Anybody using GT racing fiberglass doors, opinions on durability and how you mounted please Options

[byndbad914]

Anybody using the GT Racing fiberglass doors on their cars? I don't want to go skins and have to climb thru a small window - I want a full door I can attach and open.

http://www.gt-racing.com/pdfs/GTR914.pdf

I am just looking for general fitment and sturdiness - whether the gaps and overall surface finish is perfect doesn't matter as I can bodywork that, just want to know if they have held up well and if the mount locations for the door hinges were in the right spot. GT is not known for overall fit and finish so I am expecting those issues (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Also interested in seeing what you used to actually hold it shut since there would be no more handle and latch mechanism - what did you tie into to hold it shut and has your mount concept held up over time. Just screwing a hook into the fiberglass can pull pretty easy so interested in seeing what folks came up with.

Thinking of hacking the longs out of my car finally (only kept them to support stock doors and they are welded to the tube chassis, so I have a full chassis there), mount my rocker covers on a couple Dzuses and have a lightweight door that I can weld a couple bars in to hold the mounting brackets. I think I can get about 100 lbs out of my car without going too crazy. What is left of the longs might be carrying about 50-70lbs based on some other info I got about what they weigh.

[Chris Hamilton]

Was that the stuff cliff bought that didn't fit very well?

[sww914]

Was that the stuff cliff bought that didn't fit very well?

Yep, top dollar and it fit like shit. That was my last GT Racing recommendation. Cliff blames me, I think I'll go kick his ass, now that you mention it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Relax, I'm kidding. I love Cliff like an ugly child.

Here's Hemet boy's info- http://www.qrsfiberglass.com/catalog/index...dex&cPath=2

He only has door skins. It just occurred to me that one could strip the skin off of an early door shell and bond the fiberglass to the shell with autobody structural adhesive and have a really nice, light, durable door. Door skins come off pretty easy without damaging the frame if you grind through the edges all the way around, just through the outer layer, then peel it off. That will work on the ends, on the top and bottom you'll need to sever the spot welds.
On my light metal doors on my 6 racecar project I used a plasma to remove everything possible. They're about 7 pounds now.

QRS's fiberglass parts don't fit perfectly but they're way cheaper than GT's and they fit better. The only glass parts that I've ever seen that fit perfectly were made by Porsche, Ford, or Chevy, at their factory.