I own a Disco 2 2004 in the US and it's my "family suburban," and I'm in the process of purchasing a Disco 2 TD5 in Africa for our Africa-side "family vehicle." Really love this gull wing idea and that it was done on a Disco!
1-ton axles on the stock engine... oh boy... I had a 2000 Disco 2 on 37s (Pitbull Rockers) and used Great Basin Rover parts to beef up the axle shafts and diffs and with a TrueTrac rear was able to have all the fun a full body rig could have in Moab! With the 37s with re-geared diffs, the engine was still not happy bout the situation. I ultimately downsized to 35s and it was PERFECT! Just my opinion when going with 37s. Also, the only suspension modification that I needed to do was get rid of the watts link in the rear and go to a traditional panhard setup. Worked GREAT! Just some info from experience... I miss my disco 2 almost every day... glad you're showing the rover crowd some love!
Great video and inspiration for many people to have a go at doing this, a little fire service tip is to cover the whole pane of glass you are working in with gorilla/duct tape so that if it shatters 99% of the shards get held together in a big slab of broken glass, it's better for the casualty 😉 Thanks for taking the time to make such a slick video Hello from London 😊
I use SikaFast 3121 to bond and seal the rivnuts. It seals out moisture preventing corrosion and also keeps it from spinning if you end up getting a less than perfect crush on the rivnuts. Also if you look at marine/rv applications for how they are sealing windows and hatches it can save you having to reinvent the wheel. Shimming out the hinges (with washers or a shim between the hing and vehicle body) will also allow you to use the thicker side bulb seals. I've done some with 1/4" and 5/16" Lexan/polycarbonate and for curves like your Disco has you can put it in an oven to heat it up and lay it on top of the glass to get a near perfect bend/curve to match the shape of the glass/body. Keep up the great work!
Cody Brady Temperature adjustable heat gun... Lay it over top of original window, clamp in place, start moving heat gun around aiming at it and then let it cool.
That oven Idea is ingenious. And you can put a tint film on it to protect from scratches/yellowing. (and replace the tint every few years when it turns ugly)
If you don't remove the burs from the inside of the hole you may get a looser than required crimp on the rivnut. Just buy a deburring tool. Run it around the inside edge of the hole and then install your rivnut. Smearing some sealant around the rivnt is a good idea to keep water out, as would painting the raw hole edge too.
Little tip on mounting gas shocks, if in the closed position the door (or moving side) mount sticks in further than the frame side (or fixed side) the shock breaks over center and helps hold the door or window closed. Not a critique, just passing along some of my experiences. Looking VERY forward to the 1 ton videos! Keep up the great work Nate!
"It worked great until it didn't " lol story of my life. Any project I attempt I have to double the expected time and cost to account for my mistakes. Thanks for making me feel normal. 😀
Nice work - I don't often see these on Discos but several of my Defender friends are running them. Often they build out an inner compartment with shelves/whatever to keep one 'window' as a dedicated work area. One is set up a quick-stop galley where he has a fold down table similar to what you built on the rear door and pressure water plumbed in. The interior compartment then holds a small stove. Any time he needs to fix a quick hot meal (he often takes his young son on the trail) he can just pop the hatch and have everything he needs right there including the work surface without having to actually open the main compartment of the truck. Of course he tends to re-work his setup often enough he may have already changed it to something else.
I just deleted my 95 tacoma rear extended cab seats for custom overlanding storage! video coming out soon! My next project is to pull my cab windows and add gull wing windows. Learned a lot from your build - was just what I was looking for, so thanks a ton mate!
Being an overlander build, would have been cool to make them both fold down into tables instead of up. Extra table space is always great when cooking on a trail somewhere.
That is exactly what I am doing. Also our lanes are particularly narrow in the UK and occasionally we're wedged and can't open a door, so window exit :) By folding down, I can reach recovery gear etc though the side rather than having to walk round to the rear !
Yeah but it would be harder to reach into the back of the truck which is what I think he's going for. If it folds down, you're like 2 feet further away from whatever you're trying to get at.
@@BuzzzdLightyear Isn't that why the back of the vehicle opens up? Could be boxed in on the window opening and a shelf that holds different things, still in reach
@@TheAmericanUhate yeah but I'm guessing trying to build a storage system that can have multiple access points instead of opening the back and having to move stuff or pull out trays/drawers to get to what he needs. I do like your idea of having the windows boxed in with storage though.
