redrooster
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My old CJ wants some half hard doors.
I have some old full hard doors for an early CJ7 that latch on the body with the old "J" handle. I have been studying these and it seems to be the only CJ door that you can cut to make a half door. The other CJ "paddle" handle doors have the handle too high to cut. Plus they require a door mounted striker to be installed.
I put the doors on there last night and started taking some measurements. It looks like I will be able to cut the doors level with the side rails and still retain the latch mechanism.
When I cut them I will plate the inside with aluminum and brush it to match the dash and rocker panels.
Now the fun part will be capping them off and making an arm rest on the top edge. I thought about permanently capping them and mounting speakers in the door, then decided that maybe I would hinge the cap and use the interior of the door for strap storage.
What do you think? Go for the extra storage or the speakers?
I have some old full hard doors for an early CJ7 that latch on the body with the old "J" handle. I have been studying these and it seems to be the only CJ door that you can cut to make a half door. The other CJ "paddle" handle doors have the handle too high to cut. Plus they require a door mounted striker to be installed.
I put the doors on there last night and started taking some measurements. It looks like I will be able to cut the doors level with the side rails and still retain the latch mechanism.
When I cut them I will plate the inside with aluminum and brush it to match the dash and rocker panels.
Now the fun part will be capping them off and making an arm rest on the top edge. I thought about permanently capping them and mounting speakers in the door, then decided that maybe I would hinge the cap and use the interior of the door for strap storage.
What do you think? Go for the extra storage or the speakers?