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Old 03-31-2010, 05:04 PM
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I like those a lot I have plans to do the same to mine just need some time and money.
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I was thinking.. you could make a real simple alarm... that just blows horn if door opened and wont turn off if you shut it.. and just a hidden switch someplace... atleast it would scare people off..
Arm pads on top in some beach sumbrealla fabric? :}
Slick chit tho... love it...how are you likeing it now after its been done awhile ?
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Im loving it. Had a problem though. I drove down a trail that went into a small stream and I didnt even know it cause it was over grown with weeds. Soon I was in goopy mud half way up my 35s. I have air lockers so I turned them on but it didnt help. I was in one of those situations when you need a little speed. Speed wouldve thrown a bunch of mud inside so I had a buddy pull me out to avoid it.(sad getting pulled out when your not really stuck) The problem came because my tires were caked with mud so once I was out, I couldnt drive over 10mph without it getting inside. I resulted to holding up a towel over the area where the window would be and flooring it to clear the mud out the tires. This worked but I need to make some kind of window that can snap on or something.
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Kewl ... lol Yea fender flares keep the mud away.. I found out by takin the left front off to see about makin new ones like bushwackers...but anyway.. how about something simple like a aluminum angle( L ) frame with lexan screwed or riveted to it..maybe hinged in middle ? easy to store and can run half way down ?
:} just shootin ya ideas.. ..
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lovin the half doors! wish i could have some for my 2-door cherokee.... wanna make me some? if so, how much? lol
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Originally Posted by Hommersimpson
Kewl ... lol Yea fender flares keep the mud away.. I found out by takin the left front off to see about makin new ones like bushwackers...but anyway.. how about something simple like a aluminum angle( L ) frame with lexan screwed or riveted to it..maybe hinged in middle ? easy to store and can run half way down ?
:} just shootin ya ideas.. ..
Thaks for the ideas but im having trouble picturing what your talking about. Do you have any pictures of what your talking about or have you seen a similier set up somewhere?

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lovin the half doors! wish i could have some for my 2-door cherokee.... wanna make me some? if so, how much? lol
haha I would make some if you really wanted me too. If you are serious about it, message me on here and we could work out details. would cost between 350 and 500 for a pair. depends on a few variables but just let me know if you want.
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russel, the guy in COM, made some button on cloth windows for his half doors. Looks pretty good.
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Extremely nice, great job. As soon as I saw the picture my eyebrows shot up, lol
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Originally Posted by esteem
Im loving it. Had a problem though. I drove down a trail that went into a small stream and I didnt even know it cause it was over grown with weeds. Soon I was in goopy mud half way up my 35s. I have air lockers so I turned them on but it didnt help. I was in one of those situations when you need a little speed. Speed wouldve thrown a bunch of mud inside so I had a buddy pull me out to avoid it.(sad getting pulled out when your not really stuck) The problem came because my tires were caked with mud so once I was out, I couldnt drive over 10mph without it getting inside. I resulted to holding up a towel over the area where the window would be and flooring it to clear the mud out the tires. This worked but I need to make some kind of window that can snap on or something.
Had an Idea for you if you still have the upper half of the doors you could use those and finish them off and use a clip or something to hold them on.
or something like that. It's an idea anyways.
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those look amazing!
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Nice work! Thanks for sharing, I think I have my next project. With one set I could flip back and forth between my Camanche and my Cherokee since there both black
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thoes look better than ive ever seen half doors look
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Thats some nice work on those doors. I use to restore old cars, hack them up then weld them up and for your first time that is a great job.
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thank you, ive been driving the jeep around quite a bit and they seem to get alot of good remarks wherever I go.
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why did you put the key locks in when there is no window?


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