oh, i have all the tools, i just need a weekend at home (in va) and to borrow my neighbor's welder. i think i'll just do the "modify-the-existing-latch" method, and if that doesn't work too well i'll go to the manufactured ones

 

Nice doors! Great find, Ian. And cool hinges.... interesting.

 

every set of doors needs a pair of mirrors:

 

Unless you go FJ/heep style and mount them to the A-pillar or Asian style fender mount...

 

nah, i'll be mounting them to the doors themselves. maryland doesn't need another reason to pull me over...

 

Sounds like a good idea. And would probably be an easy mount. Still some holes in the top tube, tap the holes, and mount the mirrors

 

picked this guy up today. someone was going to throw it out, so i said i'd take it off their hands



pretty nice on the inside



i'm guessing it's marine, from 1991? seems like it seals decent (i'll be getting a new gasket and coat of paint before being put to use)

 

Nice find on the tank. Those things will last forever if taken care of.

 

Wow, now that is the kind of stuff I love finding on the curb!

 

Pretty clean? that thing is pristine!... sweet find... only negative with those kind of cans is you need a funnel and a second pair of hands to hold it to get the boogie juice in the truck's tank...

 

Unless you've got one of these

 

still need to get one, but yep!

 

Never seen those before... what about a relief vent to get air back in the tank? those Jerry's don't seem to have them that I've ever noticed... and transferring with that spout and no vent would be a slow process...

 

eh, there's options out there. and i have a funnel that'll work fairly well (used it before like that)

 

re-wired the power windows with plugs (in preparation for the half-doors )

 

I like it!

 

Nice wiring, as usual! Gonna be an enjoyable/practical mod/add on

 

doors done. i like.

today's pics:



how i cut the latches. they work well enough. i can get the doors on and off by myself fairly easily



pass door on





the old latches were a problem



so i modified them





latched shut



tab added to the bottom for the dome light switch



mirror bracket and mirrors







done









and a gif of the door latches:

 

Wow man! Those look awesome!! Great idea on the window wiring and door latch mod

 

Daymmm that looks great!