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LOW DOUGH · 10-23-2008, 05:20 PM

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

Frizzle Fry · 10-24-2008, 12:58 AM

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.

**ChiefRocka** · 10-24-2008, 07:44 AM

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....

Seriously,

Awesome job !!

67ChevyRedneck · 10-24-2008, 08:31 AM

Frizzle Fry · 10-25-2008, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefRocka

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....

Seriously,

Awesome job !!

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

XXL · 10-25-2008, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

...but I couldn't afford the requisite wing/easter basket handle...

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*

bad68bowtie · 10-26-2008, 11:47 PM

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."

Frizzle Fry · 10-28-2008, 11:06 PM

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

A piece of trailer fender welded in place where the door notches for the wheel well

Here's what's left of it

Lining up the front of the rear arch

and that "nut plate" above the C-pillar was not a substantial as I thought. Added a nut welding via mirror...

Frizzle Fry · 10-28-2008, 11:12 PM

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.

I used a length of old weather strip to help position the door back panel

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.

joe231 · 10-29-2008, 12:18 AM

Mike, amazing work as usual!!

56fleetside · 10-29-2008, 09:09 AM

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.

67ChevyRedneck · 10-29-2008, 09:16 AM

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:

Frizzle Fry · 10-29-2008, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by joe231

Mike, amazing work as usual!!

Thanks Joe

Quote:

Originally Posted by 56fleetside

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.

Thanks. Well, you know my opinion as to how many doors they should have...

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

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:

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.

c10addict · 10-29-2008, 09:42 AM

Sick Sick Sick!! I admire your work!

wagonhoe · 10-30-2008, 03:32 PM

one word: WOW

hgs_notes · 10-30-2008, 05:56 PM

This whole project is amazing. Each modification taken separately is very cool, but putting it all together in one project is indescribable.

One question, did you plan on modifying the front doors with the same hinges so you could open both sides wide? Add a couple ramps on either side and perform stunts by driving your little clown car through it.

ERASER5 · 10-31-2008, 12:30 AM

Now THAT'S funny!

Frizzle Fry · 10-31-2008, 01:48 AM

Thanks C10addict and wagonhoe.

hgs: You just made my to-do list a little longer

Just playing with paint, I'm not sure that I really like this look (rear handle placement). I might have to see if it grows on me or just leave it in the stock location and put a pull on the front of the B-Pillar:

mosesburb · 10-31-2008, 02:04 AM

What about a door latch in the jamb like the oe 4dr extra cabs have?? You could get rid of the handle all together that way, but I'm not sure that is what you are after.

I like the looks of the handles together.

Frizzle Fry · 10-31-2008, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mosesburb

What about a door latch in the jamb like the oe 4dr extra cabs have??

That's exactly what I'm thinking. But I actually like the look of the rear handle where it is factory. The continental placement might win in the end though. More decisions...

hotrodhomi · 10-31-2008, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Thanks C10addict and wagonhoe.

hgs: You just made my to-do list a little longer

Just playing with paint, I'm not sure that I really like this look (rear handle placement). I might have to see if it grows on me or just leave it in the stock location and put a pull on the front of the B-Pillar:

I like the door handle placement in this pic.

56fleetside · 10-31-2008, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Thanks C10addict and wagonhoe.

hgs: You just made my to-do list a little longer

Just playing with paint, I'm not sure that I really like this look (rear handle placement). I might have to see if it grows on me or just leave it in the stock location and put a pull on the front of the B-Pillar:

Try some pt cruiser handles placed like a lincoln.....the pt's have a factory look but are slicker and i really dig the look of the 2 handles meeting up plus it shows you have suicide doors even in pics or goin down road with them closed......but in the end its your baby and no matter what its SIC bro

tdave00 · 10-31-2008, 05:12 AM

I say put it in the stock location. You'll trip people out trying to open those rear doors. I think this is a cool mod, but what made you decide to do this? Function or the "cool factor"?

67ChevyRedneck · 10-31-2008, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Just playing with paint, I'm not sure that I really like this look (rear handle placement). I might have to see if it grows on me or just leave it in the stock location and put a pull on the front of the B-Pillar:

I LIKE it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdave00

I say put it in the stock location. You'll trip people out trying to open those rear doors. I think this is a cool mod, but what made you decide to do this? Function or the "cool factor"?

I don't think that would work well, you'd have a difficult time opening the rear door from the outside.

Rokcrln · 10-31-2008, 10:09 AM

Mike I like the look of the opposing handles as well. Use the stock handles for that "Concept Vehicle" look you have already got going. Clean functional with a touch of stock is always a winning combination. Using different vehicle handles or shaving them off will Date the build in a way but stock UN-stock will always be timeless! Going with the Lincoln look will make people say "I have seen that some were before" and confuse them even more

Kevin
LFD Inc.

