The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network







Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Go Back   The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network > 47 - Current classic GM Trucks > The 1967 - 1972 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Message Board

Web 67-72chevytrucks.com


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 06-26-2022, 11:14 PM   #1
D-n-Tyke
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: El Cajon, CA
Posts: 249
Converting Truck door to Suburban door, is it possible?

***Posting over here to get mores eyes on this question**

Has anyone converted a good truck door to be used as a suburban door, talking front door. It is my understanding that the main door structure (inner and out skins) are the same between the truck and the suburban but the window frame is where they differ. Can you just move the window frame from the suburban door being replaced to the good donor truck door. If so how difficult is that, what is required? Just some spot rivets or is it much more complicated?
D-n-Tyke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-27-2022, 12:44 AM   #2
chewychevy67
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Here
Posts: 5,415
Re: Converting Truck door to Suburban door, is it possible?

My body guy just had my truck door split and to me it looks like if you removed the frames you could swap just them with some spot welds.
Attached Images
  
chewychevy67 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 06-27-2022, 07:53 AM   #3
Mike C
Registered User
 
Mike C's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Austin, TX, USA
Posts: 7,709
Re: Converting Truck door to Suburban door, is it possible?

A competent fab guy could do it. We made Blazer doors from truck doors for my kids Jimmy. And that’s the same thing GM did. The Suburban window frame is the only difference.
__________________
44 Willys MB
52 M38A1
64 Corvette Coupe
68 Camaro 'vert LT1 & TH700
69 Z/28 355 12.6's @110
69 Chevy Short Step 4 1/2"/7" drop
72 Jimmy 4WD 4spd 4" & 35's
02 GMC 2500HD 4x4 Duramax
Mike C is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-28-2022, 11:19 PM   #4
pontiacvince
Registered User
 
pontiacvince's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Kennewick, Wash.
Posts: 220
Re: Converting Truck door to Suburban door, is it possible?

Truck doors are easy to find and are reproduced. Suburban doors.....not so much. They are both the same except the top rear corner of the glass. Trucks are rounded, Suburbans are square. I have a rusted out Suburban door that I want to cut off the glass frame and mount it on a truck door.
pontiacvince is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-29-2022, 08:14 PM   #5
hugger6933
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Marianna Arkansas
Posts: 7,257
Re: Converting Truck door to Suburban door, is it possible?

If you have the square hoops [top part of the door] it is a matter of about six or seven spot welds. I did some doors for a former member[Wiggy HD] RIP and he bought a pair of new doors and they were too tall to fit the truck. I drilled out the welds moved the hoop down into the door and rewelded smoothed and finished those welds. everything fit perfect then so yes you need the spot weld drill stuff[ I have one of those almost $500 SnapOn spot weld cutter but I use a double ended drill bit 1/8 and one of those uni-bit or christmas tree bits whatever they are called to do 99% of the spot welds I remove]. I remove a lot I mean LOTS of spot welds. So I dont think you would have any problems doing what you want done . Jim
hugger6933 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:51 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com