need to fabricated my door :-(

[LouDEnougH? 10+ year member]

You must get amazing MPG

 

[NoobieAudio 10+ year member]

yeah the 460 gives me a killer 8mpg hwy

 

[bumpin buick 5,000+ posts]

thats what your putting a diesel in?

 

[savagebee 10+ year member]

thats what your putting a diesel in?

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sure he is

 

[NoobieAudio 10+ year member]

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=301526 i am. just need to find an egine im happy with now.

http://www.fordcummings.com

 

[DBDRAGGUY 10+ year member]

For your doors, I would start with a wood base and build out from it. You can glass it later for a more finished look, but if you have no exprience with the glass it will be a lot of trial and error. Wood is a little easier on the wallet and it is more forgiving when just starting out. Nice looking 85 BTW.

 

[NoobieAudio 10+ year member]

thank you. i need to redo the paint soon. it wasn't a good clear coat and some old hag hit me with a **** shopping cart

 

[NoobieAudio 10+ year member]

what kind of wood do you recomend?

 

[bumpin buick 5,000+ posts]

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=301526 i am. just need to find an egine im happy with now.
http://www.fordcummings.com

get an older 12v cummins and call it a day, after you spend a week trying to install it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[NoobieAudio 10+ year member]

i was kinda leaning towards a 24v. i wanna try to find one with low miles too

 

[NoobieAudio 10+ year member]

and if it is an older engine i'd rebuild it and then get a beefy turbo

 

[DBDRAGGUY 10+ year member]

what kind of wood do you recomend?

I would fab a base for your door panel out of 1/4 particle board, and then cut some rings from MDF and place them and build out from there. You can cover it with whatever will flow well with the rest of the interior of your truck. I like tweed, but I am from the oldschool minitruck era. Vinyl is also nice and can be stretched and padded where needed to fill in and mold the panel to your liking. Also I would coat your wood with at least a coat or 2 of fiberglass resin to seal it from moisture before it is permantly installed and covered.

 

[NoobieAudio 10+ year member]

I would fab a base for your door panel out of 1/4 particle board, and then cut some rings from MDF and place them and build out from there. You can cover it with whatever will flow well with the rest of the interior of your truck. I like tweed, but I am from the oldschool minitruck era. Vinyl is also nice and can be stretched and padded where needed to fill in and mold the panel to your liking. Also I would coat your wood with at least a coat or 2 of fiberglass resin to seal it from moisture before it is permantly installed and covered.

sounds like a plan to me. i guess that ressin would be best because i wouldn't need to refinish it ever 6 years or so like a wood finish would require. any suggested strucural builds or pics to kinda get me going in the right direction

 

[NoobieAudio 10+ year member]

heres the linkhttp://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=164143

scroll to the side since someone like to f k around with avatars

yeah i'd have to do something pretty different. my door panels ar ebasically flush with the acual door