Im wanting to make a set of tube doors for my 87 XJ 2 door. I haven't ever gotten to see any up close before. I would like to be able to put my full doors back on when ever i want. What the best way of hingeing the tube doors? I was think about drilling out the door pins and make a drop pin, kinda like whats on wranglers. Show me some pics of your xj tube doors and some close ups of your hinges if ya gottem! I would really like to do this right the first time and looking for some ideas! Thanks!!!

I made one out of a Chevy S-10 Blazer tire carrier...

http://www.phatserver.net/~chris/tubedoor/tubedor2.jpg

http://www.phatserver.net/~chris/tubedoor/tubedor3.jpg

I cut the stock latch off and relocated it to hit the pin on the door jamb...

http://www.phatserver.net/~chris/tubedoor/tubedor5.jpg

http://www.phatserver.net/~chris/tubedoor/tubedor7.jpg

then relocated the release handle to pop it open...

http://www.phatserver.net/~chris/tubedoor/tubedor8.jpg

It worked pretty well...shut really nice & tight without rattling and saved a lot of time by not having to make the frame for it. Not a bad little option if you've got a welder and a junkyard nearby.

Hinges....use a cutoff wheel and chop the bottom part of the hinge off, then the doors drop on. Not a big deal. Plenty of info out there if you search for it.

thanks vetteboy! I like that, good thinking there. I saw your post on naxja a little bit ago when i was searching...looks good... Anybody got anymore? I really just need some latching ideas. I don't really care what vehicle its on, just need some ideas! thanks