Howdy, to all,,,,a few years ago I installed, with great difficulty, I might add,, some Lamborghini Doors on my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air HDTP. It only took me about 6 months,,,or was it 8 months,,,?
I had to cut into the bulkhead of the firewall to weld in a new location of 1/8" plate for the very heavy swing hinges and the weight of the doors. After many, MANY tacks, cuts and then more tacks to get the perfect 1/4" gaps all the way around the doors to the body, I called the hinges installation good!! Both doors now close with that distinctive GM "click" when closing. I tried some long 1" shocks attached to the body at the btm and to the new hinges at the top. That worked pretty good but it was kinda difficult for ME to get the door "Started UP" while sitting on the seat. Once the door is headed UP,, you could just nudge the door up and the shock would take it on to top position. you could also stop the progress at any point if you wanted to and the shock would hold the door there.
About this point , the wife started to get very sick with her Diabetes issues and I finally had to put the 55 in storage as all my time was needed for her. She passed 5 years ago and I have been talked into completing the car to enjoy it or sell it. I have had many, many offers to buy it as is,,,, but not at this time,,,,,
My question here is for all the engineers both certified or not,,,
on here,, as I'll wager there are many Guys here with Great ideas just like ole Joe,,,,,
I need a simple method and companies to contact to hydraulically or electrically raise the doors from the inside of the car . Thanks for any input,,,
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