Tube Doors/This kicks ass

[jeepinfool]

Anyone have any specs or real good closeup shots of some tube doors for a 4door xj. Wanting to build some and need some ideas. This xj forum ROCKS. It's about time. I'll be getting the star soon now. Lets see those doors.:beer:

[vetteboy79]

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.

[jeepinfool]

Thats a darn good idea Vetteboy. Thanks. I may try to hit the junkyard this weekend to try to find some. Anybody else have any ideas.

[pb_beaker]

very nice, how much did that tire carrier cost you?

[Xjcrawler736]

Looks like I have another project to do over the summer. Sweet idea :smokin:

[BerzerCO]

Relocated pw/pdl controls

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o106/BerzerCo/1170629019.jpg

[800MJ]

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.

ive seen ur posts around here and naxja. always have awsome ideas lol thats just genius

[Jaycar]

I know this is not an XJ, but I am using XJ coils, does that count:D

anyway these are the tube doors I made for my broncoII, I just thought they might help give you some ideals. I used the stock hidges off of a donor rig and welded them to the tube, and for the latch I used a rod and put on a spring, a few warshers and made it spring loaded. The rod then just slides into the door jam where I drilled a hole. Only down fall to this is you can't just slam the door shut you have to pull the rod shut the ddoor and let go of rod. But it was simple and works great for me.
I still have the factory doors for the winter time, just slide out the pin in 5 minutes have both doors changed.


http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p24/creepycrawlers4x4/creepycrawlers062.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p24/creepycrawlers4x4/creepycrawlers061.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p24/creepycrawlers4x4/DSC01568.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p24/creepycrawlers4x4/DSC02645.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p24/creepycrawlers4x4/DSC02648.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p24/creepycrawlers4x4/DSC02649.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p24/creepycrawlers4x4/DSC01858.jpg

[vetteboy79]

very nice, how much did that tire carrier cost you?

Free. :flipoff2:

ive seen ur posts around here and naxja. always have awsome ideas lol thats just genius

I ran it for a while, then plans changed on the XJ so I gave it to a buddy of mine. Here's some pics with it painted/cleaned up etc on his rig.

http://www.xjfanatic.com/trail/rausch050506-26.jpg

http://www.xjfanatic.com/trail/rausch050506-35.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b179/jeepxj1/RC/IMG_6311cropLarge.jpg

[TJP]

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