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Sidecar Sarge
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 Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 7:14 am Post subject: Help Needed - Door Measurements |
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Hey Gang, need some help. I'm down in North Carolina and my 181 is back home in Ohio. I need some measurements from the doors:
Top to bottom of complete door.
Top of door to top of upper rib.
Distance between the two ribs.
Bottom of bottom rib to bottom of door.
Any assistance you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Tom
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Semper_Dad
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:35 am Post subject: |
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Hmmmmm, making some "gates"?
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kubelmann
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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Here is the detailed image you requested
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Sidecar Sarge
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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Here is some data for your project i pic = 1K words
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Kubelmann,
Thanks a million. Only problem is that, on my screen anyhow, the photos are way too small to read the tape. Could you post the top right photo in a much larger size? That one appears to answer all my questions.
Thanks, 
Tom
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kubelmann
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Check out my earlier post now edited with the image you requested. |
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Semper_Dad
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| "Ctl" + Mouse Wheel "up" |
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kubelmann
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I am a hands-on tech guy but your keyboard tip was new to me asdn very cool. Thanks... |
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Sidecar Sarge
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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DANKE!!! 
Tom
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Sidecar Sarge
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| Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:29 am Post subject: |
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Hmmmmm, making some "gates"?
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Semper Dad,
I answered this yesterday but my reply apparently disappeared into cyberspace. No, I am getting some transfers made to put on the doors. 
Tom
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oasis
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| Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Semper_Dad wrote: |
Hmmmmm, making some "gates"?
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That gate idea is intense ... and, of course, I love it.
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Chuck Lewis
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| Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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| The gate idea was where I hoped he was going. |
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kubelmann
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| Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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It would not be tough to modify a stock door into a tube frame using the stock hinge and latch assembly. Very cool
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Captain Spalding
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| Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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| It would not be tough to modify a stock door into a tube frame using the stock hinge and latch assembly. Very cool. |
Or forget about the tubes altogether and get busy with the plasma cutter.
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Semper_Dad
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I don't see any reason to harm any existing doors. Just make a tube frame and use some hinge pins and an inside latch assembly. No need for an exterior handle.
Something like this;
Sorry, didn't have any convenient software to straighten out the hinge pins
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kubelmann
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| Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| That is the beauty of car lore. What you think is cool someone else sees no reason for. And so it goes. |
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