Stated with 30' of 1.5 Mild steel. Measured the spaces needed, and started cutting tube in pairs.

Made both lower sections




Fit all the tubes.Used pre cut 3/16x1.5 round caps, local steel shop has them in the fence section




bent the upper tubes




then welded the tubes together


transfer the design to the other side for checking, tacking


Lay them out and finish weld both pieces

 

Test fit for hinges



used some tabs i had laying around for the door hinges...the bolts will be cut down, and welded on the lower..upper will stay a bolt





then weld on the latches



I will make a remote cable release later. thats it.hope you like

P.S. door latches are same a bear claw..but from the local Napa auto parts
#RL13400-L left
#RL13400-R right
$16.00 a piece.but i got mine wholesale at $7 bones a pop

 

Looks nice and sweet bender.

 

lookin good cant wait to see the finished product !!isnt the headliner supposed to be on the underside of the roof

 

Lol...yeah its been sitting there so long the wife uses it to store stuff on...you should see the back seat.

 

Make me a set?

 

normally i would say hell ya...except my heep has been hit before...so i cant vouch for the straightness of the body..both door frames are EXACT....but i welded the hinges with the doors mocked "in place" so on a bench..they are different. If i did make another set..i wouldn't tig the whole thing...just too time consuming.

 

nice doors man.

 

What are you using for a tube notcher? They look really good.

 

I use a cheapo harbor freight notcher...but modified.replaced the bronze bushings with oilite, and have it mounted to a dedicated 1 hp 16 speed drill press, with high grade carbide tooth cutter...works *****in.

 

Nice, we had the harbor freight notcher at my shop and the bushing blew up the second week we had it. Now we just use a grinder, takes longer but IMO works just as good.

 

I had the same problem..but is was worth the rebush with oilite for sure, i like the nother verses the grinder though, its a bit cleaner and faster, besides, hole saw bits last a lng time and are really cheap.

Chop saw works for notches if your gonna mig them...and reallt fast.just messy.

 

finally got around to painting the doors, love the rustolium truck bed coating



decided against any kid of extra latch, just no need for the extra weight, the latches are easy enough to get to.

 

those look pretty sweet nice tube bending skills

 

thanks bud, these were simple, you wil see more elaborate bends on my rear carrier..and soon to exo. See the build in my sig at the bottom