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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: MKOLSEN22 on May 03, 2007, 12:57:11 AM
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Well I finally broke out the tube bender again and started a new project. Tube doors for the Tracker was the order of the day. I just started on this project, but I'm pretty happy about how it is turning out so far.
Just a couple of notes. First the material is 1" square tube bent in my Pro Tools 105 bender with a 6" CLR die. I think that I will lower the top tube so that the horizontal part of the tube follows the body line between the front fender and rear quarter panel. I still need to source some new latches so I'll probably end up surfing the Austin Hardware catalog.
Enjoy the pictures!
p.s. I might lower the lower rear corner , we'll just have to see.
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t101/Geotracker90/Tracker/TubeDoor1.jpg)
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t101/Geotracker90/Tracker/TubeDoor2.jpg)
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t101/Geotracker90/Tracker/TubeDoor3.jpg)
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t101/Geotracker90/Tracker/TubeDoor4.jpg)
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Are you going to cover them? What type handles you going to use, something like soft top hummer?
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I'll probably have some sort of skin on the doors. Still need to decide just what I will use and what design I'll have.
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Looking good, cant wait to see them done. The non-straight front axle and the ability to look good with the doors off are the only things I dont like about my kick versus a Sami.
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Well on Monday I was cleaning up my little work area and had to start picking things up. Well there was all of this tube kicking around on the floor so I decided to pick it up, weld it up and then bolt it up to the Tracker.
I don't have the latches yet but I think that I'm ready for them now, what do you think?
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t101/Geotracker90/TubeDoors.jpg)
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I don't have the latches yet but I think that I'm ready for them now, what do you think?
Those look awesome, can't wait to see them finished ;D ;D
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nice tube doors! >:D I'm taking this as a shamless promotion point for my half doors, I think they look a little better than tubes and are more wind resistant but not as light.
(http://) http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/817000-817999/817265_46.jpg
This pic was taken before I finnished welding, the welding is done and it's mounted but not painted. I will try and post an image of it mounted. The stupid thing is my father grabbed a random junkyard handle with I fabricated around and now it broke when I went to finnaly install it and I don't know what the doner was. I still intend to finnish it with fold back mirrors and a custom vinle window for the rain. NMc
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JoeCool : Why did you leave the upper window frame on?
MKOLSEN22 : Are you going to put some CJ style folding mirrors on the tube doors or leave them clean?
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After I skin the doors I'll probably leave them clean untill I get hassled about it. On the other hand I might just put one on the driver's side. Time will tell.
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Sorry it took so long to post pics, looking at them my kick has seen better days. I intend to get heep style folding mirrors or whatever is cheep from the junkyard/ JC Whittneys. I left the window frame on so when it's finished it will have a vinyle window that snaps in place.
The biggest :-X about it is that the randomly junk yard acquired handle broke after installation. I didn't perfectly align the dowel bends and tried to twist it into place, stupid monkey. >:( I spent quite a few hours making it work around that bloody handle. Does anybody recognize it so i can get a replacement by chance? I'm at school now and don't have access to tools or time to refab for a different handle.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/817000-817999/817265_49_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/817000-817999/817265_50_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/1/web/817000-817999/817265_51_full.jpg
So it still needs to be sanded and painted but the rest is cool. What do you guys think? NMc
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joecool, your handle looks to be the inside door handle from a toyota pick-up. not real sure but from what i can see in the picture they were pretty much used on all toys from 84-88 and 4runners until 90. by the way cool looking doors. 8)