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Door Structure Upgrade... Thanks Wheelieking !

Old May 19, 2012 | 10:30 PM
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Adjust the doors between where the hinge and the door meet. A helper and maybe a floor jack makes it easier
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Old May 20, 2012 | 05:45 AM
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I think I figured it out while I was going to sleep last night. I believe I can gain easy access to those bolts by removing the instrument cluster
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Old May 26, 2012 | 12:29 PM
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Oh boy!
I have 1 door done and this is definetly a MUST DO!
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Old May 26, 2012 | 12:37 PM
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Just finished putting the second door back together.Now my 93 slams as solidly as my 03 did!
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Old May 26, 2012 | 05:27 PM
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Just finished putting the second door back together.Now my 93 slams as solidly as my 03 did!

Cool, isn't it ?????


Lets all thank pop a wheelie king together...


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Old May 26, 2012 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by NJTman
Cool, isn't it ?????


Lets all thank pop a wheelie king together...


He and this site have MY thanks!
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Old May 26, 2012 | 11:46 PM
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I had my door panels off the other day to fix a broken locking clip and both my doors are cracking and flexing horribly. Just got my gas wire feed welder up and running...think this is on the soon to do list.
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 10:50 AM
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Did this mod yesterday on the driver door. One of the best things I have ever done!
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 07:07 PM
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This might be the fix for my pop top '80 Ramcharger doors, as they rattle badly going down the road.
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Old Aug 7, 2013 | 10:21 PM
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I haven't ever noticed an issue with the doors other than having to replace the bottom hinges every 150k or so!
I am inclined to try this anyway because it makes sense.
I live in the dry country, but that hasn't stopped my drivers floor from rotting a giant hole along the sill. Probably losing tools down there!
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Old Aug 8, 2013 | 04:56 AM
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Did this mod yesterday on the driver door. One of the best things I have ever done!
Amazing, isn't it ?
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Old Jun 13, 2017 | 04:15 PM
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I am bringing up this old thread as I am looking at doing this to the Gauntlet project.
I just saw how much flex there is in the door after doing Jim Lane's power motor fix today.
It is ironic that Wheelie King was the previous owner on my RC project...

What size metal bar did you use T-man? About 1/2 inch square tubing?
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Old Jun 13, 2017 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by oliver foster
I am bringing up this old thread as I am looking at doing this to the Gauntlet project.
I just saw how much flex there is in the door after doing Jim Lane's power motor fix today.
It is ironic that Wheelie King was the previous owner on my RC project...

What size metal bar did you use T-man? About 1/2 inch square tubing?
I think so, although I just read on page 1 that it was 5/8"..


Its centered in the door skin, so half,is inside the door, half is outside.
Worth every ounce of effort to do...
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Old Jun 13, 2017 | 10:13 PM
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You boys better re read page 1 first post....something about speakers being in the way?
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Old Jun 13, 2017 | 10:25 PM
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I thinkle this is great. Another group has an retired dodge engineer commentin on doors. Earlier trucks had thicker door skins. I think b e added a diagonal to fix the lower hinge area.

I was thinking a few thin angles to the door skin as panel breakers would help in a lot of way.

not understandin the interference for the speaker.
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