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Re: Slider changed to Gullwing?
JP_Dutchman #465472 May 01st 2011 10:34 pm
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The up and out is best in the rear tho, as it puts the hinge hanging down over the passenger seat, it's similar to a car's trunk hinge.
There are car custom companies selling hinges for gullwinging a car door, they look similar to a hide away hinge found on cabinets, would need to see one at a car show to get a better look but SEMA is too far from me.

Re: Slider changed to Gullwing?
maples01 #465623 May 02nd 2011 2:26 pm
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Unless you've seen different one than I have, those "gullwing" hinges are the biggest pieces of crap you'd ever waste your money on. They are poorly made, can't be adjusted and fall apart in no time at all. I had a customer bring me a set for his Altima. I ended up using household hinges in their place as they were made better.
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Re: Slider changed to Gullwing?
JP_Dutchman #465708 May 02nd 2011 7:14 pm
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OK, yeah, they resemble cabinet hinges, probably are, not made for weight, just the ability of hiding. Have you done a mid Ford, I'd like to see pictures of one.

Re: Slider changed to Gullwing?
JP_Dutchman #466037 May 04th 2011 11:33 am
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I used my factory hinges on the top also, but plan to do something different to make the door go higher. Ripper, those hinges on the Astro were sweet, but as Maples said, head room on the side of the van may be an issue. Would work great in the rear though.

Heartbreaker used hinges from a rear hatch from a VW bus and modified them to look really nice.

New body style Fords cannot use a piano hinge. The side of the van has too much of a curve to it to use one.

Cliff, the actuator I bought on eBay. The pillow blocks and the round shaft I bought from www.McMasterCarr.com and everything else I used from my factory doors or I made.


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Re: Slider changed to Gullwing?
JP_Dutchman #466040 May 04th 2011 11:35 am
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One other thing to keep in mind with a slider, once you make it a gullwing you need to get rid of all the slider parts and fill the track hole in the body if it has one.


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Re: Slider changed to Gullwing?
JP_Dutchman #631030 August 13th 2013 2:23 am
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Bringin it back from the dead, this is the only way I can have a passenger seat, even then it'll be tight, but doable, I have measured and searched seats all over, exhausted every avenue.
I guess I'm gonna have to find someone capable of doing it now.

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JP_Dutchman #631267 August 14th 2013 12:58 pm
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Too bad you're so far away


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Re: Slider changed to Gullwing?
JP_Dutchman #631860 August 17th 2013 2:59 am
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Yeah, it's killing me, never knew I'd have so much trouble with one item in it, but I've been driving it a lot, just can't have anyone with me.

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