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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 12:40 PM
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fiberglass doors :)

Where can I get fiber glass doors for an 87 T2? I am trying to get my car as light as possible, I am getting lexan put in for all the windows
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 12:46 PM
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Panspeed or RE Amemiya are the only two places I know of. But I hope you have a couple thousand dollars laying around plus another thousand for shipping. www.takakaira.com might be a good place to start looking. But you are searching for parts that are very very hard to get a hold of! Best of luck bro.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 12:51 PM
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About the lexan, check out the speedglass windows at http://grannysspeedshop.com/
They have some protective coating on them and will save 45 lbs for both the front and rear windows each. Keep in mind you cant break them, so in an accident they can be dangerous.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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And if you do find the fiberglass doors, I'd be curious to see what the actual cost of them is. If you want them bad enough I'm sure that there is a company on this forum that could/would make them.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 01:47 PM
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About the lexan, check out the speedglass windows at http://grannysspeedshop.com/
They have some protective coating on them and will save 45 lbs for both the front and rear windows each. Keep in mind you cant break them, so in an accident they can be dangerous.
Classicauto corrected me about the weight savings for the speedglass windows. Sorry if i posted misinformation. I was just reiterating what the web site stated.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 02:06 PM
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5one5 should make fiberglass doors...with clearance for door bars on a cage...i have some cool ideas we'll hafta discuss over poker
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 02:13 PM
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I once saw a set sell on ebay many years ago located in puerto rico. It consisted of a hood fenders and door panels. Set sold for cheap too! Can't remember how much but it was less than 500.00
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 02:16 PM
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lol

Originally Posted by robtechfabrications
5one5 should make fiberglass doors...with clearance for door bars on a cage...i have some cool ideas we'll hafta discuss over poker

lol one guy one guy many projects
Thanks Mael
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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I saw a set sell yesterday on Yahoo Auctions Japan.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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You can get the Mazda factory race IMSA, GTS etc 2nd gen fiberglass doors (and rest of body parts) pretty cheap from MazdaComp, but you probably need a tube frame to mount them on
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BLUE TII
You can get the Mazda factory race IMSA, GTS etc 2nd gen fiberglass doors (and rest of body parts) pretty cheap from MazdaComp, but you probably need a tube frame to mount them on
Miracles happen with enough zip ties.

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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 03:07 PM
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And not to sound like an old bastard here but, unless you have a full roll cage with side bars then you SHOULD NOT put fiberglass doors on your car. That is just damned dangerous and an overall stupid thing to do.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 03:23 PM
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 03:35 PM
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^^kinda like big ben not having a helmet on while riding a crotchrocket.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 04:10 PM
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yea i know mael!! but i had to say it! besides if 5one5 made it we wouldnt have any worries about quality or fitment
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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There are so many things to do before putting fiberglass doors on your car.

Are you racing in a class? Do they have minimum weight requirements? What kind of racing are you trying to do?
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by IndyFC
I saw a set sell yesterday on Yahoo Auctions Japan.
How do you translate that damn auction page??
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