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Old 08-12-2013, 10:51 PM
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Old 08-13-2013, 08:16 AM
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That's pretty sweet!! How will they latch closed?
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Needs cup holders in the tops.
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Originally Posted by Lowrange2
Needs cup holders in the tops.
If i had a welder i would of done cup holders.

I did both doors with 2 c-clamps,2 2x4s and a grinder.
gatta use what you got..
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Originally Posted by Monterey ZJ

I could see that popping open on a rough road and/or the screws eventually ripping through the thin sheet metal with someone leaning on it.
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Originally Posted by offroadordnance
I could see that popping open on a rough road and/or the screws eventually ripping through the thin sheet metal with someone leaning on it.
Thought of that,it has a 4''X12'' 3/8 plate under the sheet.
if that fails ill get it welded.
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Originally Posted by Monterey ZJ
If i had a welder i would of done cup holders.

I did both doors with 2 c-clamps,2 2x4s and a grinder.
gatta use what you got..
you don't need a welder for cup holders, just drill some holes with a holesaw and put in some boat cup holders

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