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4 door to 2 door conversion

Started by _vintageholden_ , Jan 28 2010 10:23 PM

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#151 _Skapinad_

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Posted 17 January 2013 - 11:17 AM

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#152 kingsly

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Posted 17 January 2013 - 08:34 PM

Just saw this thread.. most of the posts were from 2010, any completed pics?

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#153 dattoman

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Posted 17 January 2013 - 08:52 PM

I'[d say no looking at this

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 02:26 AM

vintageholden

is still active here:-
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&action=profile;u=158

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#155 _Quagmire_

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 09:15 AM

vintageholden

is still active here:-
http://www.buga.com....n=profile;u=158

that is a bedford site
but i'm sure he is a member of old holden or something too

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#156 _fractalign_

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 02:02 PM

I have been on this site for over a year now and only just noticed this thread today.
No updates since 2010, thats a real shame because the idea its self is brilliant i have always wondered if someone had done this or not.
There is no denying the enthusiasm of the guy and his ability to get as far as he did with it, i hope that if he still has it he will finish it one day and prove
all the doubters wrong. As far as structural integrity goes i am sure this a far more sound conversion than taking a 4 cylinder 2 door shell and welding it to a 6 cylinder front end, that just an accident waiting to happen ! As the price of two doors sky rockets i can see the demand for these types of conversions increasing as well. There might be a time where a company like Waddingtons start reproducing full doors, pillars, and even quarter panels for such a conversion maybe even a full body. No one imagined ten years ago that you would be able to order a brand new steel 57 Chev, Camaro or Mustang body but you can now.
Time will tell if there is a Torana equivelent !

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#157 Ice

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 03:40 PM

He lives around the corner from me come and got some parts off me 2 years ago havnt seen or heard from him since

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#158 _Gunmetal LH_

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Posted 18 January 2013 - 06:01 PM

Pay him a visit with a camera in your hand...

Please.

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#159 _A9XOSS_

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Posted 27 January 2013 - 09:48 AM

Wow!!! What a top thread. But it's gone cold, come back vintage, I & i'am sure others want to see your finished product. I think this is a great idea of saving instead of wrecking out all those four doors. Great job. ;-)

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Posted 09 June 2013 - 04:05 PM

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Posted 09 June 2013 - 05:14 PM

http://www.gmh-toran...a-torana-coupe/

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#162 Ice

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Posted 09 June 2013 - 11:07 PM

Ran into the owner couple of weeks ago and he told me one side is finished

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#163 rodomo

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Posted 09 June 2013 - 11:17 PM

is he O.K. Geno?
If my memory is correct he was suffering an injury of some sort?

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#164 Ice

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Posted 10 June 2013 - 12:24 AM

He looked ok to me was buying parts from a rare spares

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#165 _CID-72LJ_

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Posted 27 November 2014 - 09:09 AM

Hi all I'm a newbie and thought I'd dredge up this old chestnut again. I'm thinking about converting my LJ 4 door sedan to a 2 door. I really like the idea of the back seat windows being able to be wound down not the push out type. And I like the look of the shorter front door line on the 4 door than the extended front doors of the coupe's. I've done a quick photoshop of my car to see how it looks if I just welded up the back doors and installed folding front seats and I like the look. But I'm not sure how kosher this is with the RTA/Engineers. Anyone know more on their requirements?

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Posted 30 November 2014 - 03:13 AM

Hi Rob,

Should be OK if you are just welding the doors up, as the structural bits and pieces are still there.

Anyone know more on their requirements?

That is what I will do eventually, only having an extended rear push-out type side windows.

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#167 _judgelj_

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Posted 30 November 2014 - 12:46 PM

A roll down rear window 'pillar-less' design would look awesome, but a short front door will look silly.

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#168 S pack

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Posted 30 November 2014 - 01:35 PM

A roll down rear window 'pillar-less' design would look awesome, but a short front door will look silly.

With the shorter 4dr front doors it will be harder for rear seat passengers to get in and out, even with the fold forward seats in a 2dr it can be difficult for some people.