Aftermarket door fit?

[darrellyates]

I don't know why everybody complains, I think they fit pretty good....

[harpo231]

Blind hog

[Daves70]

Looks real good. You must have had a good set. The one I had was way off. The radius off the top bow wasn't even close.

[harpo231]

Ya gotta remember , part only as good as the press operator

[darrellyates]

Originally Posted by Daves70

Looks real good. You must have had a good set. The one I had was way off. The radius off the top bow wasn't even close.

OK... For the truth. I got 2 sets of doors with this truck. First set, (ones on the truck) literally came apart on me. I lifted slightly to check hinge tightness, and the hinges pulled off the back of the door. That is, ripped off. Was extremely rusty, and hinges had been welded on the door. Second set came apart when I sandblasted the cab. I mean, lower 1/2 completely eaten up. So, for me, most cost effective was reproduction doors. And yes, they've been heavily worked. Added metal to the top frame along the windshield post, and back latch side of one skin, and cut skin down on the other side of the truck and had to have the skin re-welded. Still, I've got less in them than fixing the original doors. And the original ones would have required lots of fitting to get them to fit as well. So, I'm not unhappy with the reproductions. I am just dying to show my truck. I've been building now for about a year and a half, and finally it's starting to look good so... Thanks for looking. I do appreciate it!!!

[LockDoc]

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I was going to ask how many hours you had in them to make them fit that good...

Truck Looks great. Keep us updated on your progress.

LockDoc

[darrellyates]

Originally Posted by LockDoc

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I was going to ask how many hours you had in them to make them fit that good...

Truck Looks great. Keep us updated on your progress.

LockDoc

Several. I would say 5 or 6 total for both doors. Of course, there is a lot going on in the doors. I'm using 1 piece glass, so that took some time as well. Still, I would have had to basically rebuild the original doors, and I'm convinced this was less money. I will post up some pictures once I get the pigment on. I am very excited, it should be painted by the end of the year...