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I have been thinking about a way to do my doors (68 coupe) in a different way, I plan on shaving my handles, and shaving the side markers on the fenders.
at work this past weekend i was in our shuttle van and was thinking of the sliding door, and though, what if I made the doors slide open, rather than the traditional pivot on the hinge point?
one reason, the same reason our van has sliding side doors and not opening outwards, for space.
I hate parking beside coupes as the doors aregenerally longer and who knows how bit the person is who may need the extra room to get into their car, at the expense of dinging mine.
so i dont want to be that guy, who dings someones car with a long opening door.
anyways, to get to the point, I think I am going to make my doors slide open,similar to how a van opens.
a challenge comes with this idea, door tracks are ugly, and utilitarian, i want a slick and sleek look.
the solution?
act as if the car is sliding on the door. usually rollers are on the door side, and slide on the door track, located on the body.
my way would be having the slide tracks on the door panel, and the rollers on the door jamb on a hinge, the length of the hinge determining how far the door sticks outward.
note* I would have the door slide forward, not backward, leaving more room for passengers to enter the back seats. or load any luggage or anything
it may look odd, but at least i could incorporate the tracks into whatever design on the door panel i have, by matching the paint scheme, or even, design the door panel for the tracks, using the tracks as horizontal lines breaking up whatever pattern i choose to make.
its a lengthy read, i apologize, but I am fairly excited about trying this idea out, and wanted to see what others would think about it
at work this past weekend i was in our shuttle van and was thinking of the sliding door, and though, what if I made the doors slide open, rather than the traditional pivot on the hinge point?
one reason, the same reason our van has sliding side doors and not opening outwards, for space.
I hate parking beside coupes as the doors aregenerally longer and who knows how bit the person is who may need the extra room to get into their car, at the expense of dinging mine.
so i dont want to be that guy, who dings someones car with a long opening door.
anyways, to get to the point, I think I am going to make my doors slide open,similar to how a van opens.
a challenge comes with this idea, door tracks are ugly, and utilitarian, i want a slick and sleek look.
the solution?
act as if the car is sliding on the door. usually rollers are on the door side, and slide on the door track, located on the body.
my way would be having the slide tracks on the door panel, and the rollers on the door jamb on a hinge, the length of the hinge determining how far the door sticks outward.
note* I would have the door slide forward, not backward, leaving more room for passengers to enter the back seats. or load any luggage or anything
it may look odd, but at least i could incorporate the tracks into whatever design on the door panel i have, by matching the paint scheme, or even, design the door panel for the tracks, using the tracks as horizontal lines breaking up whatever pattern i choose to make.
its a lengthy read, i apologize, but I am fairly excited about trying this idea out, and wanted to see what others would think about it