The stock weight of even a S4 Vert is a little more than 2800lbs I'm afraid... And S5's are even more...

 

Well i was just asking, because he made it sound as if the stock doors are really heavy, and that I wasn't sure of myself.

 

Hell no! I would never do that to any rotary or much less any car. That money could be put to use on other things to make the car look different and function. I have seen a few lambo door kits and neither of them work or fit 100%. Waste of money and a waste of a rx7!

 

Well yea it's not really the doors that are heavy, so much as the car itself... It's due to all the extra chassis support required in order to have a topless car...

 

This has actually been done, I saw a pic or two somewhere here on the forums. I didn't think it was done very well either...

I plan to do this conversion on one of my 2 coupes... ya know... after the vert is completely done and one of the coupes is a 12 sec car... and this is of course if I don't buy a delorean first...

 

gull-winged fc....bad pics... but you get the point

 

I'm with him. If you're gonna do this make sure you keep at it until its perfect...don't half *** this or crap out part way cuz ur "running out of money". The problem i have with people doing these kinds of projects is that they want this weird crap for as little money as possible....follow through and when your car looks good u'll get the respect u deserve for it.

 

those gull wings look cheesy, no offense to the guys who did it...

i would much rather like to see the roof lines kept in tact, it would look much cleaner that way but also much more difficult to accomplish and look good.

 

I'm not a fan of lambo doors unless it's on a lambo. I think they just look weird on FC's and verts

 

I wouldn't mind them if they actually functioned scissor style properly. That would require MAJOR work to accomplish though.

And 250 lbs, you're dreaming. Maybe 50-75 lbs, and even that I would expect is on the high side. Jesus, a bare FC shell is only a few hundred pounds.

 

I dont agree with that ****... I think lambo doors and a nice body kit are a good way to set your car apart from others. Everybody is talkin about rice this and rice that... Oh go and get hp... well damn, all it takes is about 3k and you'll have a good hp rx7 and about 2-3k more and you'll have a good looking rx7. (Obviously if you do all your own work, both ways) If you have the money, I say go for both goals of speed and looks. Otherwise, pick one goal and focus on it...

Second, alot of people say, dont add a body kit to your car or dont do this or dont do that. I think that there is too much goddamn negativity floating around here. Lighten up a bit peeps.

Luv you all---Matt

 

wow that gullwing door fc looks so bad, and the doors look paper thin.

safety over looks people!

 

actually.....the doors look the same, the roof looks paper thin...but i dont think cutting that part of the roof will comromise structural integrity......

 

wtf y ya'll hating for??? i like the lambo doors on drop tops!! they look hot. but on a regular rx7 is gay.. if u like it then get it dont listen to people on the tread they aint gonna see ur car ne- way! and the gull-winged rx-7 is the wackest **** i ever seen i rather get lambo..

 

I don't think it looks too bad....

Toss some black Regamasters on there instead of those chromies and get rid of the spoiler and it's not that rice at all.

I think done up right, it could look really cool!

 

In all the cars I have dealt with that included aftermarket Lambo-doors, I have decided that they are a HUGE PAIN IN THE REAR. It depends a lot on the quality of the kit, but every one I have experience with have the following flaws:

-doors are heavy to lift up
-doors sway like hell in the wind
-body damage due to improper installation and failure to take into account how the new hinge moves
-severly reduces door space...makes it hard to get in and out of car
-pain in low slung parking garages

There are some kits that still allow the door to move normally. These are pretty cool.

My choice would be gallwings though.

 

You see, when it comes down to it, its all just a matter of opinion. Choose what you like and F*CK everyone else.

 

So... modding the engine to produce more power would also mean your not happy with your car then? I think if most people were unhappy with the car they would just get rid of it rather than modify it to improve it and suit their taste.



250Lbs extra weight is just an absurd exageration... Even 100lbs may be pushing it.

I don't think there will be many problems with "low slung garages." Unless for some stupid reason decide to leave the doors up as you drive into(under the clearance marker) and around the garage... The doors will be about as tall as you are when opened. And if your in a garage that doesn't have enough clearance for people... well then there is a problem other than the lambo doors.
http://www.aerokits.net/DiabloHinge/gtf.htm <-- there is a video demonstratiion on this site, look at the door hight compared to the person. Yeah I know the FC doors are pretty long but can there be THAT much height difference?


Some of the lambo kits do look like they might be a bit of a squeeze to get out of the car. GT-Factory makes door kits with jmore clearance.



On some cars they look good but on some its just terrible... Just look at some of the cars that people put these doors on.. I mean really, who the **** wants lambo doors on a ugly *** H2 Hummer?!

Do what you want man. Its your car. Everyone else on here has their own biased opinions. I personally think on a vert with the right paint and body kit it may look tight. Go for it and take pics!

 

ok , lol let me set the record straight here, as for weight they dont add nothing to the weight of the car. maybe 5 lbs max. i know i have them on my car. but if your putting them on a vert you do have some body work on the inside of the fender to work on, like refabing the fender to get the hinge on a flat surface. that was my big prob , other than that they look bad ***. i get compliments where ever i go in my carso the coice is up to you, if you like the look go for it, good luck. if i can help in anyway let me know.

 

Lambo doors rock!!!..................on a lambo. that look just doesn't fit the car, and someone mentioned rx-7s wight 2800 and even more for the s5 and verts, my s4 wighs under 2500 stock when i got it and is damn near 2400 now. Light is good but to light can make for and unstable car at high speeds, i think its a very good wight for a rwd car, besides the people putting lambo doors on thier car probably aren't worried about a few pounds

 

any more images of gullwing doors on non delorean and or kit cars?

post them please

 

I KNOW! how about NO doors?

 

the red FC looks decent but i'd still like to see if anyone managed to do it without chopping the roof line and i also wonder how well those roof chopped versions seal in the weather and also how stable they are with flex and rattling.