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ChrisC 01-19-2006 09:24 AM

300c suicide door conversion...completed.
 
Good day all,

we had recently undertaken a suicide door conversion for a client’s 300c. Considering the global interest in this conversion we decided to post some pictures. Of all the vehicles we have put suicide doors on in the past, the 300 proved to be the most difficult. To add to the complexity of the conversion, the rear doors needed to be open to no less than 90 degrees to the body as per the customer’s request.

As with all of our conversions the vehicle needs to remain suitable for everyday use, meaning water tight, wind noise free and also the doors must open and close like they did originally and must NOT sag over time, additionally the doors must not appear "flimsily"(Must be a word) attached to the vehicle. The doors required complete reinforcing from with in as did the quarter panel. Owing unto the additional reinforcement, the doors are bounce free and close and line-up like they did from the factory. When we are done the vehicle will appear as though it came from the factory with suicide doors...which in our opinion it really should have. Will post more as we progress.

Update….she is done!

The 90 degree suicide door conversion is now complete. We have managed to achieve the 90 degrees we wanted for the rear doors and re-designed the front door hinges of the car also to open to near 90 degrees in an attempt to balance the visual appeal of the vehicle. The rear doorstops allow the doors to open up to within 3mm of the quarter panel without hitting. All the reinforcement in the doors and behind the quarter worked perfectly. The doors do not twist, flex or sag in the least. Leaning, slamming and general abuse have had no effect on the doors operation so everyone is very please. Total weight added to the vehicle was 18 pounds, 4 lbs of reinforcement in each door and rest behind the quarters and the hinge weight.



We have opted to shave the door handles on the car and have made provisions for hidden hydraulic actuators to open and close the doors. The front and rear doors have remained full power-locks and power windows. Additionally, the weather seals are still in place and function as they should. Behind the hinge is also sealed (not shown) to keep the elements from entering the quarter panel while driving.

The car is now ready for the body shop phase, all the welds will be ground smooth and the car will be stripped even further and prepped for paint. Someone did mention a 3 inch chop for the roof…so we are considering it.

CP

view all our pictures here….

http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/far...bum?.dir=/ed79

BBProductions 01-19-2006 09:39 AM

looks awesome for soem reason looks like the rears open on a weird angle...

would be sick if it was a wide open, but obviously u need the support of the center there...

munch 01-19-2006 05:10 PM

lambo the fronts put some 22's and your done :thumbsup:

rabbitman 01-19-2006 05:36 PM

Nice. Damn, those hinges are sick. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

drift_n_shift 01-19-2006 07:50 PM

sickkk. niiice job. i know where im going if i ever need suicide doors :lala:

GTXsimon 01-20-2006 06:50 PM

how much to do this conversion? PM is key. great work btw.

ysr4u 02-03-2006 05:24 PM

how much do you charge ... send me ur info and i will contact you regarding my door conversion.... PM please

Dejan 02-28-2006 12:04 PM

that looks gay++
:retard:

Does your client think hes a pimp now?

Rixshark 04-04-2006 11:50 AM


Originally Posted by munch
lambo the fronts put some 22's and your done :thumbsup:

Lambo both the front AND the back.....

wolfpacinc 04-04-2006 09:21 PM

damn thatm ust fo took long ass hours looks good i was thinking of gettin sucided on a 4dr accord as well duno i know it cost nuff $$ for sure. by the way how muhc did the 300C cost??

ChrisC 04-05-2006 08:58 AM

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many, many, many hours to ge the car looking perfect. We have done suicide doors on honda also. Email us directly for more information.

CP

clockwerk 04-08-2006 11:01 PM

damn, the looks tough...kinda like the rolls royce phantom

EK2S40 05-14-2006 02:58 PM

that looks sick!

Downgear 05-30-2006 02:15 PM

looks awesome

T i h o r 05-30-2006 11:37 PM

Looks nice.

It's not my style at all, but to each his own. I'm sure once the car's done it'll look alot nicer. It would be a shame if that's all he ever did to the car though. Gotta love the Hemi.

Excellent work by they way!


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