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Extra WIDE door slide extension fabwork
#613706 May 01st 2013 3:18 pm
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I am preparing to fab out super extended door slides on the 1973 G10 van.. i will need the door to come out an extra 4" from stock. Anyone point in the direction to just buy these parts? If not, anyone have easy tips on what NOT to do so we can speed this up and get this girl through paint and into the interior shop?

Many thanks in advance! Photo is for reference... My flares and wheels are 2" wider than this...

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Re: Extra WIDE door slide extension fabwork
thetrailerguy #613713 May 01st 2013 3:37 pm
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no help here since my van came set up exactly how I wanted it.
I have no plans on flares or ground effects that I would probably ruin anyways.
When I park next to my block wall I get it so close that my wheels sometimes rub on it and flares would definitly get destroyed.
A spoilerkit would probably get jacked up out in the desert or dirt park spots that I frequent, i need at least a little bit of ground clearance.

My slide thingy was already extended to cover my wider than normal rear wheels and tires (15x12's & 295's) without rubbing.
My brother has a 73 shorty and he has cragers and 275's on the back and his rubs.
I dont have that problem.

But he told me, that a long wheelbase van slider is like 2" wider than stock shorty's.
so maybe that would work for you.
If not, it sounds like you might need to chop chop weld weld and grind grind.

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thetrailerguy #613718 May 01st 2013 4:16 pm
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How I would do it... I'd cut the slider hinge extension in half. then, I would make a step cut on both ends that are being used. Next, I would cut a piece of similar sized steel rod to the needed extra length (plus the amount of step cut from the factory pieces) and do the same step cut (for extra support) and weld the crap out of it to be sure it is solid.

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We are of a like mind on that... was planning on mounting the wheels and getting photos for you guys and measurements for me but a freak SNOW storm has hit Iowa last night (in MAY? Snow in MAY? Al Gore... you are a deusche.)I don't want to slosh through five miles of snow in the van to get it back to my shop from the body guy and i don't want to do the fit work for the door sliders in his shop... so we will wait.

I will have photos of the monster rears on here in a day or so and we will do full photo series on how we widened the sliders to make this easier for future customizers.

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thetrailerguy #613816 May 02nd 2013 10:46 am
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Just FYI I have the 10" extension arm on mine and it still does not clear enough to open all the way.


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Re: Extra WIDE door slide extension fabwork
thetrailerguy #613901 May 02nd 2013 10:24 pm
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I have spoken with a reputable shop in Texas and he assured me that it can be done. That cheers me up.

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thetrailerguy #613902 May 02nd 2013 10:28 pm
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Get two stock slider arms. Cut the opposite end off each arm. Weld them together. Done.


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Reed #614069 May 04th 2013 12:52 pm
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Originally Posted by Reed
Get two stock slider arms. Cut the opposite end off each arm. Weld them together. Done.


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thetrailerguy #614096 May 04th 2013 5:20 pm
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I like that even better ! Lol


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Re: Extra WIDE door slide extension fabwork
thetrailerguy #615540 May 12th 2013 7:12 pm
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Heres some pics of mine I ordered off ebay from an old van, looks stock- just longer.
Any of you guys have any idea how to switch them? Or a simple process? Also- can you get new bearings for the slider? make it a little easier and smoother? And literally- this was rusted and old. I got it back from the powdercoater in gloss black for...

$5.00

Literally. So, that was well worth it
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Re: Extra WIDE door slide extension fabwork
thetrailerguy #616818 May 19th 2013 9:57 pm
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I got the slider extended out and it works, but this old slider mechanism is pretty old and tired and a little saggy... any tips on tightening up the mechanisms before we go in and get mid evil on this thing?


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Re: Extra WIDE door slide extension fabwork
thetrailerguy #617100 May 21st 2013 1:28 pm
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My only suggestion is to clean everything and grease it well. Saggy is the main problem. If things are loose or weak, you've got problems. The roller mechanism is hard to find. Make sure the rollers actually roll and it's not dragging across the track. The arm needs to be as tight as possible while allowing it to pivot.

Clean all areas that ride on other areas, such as the pin that goes through the roller and the door. Rust is not your friend, neither is paint... Be sure any bushings or bearings are clean, well lubricated andproperly functioning. Make sure the roller on the inner side of the door is good too. these break or wear and cause as many problems as the outside roller.


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Re: Extra WIDE door slide extension fabwork
thetrailerguy #619500 June 04th 2013 4:59 am
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Can you guys help?

I cant get my door to open or shut right now that I replaced it.
The door kicks out a little bit, but not like normal, i have to hold and guide it.
Same thing with shutting, it doesnt kick back in because its longer.

Do you guys have any pics or ideas on how to get the door extenders operational after install.

