suicide doors project

i bought the complete suicide door kit from fbi, started it today hopeufully i'm doing everything correct. i've never done it before so hopefully they turn out allright. i skimmed over a "how to" but they did it on an s dime so everythings been just a little bit different. i'm taking lots of measurements so everything is square,

tomorrow i plan on reinforcing the door and it should be swinging suicide all welded up. on the drivers side.

sorry i like to take lotzzz of pictures
if you have any questions or suggestions about anything let me know.

Nice! This is a project I always wanted to do, but I never had the balls. Good luck. Keep postin' those pics...maybe I'll try it next!

Nice install pics! Nice to see creativity and not kit!

Look forward to more pics and a completed install. Looks like you should have enough adjustment.

yeah i have some big gaps to weld up but i'm gonna weld up a lot of reinforcements to keep it real strong.

also since the bottom hinge is real low i'll have to find some sort of new seatbelt like a lap belt most likely.

also if anyone knows if i can cut more off of the one side that sticks out. i wish it was all flush but wasn't sure how much i could cut off on that one side?

these guys put there hinges a lot closer, i read that you want a minimum of 12 inches from outside to outside or the hinge.

from minitruckinweb:

lookin good i guess not exactly sure what it needs to look like to be really strong. ive been wantin to see a how to on this on a mazda and someone that hasnt ever done it before to see if its logical for an average fabricator to do



-justin

hell yea, def thanks for the pics and writeup. I have my fbi kit and ive been waiting to do it, now that i see this i'm gonna do it asap! youve inspired me haha

Yeah take plenty of pictures....never a bad thing

Looks good so far man. Make sure you reinforce the hell out of the inside of the door so they dont sag on you.

you could always run a crossmember between the two pieces in the door that will strengthen it up alot and as long as the door is welded to the channel good then it wont sag.



-justin