http://www.redrumcustoms.com looks like these guys are in the process of making lambo style doors for thirdgens. they list them for birds only on the site but i dont see a reason why they wouldnt work on camaros too. sorry if this is a repost.

 

thats sweet , thats not too bad, 1800. I wonder what that would look like on my trans am .

 

My concern would be is if the struts would be strong enough to raise the heavy thirdgen doors.

 

let us know when they post up a pic on the site of a firebird with one of their kits. Can't wait till I have 2K burnin a hole in my pocket.... won't be for a while though....

 

does anyone have any pics of this done to their 3rd gen? i like to see them if anybody does

 

as far as i know this hasnt really been done yet to any thirdgen outside of the K1 kit cars. I kinda thought there would be more responses to this post, normally people are on this subject like white on ****.

 

i think it would look tacky, I have yet to see a Camaro on this site, that a style of door like this would suite it fine..

 

i like the butterfly doors on our cars better as it leaves alot more room to get in and out. lambo doors would be such a pita on our cars to get in and out i can't see it worth the money, that and the style of the actual car doesn't fit the design but i'd still like to see it done....

 

i've seen it done on a camaro...

i must say, it was sweet... the room was still decent too. you just have to get them to raise up high enough.. which this guy's was.

the weight as discussed in other posts, is NOT a problem... you just get sttronger struts, and if they don't do it, they make motors, that can do it. THey make small motor strut type things, that can lift two of me up for pancakes' sakes...


I can't wait to see the finished product.. i'd love to do it.. but i'd rather have mclaren f1 style doors.. which i've already figured out how to do.. it's just, i don't have the money to have it fabricated.. and well.. i don't have metal working tools yet... YET!!!! father is getting drill press(so holes won't be problem).. imma get a welder this year(duno when.. oo.. good b-day gift.. helo march 29th).. and.. welll.. as far as cutting.. shiz. that'll be my problem...

good luck to ye whoever get it.. i knwo if i had 2 grand, i would... just to be different.. ya know? but first.. i'd kinda like to concour our molding to window problem first & have the window come down when we open our doors, instead of hitting the molding(ending up messing it up).. every time we open/close. (this has been done on the new thunderbirds).

 

I agree. If you've ever driven a Delorean, then you know how terribly limited you are in certain parking situations!

 

A Delorean as well as a McLaren have gullwing doors, not Lambo/scissor doors. There is a difference...I would think scissor doors are easier to get out of than gullwing doors. As for weight I've seen lambo style doors on a Navigator, I'm sure ours weigh less.

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Just what is your idea on gullwing doors? Our cars don't have a frame around the window to hinge it on

 

I knew someone would come along to split hairs. Look, you can wax poetic about the virtues and vices of the minute details.... I know what I meant.

 

ever seen a hinge on a hinge?

it works.. i made a model of it already.

there is a big difference between the deloreans doors & mclaren doors.. mclaren opens at an angle. and ends up being almost parallel w/ the car... deloriean only hinges up.. as where mclaren goes up & out... it's basically lambo plus delorean.. if you don't believe me, look at their hinge points.. they have one on roof, one on side.. well.. wind shield area...

you don't have to have it hinge on the window. :-D. like i said.. i already made a model of it, and it worked. the only problem is... we're talking limited space here.. so it'd be really really hard to fab up.

 

I wasn't trying to offend you...there are those that don't realize there is a difference when they just try and recall from memory. I would think a Delorean gullwing type door would be more limited than a Lambo type door in regards to space and getting out. Ergo since this is a lambo style door kit I don't think it would be that big an issue. That was the point I was trying to make. Don't take it to heart.

 

point being physically look at the way our cars are designed....the lamborghini has recessed seating so the door in effect is already half the size. when compared to our cars which use a door that is twice the height your going to have to do some work to get in and out........no matter how you hinge it.

you can plainly see in this picture how much room there is and it's hard enough to get out of the car with that much...

 

Man, I remember maybe 1 to 1.5 years ago, seemed like everybody in this forum wanted lambo style doors. I bet why you're not getting the amount of replies is because everyone thinks this is another "Lambo doors- is it possible?" type thread.


BirdsofPray: Dude, I dig Morrissey. When me and a friend went to Paris, we'd joke about being the last of the famous international playboys.

 

Nah, man, it's alright. The reason I got agitated is that I knew what point you were trying to make, but it seemed irrelevant to the point *I* was trying to make.

All I meant was that parking with a Delorean can be tricky in small lots, and I'm sure the same goes for a Lamborghini, even though I've never driven one....but I'll take your word for it one this one.

Next time I'm in Naples I'll take a Lambo for a test drive and find out myself.

 

You, sir, are my new best friend.

 

you guys really dont think 4 1/2 feet of steel sticking up in the air is funny looking? most people on here are always making cracks about the import wing... i think they are one in the same

 

Who said anything about a wing?

 

im saying people here dog the 4 1/2 wing but praise the 4 1/2 door in the air. you definetly missed that one dude... i think the idea of 100 lbs in the air above some body entering/exiting the car is a bad idea. one of those hinges could go like one of the rods that supports the hatch

 

most people and the vehicles that would have this sort of modification wouldn't care about the problems you would encounter with such elements. that would really be more of an issue for a daily driver. doubt anyone would do it to one of those though.

 

No, I missed nothing. A gullwing style door in the air and a wing are two completely different things to consider. I can't believe you would even place them in the same ballpark.

I understand the safety issue, though, but there are plenty of ways to reinforce the door structure without resorting to something akin to those bloody cheap rods GM used for the hatch.

 

pfff you missed it all man. way over your head... like a 4 1/2 foot door

 

Not really third gen related... but that green 93-97 del sol they have on their site is fuggin sweet. i saw it in mass at an exposition. VERY VERY VERY VERY sweet car... the engine was airbrushed too! very bad as s. not a fan of hondas... but wow...

 

Yes, I must admit, I have no idea what point you're attempting to make.

I cannot even tell if by "over your head" you're throwing an idle insult or literally illustrating that a 4 1/2 foot door would - indeed - be over your head if you utilized the gullwing style door design.

 

my point basicly is that when you have a piece of steel (whether it be a wing or door or whatever) that high off the car its just plan ugly. i think it would be interesting to see a door like that on a 3rd gen just for kicks, but have no idea why someone would want it on their car to begin with. the factory hinges are barely enough to hold those doors up never mind a ferrari or lambo style hinge... i wasnt trying to insult you. just cant see how you could miss what i was saying


you know i saw a cavalier with those doors a few months back and the kid said he had 8000 bucks into the car. 2400 on the doors alone and nothing into the engine. was one of the biggest wastes of money i had ever seen. everyone has their own thing though, i just cant figure out why people like ugly things that have no gain to them

 

I find it interesting as there simply aren't many modifications you can make to the stock doors of a 3rdgen. I think the gullwing or even the butterfly style is an awfully unique and impressive mod for a showcar.

It's one of the greatest aspects about cars like ours, you can take them and craft them into whatever you want. This is what it's all about! GM laid out a wonderful canvas and we're the painters.