It works, its just not using the mechanism like it used to to shut flush, keep extended, and not move when it shouldn't


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thetrailerguy #619501 June 04th 2013 5:00 am
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Can you guys help?

I cant get my door to open or shut right now that I replaced it.
The door kicks out a little bit, but not like normal, i have to hold and guide it.
Same thing with shutting, it doesnt kick back in because its longer.

Do you guys have any pics or ideas on how to get the door extenders operational after install.

It works, its just not using the mechanism like it used to to shut flush, keep extended, and not move when it shouldn't


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thetrailerguy #619516 June 04th 2013 8:22 am
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It's been a long time since I have messed with these but as I recall there is some minor adjustment available when you loosen the bolts that hold the bracket on the sliding door. This may help with alignment, which sounds the problem that you are experiencing. Basically the door is bound a little keeping it from opening and closing freely. There are 3 bolts if I remember correctly. Just loosen them and use a floor jack under the back of the door to raise it slightly. As Ripper said make sure you have everything well lubricated. The latch as you probably know has two functions when closing the door. If it latches but does not draw in, push down on the handle and this should fully engage the latch. It takes patients as you probably will not be successful the first time. Good luck!

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thetrailerguy #619530 June 04th 2013 9:47 am
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Did you change the location of the stop on the upper track, when you added your extension?

As the door closes the bar hits that stop and further pulling on the door allows it to move inward and latch the rear of the door. If you do not have that stop adjusted correctly that will not allow the door to close properly.

I can't remember what makes the door open better, I think when we had our extender on (prior to Gull wing days), we always had to either pull on the extender to get the back of the door to kick out correctly if we were outside or push on the back of the door if we were inside.

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thetrailerguy #619981 June 06th 2013 11:41 am
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Yeah, sliders are often a problem, which is why I never buy a van that has one anymore. The slightest your door is out-of-adjustment, it will cause the door to malfunction.

And yes, the door stop must be repositioned. That will help with closing, but not much with opening.

It sounds like the arm is stiff. Did you clean off the paint on the end pins?


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Yah I had to grind the powder coat off the tips which I had marked to not coat, and it works fine.

The real problem I think came to light recently, Tang from RCV said I put the spring on backwards so it looks like that locking piece that kicks out and notches the door to stay open is not under tension- hence the flopping in and out as it slides.

Other than that it seats and fits like it did before.

On the stop- should I just move it a few inches back where it works and just drill a new hole for it to live?


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Vanther #634010 September 02nd 2013 10:31 am
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Yes, extension arms came with a longer stop, I think you need to find one or make one, I can measure mine if you need the length.


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Bikertrash00 #634238 September 04th 2013 4:45 am
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Yes if you have the measurements that would be perfect. If not ill just shut the door and mark where the back edge of the arm rests for slide stop placement.

And does anybody have pics of what the spring mechanism and all the sleeves etc look like?


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Vanther #634286 September 04th 2013 1:54 pm
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The extension arm stop is 6" without the bumpers, below is the installation instructions for aftermarket arm.

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Bikertrash00 #634322 September 04th 2013 7:36 pm
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This is exactly what I needed.

Thank you so much for the pictures. Even the shop manuals dont pinpoint the details like this. Thank you!

Now I can expect no more chips and dents in my right rear flare lol


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You are welcome! I knew I needed to keep it to help somebody in the future....cheers


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thetrailerguy #637969 October 08th 2013 2:15 am
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So I finally figured out why my slider wasn't opening fully and closing correct (after adding the extension arm the door would flop in and out and not lock out when opening).

I needed to move the sliding track stop plate back to the new extended closed position. In this pic you can see the holes from the original plate, and just to the left- the new holes I drilled.

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The plate itself I took a cutoff saw to and ground a notch to fit it over the lip of the sliding rail as its original location had no rail to interfere as it was in front of it.

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In this photo below you can see how the bump stop plate now fits anywhere along the rail to correctly close and latch the door:
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thetrailerguy #735657 April 27th 2018 11:49 pm
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I am on the hunt for this same length hinge for my van. I see you found it on ebay, any tips or do you know where i could get one as i can not seem to find one anywhere.

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I need this too - lets both reply if we find something :-) I had an extension welded on mine and it worked for a while but I just got new 295s on the rear on some Torq Thrust IIs and now the extension isn't long enough - also my door action isn't very good and I worry that is because the extension i had welded isn't straight - so this time I want to get the factory extension - would like to buy online but I think I might end up at a dismantler.

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thetrailerguy #740707 September 22nd 2018 11:20 am
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I have a spare 11" extender that I was planning to list on eBay this coming week.

$110 shipped (USA) and it's yours.

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Originally Posted by Scrojira
I have a spare 11" extender that I was planning to list on eBay this coming week.

$110 shipped (USA) and it's yours.

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Darn it - should have checked back here quicker - did you already sell this?

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