moment as I'm stripping the paint of so I'll take some pics of the slots and the bracing for ya in the morning and no your not hounding me this is what this site is about

[PrerunnerRob]

Originally Posted by L0WRIDE

yes the doors open almost 90 degrees i had to cut slots into the doors i ve got one of the doors of at the moment as I'm stripping the paint of so I'll take some pics of the slots and the bracing for ya in the morning and no your not hounding me this is what this site is about

Awesome! I'm going to go buy new frame clip material today, I'll check back later on.

[insanebehavior]

i just started working on my suicide doors today. thanks as i really enjoyed the article on suicide.com. i first purchased some autoloc suicide hinges and i just didn't do enough homework to feel comforatable working on them. i ended up buying hinges from electric lite. i think they are bad to the bone but it is going to be alot of work. i have tried to find some articles but have not had success. the biggest concern is the door hitting the side of the truck when opening......other than this i am trying to position the hinges. i am not sure if i am close or not.

[PrerunnerRob]

After close examination, i think i might be able to get the stock hinges to work. Suicide would be super bad ass, but i am concenrd about the large slots and holes left by suicide hinges.

[L0WRIDE]

here are some pics these doors aren't finished yet the big slots get filled in all you'll see is six holes were the bolts go through to hold the hinges hope this helps

[L0WRIDE]

here's the bracing

[Rokcrln]

Looks like it should work out just fine for you. I like the cross brace over to the stock hinge bracing, good work! One concern I have is with the lower hinge it looks like you welded the brace to the outer door skin. Do you think that if the door flex's that that will cause damage to the outer skin after paint. Reason I ask is I tacked a brace to the door skin once and just from heat and cold it showed thru down the road.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

[70 Suburban]

where did you say u got that kit and how much

[L0WRIDE]

the only bracing that is welded to the outer skin is the top hinge and that is welded to the old door handle position
all the bracing it welded to the frame thanx. the kit was from autoloc and it was $400 new Zealand dollars i guess i was it the right place at the right time cause they normally sell for $800-$850 thanx

[PrerunnerRob]

Here are some hinges and latches
http://www.fbirides.com/shopping_dep...at_idno=257921
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...ide&category0=