10-23-2008, 05:20 PM	#1
LOW DOUGH I'M TRUCK CRAZY! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sachse, TEXAS Posts: 1,737	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project I can't wait to see this................................................................................................ .............

10-24-2008, 12:58 AM	#2
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project 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.

10-24-2008, 07:44 AM	#3
ChiefRocka Hollister, CA. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hollister, Ca. Posts: 6,150	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project 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.... Seriously, Awesome job !! __________________ John What the Heck is that ?? CURRENT BUILDS: 62 BurbMaster Other Builds: My '63 C-10,LWB,CC,BBW '06 HD StrAight Axle Swap Father/Son '67 C-20, LQ9,4L80,Bagged,8-Lugger !!Good Friend Richard's Build AMERICAN CUSTOMS & CLASSICS (831) 630-1965 www.ACCHOLLISTER.com ACC on FACEBOOK "Rest in Peace, Mom & Dad ... I will see you again someday!" Last edited by ChiefRocka; 10-24-2008 at 07:45 AM.

10-24-2008, 08:31 AM	#4
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

10-26-2008, 11:47 PM	#7
bad68bowtie On the college boy budget... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 370	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project 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." __________________ -'68 C10 short/step- 350/350

10-28-2008, 11:06 PM	#8
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project 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 A piece of trailer fender welded in place where the door notches for the wheel well Here's what's left of it Lining up the front of the rear arch and that "nut plate" above the C-pillar was not a substantial as I thought. Added a nut welding via mirror... Last edited by Frizzle Fry; 10-29-2008 at 04:10 AM.

10-28-2008, 11:12 PM	#9
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project 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. I used a length of old weather strip to help position the door back panel 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. Last edited by Frizzle Fry; 10-29-2008 at 02:30 AM.

10-29-2008, 12:18 AM	#10
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project Mike, amazing work as usual!! __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

10-29-2008, 09:09 AM	#11
56fleetside ///RELAXED ATMOSPHERE Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Durant MS Posts: 149	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project 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. __________________ Like a BOSS

10-29-2008, 09:16 AM	#12
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project 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: Attached Images __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! Last edited by 67ChevyRedneck; 10-29-2008 at 09:22 AM.

10-29-2008, 09:42 AM	#14
c10addict Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 1,970	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project Sick Sick Sick!! I admire your work! __________________ 68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile

10-30-2008, 03:32 PM	#15
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10-30-2008, 05:56 PM	#16
hgs_notes GEARHEAD Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: MN Posts: 6,125	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project This whole project is amazing. Each modification taken separately is very cool, but putting it all together in one project is indescribable. One question, did you plan on modifying the front doors with the same hinges so you could open both sides wide? Add a couple ramps on either side and perform stunts by driving your little clown car through it. __________________ If no one knows what you're doing, they can't tell you you're doing it wrong HG's Dream Car Build - Shelby Cobra Kit Build your own adjustable track bar 71 Long Fleet C/10 72 Jimmy 4x4 (Junkyard Jimmy) HG's Plow Truck '78 K35 Dually Bigass Farm Truck HG's thread of miscellaneous stuff Last edited by hgs_notes; 10-30-2008 at 05:57 PM.

10-31-2008, 12:30 AM	#17
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10-31-2008, 01:48 AM	#18
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project Thanks C10addict and wagonhoe. hgs: You just made my to-do list a little longer Just playing with paint, I'm not sure that I really like this look (rear handle placement). I might have to see if it grows on me or just leave it in the stock location and put a pull on the front of the B-Pillar: Attached Images



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10-31-2008, 02:04 AM	#19
mosesburb I had a V-8 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 1,116	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project What about a door latch in the jamb like the oe 4dr extra cabs have?? You could get rid of the handle all together that way, but I'm not sure that is what you are after. I like the looks of the handles together. __________________ 1972 K20 Suburban, 5.9L Cummins, Banks Power Pack, NV4500HD, NP205, H.A.D., D60/14FF ARB Link To Build: HERE.

10-31-2008, 05:12 AM	#23
tdave00 Restoring a 68 SWB Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,068	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project I say put it in the stock location. You'll trip people out trying to open those rear doors. I think this is a cool mod, but what made you decide to do this? Function or the "cool factor"? __________________ My Build Thread: Lucy - My 1968 SWB - Shop Truck Style North Nashville Concrete Contractor

10-31-2008, 10:09 AM	#25
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: Joined the Short Wheelbase Club 69 Tahoe Project Mike I like the look of the opposing handles as well. Use the stock handles for that "Concept Vehicle" look you have already got going. Clean functional with a touch of stock is always a winning combination. Using different vehicle handles or shaving them off will Date the build in a way but stock UN-stock will always be timeless! Going with the Lincoln look will make people say "I have seen that some were before" and confuse them even more Kevin LFD Inc.

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