OBSESSIVE_ENT. Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Sup Everybody Another crazy idea i had was to convert to gull wing doorsthere must have been a model made (i saw a scale model for sale on ebay). what would you think the cost would be (aside from the arm and leg)? anybody knows anyone that would do it for bout 5 grand??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolinturbo Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 thats a completely custom job, i have not seen it done in the states, its just not worth it. lambo doors would cost you a shaving of the price and make it easier to open your doors without hitting some other car. jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBSESSIVE_ENT. Posted September 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 i hear ya it was just a thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 someone that did the job said it ran about 10 g's for the custom job. Check using search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBSESSIVE_ENT. Posted September 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 mmm thats a lot of money to not be able to park in your own garageive seen it at a car show done to a tracker, but then again a trackers doors arent as heavy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stquesTSi Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 ur better off tryin to buy that black gullwing starion from japan ffor alot of money than to pull that off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBSESSIVE_ENT. Posted September 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 yeh the idea is officially out of the picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truth Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 actually, the way the gullwing doors are designed is that they don't really open outward. the hing is at the top of the roof, so that it opens in more of an upward swoop. wish i had a pic to demonstrate. there is very littl risk in hitting other's doors with the gullwing design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPaus_88TSi Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 actually, the way the gullwing doors are designed is that they don't really open outward. the hing is at the top of the roof, so that it opens in more of an upward swoop. wish i had a pic to demonstrate. there is very littl risk in hitting other's doors with the gullwing design. Yes, i'd say there's less of a risk than what we all have to deal with already. It'd be a cool thing to have though, considering there's only 5 or 6 that were ever built. 3 being done from the factory in Japan, and 2 more that were converted over through the factory after the owners bought them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBSESSIVE_ENT. Posted September 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 I wish the factory back in japan still did the mod. Im going to put lambos on and call it a day. because if i hit my ribs opening the door one more time... Actually, i checked out a coach builder and he told me to get tru lambo hinges would be an arm and a leg plus the door's back slash-like curve would have made it impossible. He told me the only other way is to use the "swing out then up" hinge. I mean they look the part so i wouldnt mind. I am kinda leary about buying them off ebay but that seems the way im going. Also any of you photo editors out there can make a sample of our car with a rally roof scoop? I wanted to make a functioning one to cool my ampifires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pure_insanity Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 ive kicked it around a few times and if i ever get enough drugs in my system, ill most likely try it. as for those lambo hinges on ebay. i highly suggest against it. i say you go to a car show and actually check out some installed on the car. talk to the owner and ask if you can feel the doors move and try them out. unless they are just a total jerk then they will most likely not nind if it helps a fellow enthusiast. most of the cheap hinges ive seen leave the door wobly when they are lifted and i would not trust my doors to a cheap set of crappy hinges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBSESSIVE_ENT. Posted October 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 THE HINGES FROM G FACTORY ARE THE STRONGEST WITH DOUBLE STRUTS FOR EACH DOOR BUT DAMN 1500 BUXKS. THERE ARE PEOPLE ON EBAY THAT BUY THE KITS IN BULK AND SELL THEM BUT ITS HARD TO FIGURE OUT WHOS WHO I MAY JUST GET IT FROM AUTOLOC ALSO.IN OTHER WORDS IM WAITING FOR TAX MONEY LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pure_insanity Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 all i can say is your money, your doors, and im glad its yours not mine. i have used some of autoloc's products and they are pretty good, but i cant really attest to these hinges. im a fabricator to and i have yet to see any one of these kits that i feel like are strong enough to hold the weight of a conquest door. those kits are aimed at hondas and the like. im willing to bet a quest door is 2 times the weight of a honda door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Venable Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 actually, the way the gullwing doors are designed is that they don't really open outward. the hing is at the top of the roof, so that it opens in more of an upward swoop. wish i had a pic to demonstrate. there is very littl risk in hitting other's doors with the gullwing design. How's thishttp://images5.theimagehosting.com/Gullwing-Door-Quest.gif Just a quick gif I made Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBSESSIVE_ENT. Posted October 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 good pic, but i think my gull wing dreams are done ill do the lambo doors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pure_insanity Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 pretty cool pic derek. unfortunately the quest door just doesnt lend itself well to either method. i think the gullwings would be the coolest but the door shape, fender area, and weekness of the door frame combined with a cheap flimsy roof, would make this an engineering nightmare as well as a real pisser to any fabricator. i wish it was more theasible but it just isnt. anyone ever managed to get any close up pics of how the japanese cars was built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBSESSIVE_ENT. Posted October 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 im thinking they had a totally re-enforced roof. and as for the lambo idea, ive dropped autoloc in favor of gt factory's kit. they say their kit handels 300lbs each door and is half the price so thats where im going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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