bedsides built up to match doors?

[BIG ORANGE]

Going with the roadster look with my blazer, has anyone got any pictures of the fab work of forming the buildup of the tops of beds sides of blazer's.
Interested with the corners at the rear of bedrails at top areas before the tailgate.
thanks Donnie

[cleszkie]

There is definitely a thread on this forum that shows how someone did it. They grafted in donor metal from the tops of a few doors onto the bed rails to mimick the contours of the actual door top. Someone here will be able to point you in the right direction.

[BIG ORANGE]

Yea, cant decide if I want to build up the bed and tailgate or chop off the top of door's.
Maybe someone can post a link, I know I couldn't find anything doing a search.

[hemi43]

Originally Posted by BIG ORANGE

Yea, cant decide if I want to build up the bed and tailgate or chop off the top of door's.
Maybe someone can post a link, I know I couldn't find anything doing a search.

I would think building up the 1/4 panels would cause less problems. My first thought is if you tried to lower the height of the door,you'll have problems figuring out how to fit the no-draft window frame. I would try and do this in photoshop first then it will give you an idea if these mods look good or not.
My last project, I took a 4-door 1928 Dodge and turned it into a 2-door. I ended up mocking up the car in Microsoft paint. It really worked well.

[BIG ORANGE]

Originally Posted by hemi43

I would think building up the 1/4 panels would cause less problems. My first thought is if you tried to lower the height of the door,you'll have problems figuring out how to fit the no-draft window frame. I would try and do this in photoshop first then it will give you an idea if these mods look good or not.
My last project, I took a 4-door 1928 Dodge and turned it into a 2-door. I ended up mocking up the car in Microsoft paint. It really worked well.

Its a toss up either way, cut the doors, lose the vent windows and door glass an regulators, build up the 1/4 panels and tailgate....
Sounds like something to think about.
I'm going to visit a better fab man than myself tomorrow maybe the 2 of us can put something together in mock up.

[cleszkie]

The thread I was thinking of was started by a guy on here who built and installed a totally custom, fully retractable convertable roof on his 2 wheel drive Blazer. TONS of trick fabrication went into it to make it all work, including raising the bed rails. So do a search on convertable tops and it will probably come up.

[Blazerowner]

Building the doors would be easier to go back if you ever decide you want a top again.

[bouncytruck]

There is one on craigslist right now with the doors cut down to the bedsides.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/5302384852.html


There is/was a board member who made upholstered bed rail covers that tapered from the door down to the rear - you'll need to do a search for that.

[ztk123]

I was scared to alter either so I added fiberglass planks that have hidden fasteners. They are painted body color and could be removed if someone wanted to put the top on.
Mike

[Blazerowner]

I still vote cutting the doors just because of the magnitude of work involved and how permanate it would be. The blazer above looks pretty good and you could always get a second set of doors and paint them at the same time so you have both options. It's your ride though so it's all up to you.

[richard2717]

Post 119 shows some of it. It has been a while since I looked thru his thread but some wild stuff going on there.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=405625&page=5


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[notsolo]

Going for the 2 seat roadster. a Homemade or fiberglass tonneau cover would work without modifying doors or quarter panels.

[BIG ORANGE]

I pm'ed zammer, hopefully I'll here back from him...... I would like a close up pic of the corners at the top rear corners of his blazer.

[cleszkie]

Zammer is the man, and the fab work on his custom convertable is the sh*t.

[ebfabman]

Donnie, here is one I'm doing as a roadster with the doors cut.