Vehicle Info
Bought: Aug, 2006
Bragging Rights
- 1/4 Mile99.99 sec @ 62 mph
- 0-6099.99 sec
- Top Speed62 mph
- HP170
- Weight24995 lbs
Major Upgrades
- turbo
Modifications
Performance Parts
Car Audio & Video
- AudioControl Sound Processor
- Soundstream Speakers
- Soundstream Subwoofers
- Custom Sub Enclosure
- Farenheit Video
- Tsunami Wiring
- Soundstream Tweeters
- Pioneer Head Unit
- Soundstream Amplifier
Interior
Exterior Styling
Door Rebulid
The rebuild of the doors will be one of the most time consuming tasks of the entire project. It could be done much faster but to get them fabricated correctly, this is the only way to do it. These need to be done right, no corner cutting here!
All the doors are being rebuilt out of aluminum. The doors on these trucks are always a problem area. Due to the extreme weight of the doors, the hinges sag over time and the doors don't fit right. The steel doors also rust out because of paint damage because of the sagging.
The outside skins will be made of 1/8" 5052 marine grade aluminum plate to help prevent corrosion. The frames will be made of 6061 industrial grade 1 1/4" solid bar. The inner skins will be made of 1/4" 6061 industrial grade plate for strength against high SPL levels. The doors will be lined with Bullet Resistant fiberglass panels to make the doors remain bulletproof.
The new door frames will be bolted together with 3/8-16 & 1/4-20 stainless steel hardware & 1/4" 6061 aluminum corner brackets instead of welding like the originals. This will allow the frames to be adjusted if needed or easily repaired should they get damaged. The 3/8-16 stainless steel carriage bolts that will connect the outside door skins to the frames will give the doors a more industial look, which is what I am after.
The new door skins will need to be re-enforced in the door hinge mounting locations to prevent flexing. There will be 3 brackets fabricated out of 1/4" hardened steel plate for each door...15 total. All the mounting holes will need to be squared out in order to allow the carriage bolts to seat correctly.
Fabricating the door hinge re-enforcement brackets.
Squaring out the holes.
Fabricating the new doors.
New rear door skins.
New drivers side rear door being built.
New passengers side rear door being built.
Rear doors are finished!
New passengers side, side door skin.
New passengers side, side door being built.
Exact copy of the original door frame...not quite strong enough.
A few more frame bars should do the trick! That's more like it!
New drivers side door skin.
New passengers side door skin.
As you can see from the pictures, the original door frames were poorly built. The new frames will also be much stronger than these.
Page 1...Overview
Page 2...Floor Rebuild & Interior Page 3...Roof Raising & Rebuild & Wall Rebuild Page 4...Bumper Rebuild Page 5...Rear Fenderwell Rebuild Page 6...Door Rebuild
Page 7...You Are Here Page 8...Engine & Air Conditioning System Rebuild
Page 9...Stereo System Equipment Page 10...Stereo System Install: Ring/Plug Fabrication Page 11...Stereo System Install: Subwoofer Enclosures Page 12...Stereo System Install: Fiberglass SST4.0 Window Speaker Enclosure Page 13...Stereo System Install: Fiberglass Dashboard Page 14...Stereo System Install: Fiberglass 2nd Row Center Console Page 15...Stereo System Install: Fiberglass Front Door Panels/SST6.9 Speaker Enclosures Page 16...Stereo System Install: Fiberglass Front Row Center Console Page 17...Stereo System Install: Capacitor & Distrubution Racks Page 18...Stereo System Install: Amp Racks Page 19...Stereo System Install: Alternator Installation Page 20...Stereo System Install: Coming Soon Page 21...Stereo System Install: Coming Soon Page 22...Stereo System Install: Coming Soon Page 23...Stereo System Install: Coming Soon Page 24...Stereo System Install: Coming Soon Page 25...Front Seat Bracket Fabrication Page 26...Truck Parts Page 27...Other Installations Page 28...My Sponsors & Favorite Online Stores Page 29...Funny Pictures Page 30...Sponsor & Build Videos
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