Ive always thought about something like this on a car. Would be cool to drive with the doors open:devil:
My one thought to consider, dont know if this was mentioned before, but keep in mind two things for the future:
What about replacing and servicing parts, would it be easy and economical to do, with replacement parts readily available?
AND! In the unfortunate event of an accident, would this design hinder you or your passengers ability to safely exit the vehicle quickly?
The way I see it; a door on a hinge may be opened if the body is just a little tweaked and you use force. Should the door have to slide all the way down a track to open, there may be a higher possibility of a jam when you need out fast. Dont want to rain all over your parade, cause it sounds awesome, but just food for thought. Expect the best, be prepared for the worst.
I never thought about safety factor not once, I will have to see what happens, good idea
You know what, I like to stay positive and have faith, but after reading Flyers post, he just may have a point.
Moral of the story? It could get *&%@&% up pretty quick...so be sure to practice on a sedan

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As I said, I plan to do an entire mockup on a donor POS first. Probably my old ford
I read this mid sip of my coffee, choked, and coffee shot out of my nose!! Lol :rotfl:
I wont be as harsh and blunt as that, but i can picture you getting half way through cutting up you nova and thinking "wtf have i done..."
I understand you want to do something different. I actually would like to somehow get rid of the B pillars, like a chevelle/camaro, i think it would look super clean.
You can say it's a terrible idea, i wont cry....too much
I plan on doing alot of work and testing before I even make a mark on my car, I definitely don't want to FUBAR it.
As for the B pillar, I actualy thought about that as well last week, and getting a chevelle quarter and door glass, get it modified at this glass shop down the street to fit better in my door/quarter. As the pillar makes each somewhat smaller. It's not a bad idea at al, and I really want to do it as well.
I was also thinking of keeping the pillar, but having it fall into the quarter when you roll the window down, and have the back of the door fall into the shell when you roll that window down.
As for the "it would take a foose to do it" I believe that's an excuse to not try new things. It's the equivalent to saying you must take a class in order to do body work, or welding, or work on an engine. When you don't. People need motivation, not instruction. And I believe I am
Motivated enough to try doing these radical ideas, I know I will have many hours into them, and many frustrations and possibly an amount of money. But that's what testing is for, trial and error. And if I am wrong and it didn't work, maybe I'll try a new idea or maybe I will drop it and leave my results for those to see it didn't work. Wasn't safe, or whatever the result ends up being.
Don't mistake any of that for anger or anything, it's not. And I am used to criticism, and I welcome it as a conversation starter. Like crowd sourcing an idea.