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**chev-obsession** · 11-29-2018, 11:51 PM

I have 2 doors from a suburban that are in great shape, where as my truck doors are not. Has anyone (or is it possible) to take a suburban door and "convert" it to a truck door?

I searched and could not find anything, maybe I'm not using the correct terminology?

**GMCPaul** · 11-30-2018, 03:48 AM

Remove upper door window frame by removing welds from Suburban doors and pickup doors and swap on the pickup frame to Suburban door bottoms and you now have truck doors. No other modifications needed.
Paul Sr @ GMCPauls

**chev-obsession** · 11-30-2018, 11:53 AM

Easy as that? I’ll have to give it a go this weekend

**Getter-Done** · 11-30-2018, 12:10 PM

Picture of your process would be great.

**HO455** · 11-30-2018, 03:42 PM

Make sure you have the doors aligned before starting. Then when you install the new frames you can get the gap correct. The factory wasn't too careful as long as the door closed it was good enough. Since you are starting over you can get even gaps all the way around. My Burban's driver side door window frame is crooked and there is no way to get a consistent gap as the door only fits in one single spot without hitting the frame. That spot won't allow the body lines on the door to match the body perfectly. Part of my belief that it is a Monday or a Friday truck.

P.S. Don't trash the Suburban frames, somebody out there will need them.

11-29-2018, 11:51 PM	#1
chev-obsession Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: kennewick, WA Posts: 1,505	Door Question I have 2 doors from a suburban that are in great shape, where as my truck doors are not. Has anyone (or is it possible) to take a suburban door and "convert" it to a truck door? I searched and could not find anything, maybe I'm not using the correct terminology? __________________ 1965 c/10 swb 1969 c/10 lwb

11-30-2018, 03:48 AM	#2
GMCPaul Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Rockville,In. USA Posts: 3,719	Re: Door Question Remove upper door window frame by removing welds from Suburban doors and pickup doors and swap on the pickup frame to Suburban door bottoms and you now have truck doors. No other modifications needed. Paul Sr @ GMCPauls __________________ Secure Online Catalog for-GMCPauls Truck Parts Email- GMCPAULS@GMAIL.COM

11-30-2018, 11:53 AM	#3
chev-obsession Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: kennewick, WA Posts: 1,505	Re: Door Question Easy as that? I’ll have to give it a go this weekend __________________ 1965 c/10 swb 1969 c/10 lwb

11-30-2018, 12:10 PM	#4
Getter-Done Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: TN. Posts: 8,033	Re: Door Question Picture of your process would be great. __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 84 Chevy K-20 63 Impala (my high school car) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...Crew Cab Build

11-30-2018, 03:42 PM	#5
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 11,033	Re: Door Question Make sure you have the doors aligned before starting. Then when you install the new frames you can get the gap correct. The factory wasn't too careful as long as the door closed it was good enough. Since you are starting over you can get even gaps all the way around. My Burban's driver side door window frame is crooked and there is no way to get a consistent gap as the door only fits in one single spot without hitting the frame. That spot won't allow the body lines on the door to match the body perfectly. Part of my belief that it is a Monday or a Friday truck. P.S. Don't trash the Suburban frames, somebody out there will need them. __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377 Last edited by HO455; 11-30-2018 at 03:48 PM.



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