suicide doors on rear
10-10-2005, 06:45 PM
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theres a local shop (HI-Tech) in providence RI that said they could do it, but it would have to be adjusted every few days casue it would sag....ive been looking for kits for a year, nothing out there yet for the xB but Hi-Tech told me they could do it no prob...(just would have to be adjusted alot) Think i'll wait alittle longer till a kit is built...
10-11-2005, 02:13 AM
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nice to hear... now that we've heard from 18,000 of the registered 20,000+ members who've said it's impossible. Considered doing it just becuase of that alone. Good luck with it SA - look forward to seeing how it comes out.
AS everyone says (and are right for a refreshing change) the biggest obstacle is the wheel well arch in the door. the curved area makes for hard hinge placement. BUT there is room above for two LONG hinges that are welded to the door itself along the length of the inside of the door almost all the way to the B-piller edge and a nearly as long section that welded/braced inside the body under the rear 1/4 glass. basically, the door would ride on these two long hinges. They look normal from the outside but with the internal length and bracing you would solve the door sag problem - but you would need BOTH, no matter how long, just one will sag. They don't have to be no more than 5 or 6" apart - just need both. It's actually a very simple mod to do for someone so inclined to do it.
Gotta remember - some of the hardest things to do on a car are really the easiest... if you sit down and think it out first. A lot of these shops have watched to much OCC and American Hot Rod and try to over-complicate everything. KISS -- Keep It Simple Stupids.
AS everyone says (and are right for a refreshing change) the biggest obstacle is the wheel well arch in the door. the curved area makes for hard hinge placement. BUT there is room above for two LONG hinges that are welded to the door itself along the length of the inside of the door almost all the way to the B-piller edge and a nearly as long section that welded/braced inside the body under the rear 1/4 glass. basically, the door would ride on these two long hinges. They look normal from the outside but with the internal length and bracing you would solve the door sag problem - but you would need BOTH, no matter how long, just one will sag. They don't have to be no more than 5 or 6" apart - just need both. It's actually a very simple mod to do for someone so inclined to do it.
Gotta remember - some of the hardest things to do on a car are really the easiest... if you sit down and think it out first. A lot of these shops have watched to much OCC and American Hot Rod and try to over-complicate everything. KISS -- Keep It Simple Stupids.
10-11-2005, 05:05 PM
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suicide, its a suicide
Like some people said before...it IS POSSIBLE, but it will required a lot more modification and money to get it done than on other vehicles. Therefore, if you got it..you are the shiznit!!!
I will be watching for pics posted with interest!
I will be watching for pics posted with interest!
10-12-2005, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by trdtcpr
The suicide doors for the xB has to be custom made. Here in Puerto Rico, one the xB has the suicides custom mounted on the back and lambo's on the front. Plus one of the eye candy from the island!!
oh, and the doors look good to.Boricua!!!
10-13-2005, 10:07 PM
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I honestly don't understand the whole "average looking chicks in bikinis standing next to cars with overbearing graphics" thing.
If you do rear suicides, please don't lambo the front. Suicides are classy. Lambos are just tacky.
And yes, it is possible. It's been done in japan with intergration of the B pillar into the back door.
If you do rear suicides, please don't lambo the front. Suicides are classy. Lambos are just tacky.
And yes, it is possible. It's been done in japan with intergration of the B pillar into the back door.
10-30-2005, 06:55 AM
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I can be done!! I had a foreind that did a 4door S10 Blazer. its llots of work becuse of teh wheel well and you have to use one of those universal hot rod hinges nad you also have to weld a reinforcment like a box tube to hold the hinge and than graph back on the part that was cut out .. pretty complecated but i saw how it was done and any hot rod shop porb could do it for you but is prob goig to cost you an arm and leg. as for a bold on kit i wouldnt thing it would be possible becuase it is a custom job to do something like that.. the job on the blazer i could hang onthe door and it wouldnt sag.. is if oyu have the right shop to do it it can be done right
10-30-2005, 02:07 PM
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lol im just like Max2k..move the damn girl so i can see the car and examine it more, if you like that cool cool just not for me
i love a nice lookin lady any time, but ive got my fiance or pr0n for that not my car
i love a nice lookin lady any time, but ive got my fiance or pr0n for that not my car
