anybody intrested in aftermarket doorpanels, i have accsess to a waterjet machine at work i could cut them out of plastic or aluminium, im thinking the half panel style on 2nd gen trucks.

i also have several sets of plates for a custom frnt bumper the plates are L shaped and line up with the 6 (three per side) threeded holes on the front crossmember a pretty firm base for a custom bumper

i also have rear bumper brackets
(pics soon)

 

Get pics of the door panels, with prices and I'll let you know if I'm interested.


I need to do something, my drivers panel is crummy...shakes like a mofo!!!

Hayes

 

Just recover your originals!

 

Ive seen pictures of a couple of trucks with door panels made out of aluminium diamond plate, can you do that ?, if so, how much ?.

 

ill get costs for the door panels by the end of the week, here is a pic of the front bumper plate.

 

a water jet can cut any material so the possibilities are endless, diamond plate however is really expensive, regular aluminum sheet metal is less expensive and if you brush it up with scoth brite it looks pretty cool

 

is it big enough to make a custom grill?

 

I know diamond plate is expensive, i was just wondering how much because i saw it done on a truck and it looked really good. regular aluminum sheet metal would also look good as well.

 

this is brushed aluminium roughly .035 thick (not sure what gauge) no door handle bezel but this is the basic idea, i think half panels would look a lot better and would be less expensive also instead of using the stock plastic fastners l lined the back of the panel with thin rubber insulation and then used sheet metal screws to fasten it to the doort, does not rattle at all and is very firm

 

it has a 4x8 table so a grill should not be a problem

 

I've been wanting to get or make some aluminum panels for the cargo area in my 1st gen 4runner, they would be a bit more difficult because there is the bend at the rear corner. do you think you could do something like that?

 

metal TAIL GATE cover for Gen1 4Runner.
Diamond Plate Alum for sure tho...

 

i'd be down for an aluminum (stiff nuff so u can sit on it) cover for the tailgate for a first gen 4runner.

 

the rear cargo panels and tailgate cover are all on my to do list for my own 4runner i should have them done within the next week ill get pics and prices

 

Oooh. - rear carg panels in metal...

Might need to roll some "stiffener" grooves into the panels.
Will the stock "doors" work (aka jack on drivers side, storage on passenger side).

I priced a peice of alum diamond plate for the rear hatch at one time long ago. I think it was like $70 back in the mid 90s....

I'll probably end up with plywood and that rubber flooring diamond plate stuff...

 

dude, thats what i did b/c i was short on time (metal shop was far) and money. so i got masonite for like $3 and rubber matting for alike another $2, took half an hour to do it and its done. looks works fine. figured i saved at least $50...tank of gas and a trip to the beach.

 

I would be very interested in the rear cargo panels and the tail gate panels! That would kick a$$. Let me know a price Also the door panelswould be cool too! Interested in all of it let me know. Thanks

 

It's amazing how nice a piece of 3/16 oak veneered plywood looks used as door panels. I helped my brother in law restore a VW bus and we used a piece of home depot plywood and sprayed lacquer on it after we cut it out. Looked really good.

 

PM sent about door panels

 

Id like some panels how much for both sides?