Rear Doors

[Toshi38]

I'm starting work on building my rear amby doors and I need a bit of help.

For starters I need the correct length/width of the doors so I can make my new ones the right length.

I got mine sandblasted and with all the bondo removed I can see someone patched them before in a very square manor so I doubt they're the same length they were originally.


I'll post up some pictures soon.

 

[seapotato]

I get 15 3/8" from that crease midway down to the bottom.

That's with the dumb end of the tape slid up and jammed into the crease...if'n you follow that.


When I eventually get around to doing mine, I may adjust that length a smidge to fit my tub better. My rear sill is likely a little different from stock.

Might want to do a test fit before going too crazy with the zapper, those old aqualu tubs had some variations...maybe before they got the shop properly ventilated

 

[Toshi38]

Ya I'm going to measure mine up... Trying to figure out exactly how I"ll do them as the one side with the sliding bar latch I can't really use the top for the bottom as its the mirror of what I need...

The other one though looks promising.

 

[Toshi38]

Hey Ryan are the bottoms on your doors stock or other?

If you could take a couple of pictures of the bottom with a tape measure for reference that'd be great... just trying to make sure I get things roughly right...

I'll be making a new skin from scratch I think as someone patched those blue doors up a little ways...

 

[seapotato]

Hey Ryan are the bottoms on your doors stock or other?

If you could take a couple of pictures of the bottom with a tape measure for reference that'd be great... just trying to make sure I get things roughly right...

I'll be making a new skin from scratch I think as someone patched those blue doors up a little ways...

well, stock plus rust..

I measured to a spot that looked original tho.

If you like I can paste it into a little See Jane Run book and have it pop out for you too.

 

[Toshi38]

Started the doors... its going to be a slow build (working once a week during a night class)

Link here:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/ca-true-no...ers-ottawa/559580-rear-amby-door-repairs.html

 

[Toshi38]

I put up some more pictures and such over at the other forum : https://forum.ih8mud.com/ca-true-no...ers-ottawa/559580-rear-amby-door-repairs.html

 

[bikersmurf]

Anyone know the height and width of an ambulance door window? The height and width to the outside of the seal?

I've got a crazy idea floating around in my head... Dreaming of a stretch to a Fj43. Curious how the windows would compare to a 14" stretch.

 

[Toshi38]

I can measure them for you tomorrow... I have doors with windows out and windows with seals on...

 

[bikersmurf]

Thanks, mostly looking for outside apx. Outside dimensions...

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/139/fj43orginal.jpg/

Thinking spring flip with longer springs to gain 5-6" in wheelbase, and some ambulance door windows grafted into a hardtop, along with some longer 1/4s.

 

[wombat]

To the outside of the rubber seal is 16 in tall and 16 3/4 wide

 

[Toshi38]

Vern's just too quick!

I was distracted by work... and my new compressor

 

[bikersmurf]

To the outside of the rubber seal is 16 in tall and 16 3/4 wide

Thanks Vern.

 

[bikersmurf]

Vern's just too quick!

I was distracted by work... and my new compressor

Shiny... Which one did you end up getting?

 

[bikersmurf]

To the outside of the rubber seal is 16 in tall and 16 3/4 wide

Interesting... I just measured the side windows. The ambulance door windows are about 3/4" shorter. However, if they were turned sideways, hey would be essentially the same height. Which would work perfectly with an 18 inch stretch... A little longer than a 43, but very interesting.