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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 05:16 AM
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Default fiberglass doors, you running extra brace to hold them in place

Hey guys i have some fiberglass doors and was wondering those that are running them if you added a latch/snap button or something to hold the door from flaring out near the pillar
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 07:11 AM
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Default Re: fiberglass doors, you running extra brace to hold them in place

I got mine from s&w race cars. Their called upper window latch kits. They work great.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 08:15 AM
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Yup, a must have IMO

Any fab place has them, chassisshop.com, S&W, RJ race cars, VP race cars, Jerry Bickel...the list goes on lol
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 05:24 AM
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Default Re: fiberglass doors, you running extra brace to hold them in place

yeah i saw those but got a hard time seeing how they would go on the door, any pics of it installed. thanks again
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 05:36 AM
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I don't have mine installed yet, but they attach to the door in the 4 points, and they hit a piece (the little hoop you see with the kits) when they get pushed flush with the window. The hook/arm on the latch hits the hoop and viola
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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Here's a few pics, you can pretty much see how/ where they went.




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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 06:37 AM
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Default Re: fiberglass doors, you running extra brace to hold them in place

you have a pic of the way it`s hooked up to the door?
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 06:43 AM
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Default Re: fiberglass doors, you running extra brace to hold them in place

It is actually welded to the cage and the A pillar. The button on the door just gets a circle holesawed and 4 small srews. Sorry, no better pics though. This was one of my older cars.
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by xtremvw
you have a pic of the way it`s hooked up to the door?
Here are some nice shots, and prices lol Chassishop FTW

http://secure.chassisshop.com/partlist/5764/
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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 01:10 PM
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Default Re: fiberglass doors, you running extra brace to hold them in place

maybe this will help ?

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Old Feb 13, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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^^don"t sell it!!!
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Old Feb 14, 2009 | 04:52 AM
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Default Re: fiberglass doors, you running extra brace to hold them in place

i sure would like too

it might run again this year. still on the fence on which car i want to put together.
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Old Feb 14, 2009 | 07:34 AM
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maybe this can help



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Old Feb 14, 2009 | 10:31 AM
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yeah that is what i needed to see.
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Old Feb 14, 2009 | 11:22 AM
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