Good honest video. Did this modification on a D1 last year. As well as using a smaller diameter side bulb seal, if you had mounted the hinge plates which are riv-nutted to the bodywork on small spacer blocks to locate the top of the new lid slightly out from the window aperture, you would achieve a more even closing of the door onto the seal. If you really want a spot-on seal all the way around, using a twist lock in the centre with lateral locking bars that locate behind each bottom corner of the lid is the way to go. 👍🏻
@@DirtLifestyle jeep jku is about the same, 850 or more for the side window boxes, I get it they build in the US and all but that's a lot of money for a storage box... Your gullwing solution is really great!
Those look great! To test the seal and water tightness of the assembly you could spray it down with a water hose. That way if there are any leaks or problem areas you can take care of it in the shop before you find it leaking on your gear on a trip.
an English Wheel would have came in very handy to put that little bit of curve in the aluminum panel. "Make It Kustom" and "Lazze Metal Shaping" both show some excellent how to on the English Wheel and the bead roller. No more than that is curving, it wouldn't take much work at all to get it to fit right. Great video, Nate!
I got my wife an 04 disco as her adventure rig. Been going through it fix/upgrading the problems. Pulled the headliner out and took off the fabric and put a spray on bedliner so no more sagging headliner again. Pulled sunroofs out cleaned and resealed and rebuilt the motor so the front opens again. Have new 180 degree thermostat to keep it running cooler and not overheat. Can't wait to see how you tackle the diesel swap I plan to do one in it as well and also my 06 Tacoma. Great work and might see you around im just a little bit up north of Seattle.
Get a die grinder or a flap disk that can handle aluminum and take off some material near the center of the curve, where the panel's edge meets the body? Never tried that before and maybe dumb when it takes a million years to do, but it feels like a Jimmy Neutron Brain Blast anyway. The panel will also not appear to curve with the body but it's a gamble at making an easy closing door before replacing it with 3/16".
Add some 1/4” spacers behind the hinges where they mount to the body. It might move it out enough to use a bulb style gasket. And try bending the aluminum slightly to match the shape of the window for a better seal all around.
I was going to just cover up my windows into a wall till I seen his. Making a tool truck and would be perfect for tool boxes on the side of my Waggy. Saved to my favorites, LOL.
You know, channels like yours give me confidence that the big projects I want to do are actually doable. I have an 84 Chevy S10 that I eventually want to convert to solid axle dana 44s, among other upgrades. Going to require completely redoing the suspension, getting rid of the independent front and the torsion bars.
I don't know if your brake is big enough. But I would anneal the "windows" and put some bends in it to follow the curve of the body. Or take them to a metal shop with a slip roller and have them do it. It will end up fitting better on the sides and bottom. If done correctly of course. We have talked about doing this to our 52 Willy's wagon. Will be a little more complicated. As these do not have the pinch weld style of window opening. But that is a ways out as it still needs a drivetrain installed.
Just a thought - If you added a shim or some washers to the back of the upper hinge I think you might have been able to use the first seal you tried. Great channel! Thanks for your work.
I think you could cut wood in a curve and press a slight bend into the aluminum. You have the press. I think you could use cardboard on the existing glass to get the curve. Add a little extra. I clearly don’t need to explain metal working to you, but I can see it in my mind.
Dude!- all that lovely work and you mounted the gas struts upside down! the body should be at the top to keep the seals lubricated. Now you get out there and swap them over right now!
Harbor Freight sells a lot of standard glass replace tools. Next time use a windshield blade with a pull handle. Spray a little soapy water around the urethane seal and it makes the job pretty easy. And if you don't have a second set of hands, just use masking tape on the outside to hold it in place.
I've been thinking about something similar for my square body Suburban "bug-out vehicle" build. I initially considered just removing both the big side windows and just filling in where the window was with sheet metal, but I can definitely see a benefit with having something that would open up like your metal window replacement.... I've also planned to build a pretty large'slide-out storage organizer that bolts to the floor in the rear. As I have it planned now, the organizer would pretty much fill the rear cargo area and be able to slide out through the open rear doors of the truck. Still trying to work on the design now. Having side access like you've done here would allow me to mount some things to the outside of the organizer and retrieve them easier, when needed.... Great job on this build so far, Nate! :-)
Cool project! My buddy david has a barn door suburban built similar to how you are describing. I highly recomend checking out his build at willomet motor and fab 👍
Super stoked for this build too !!! I have a tj and a 5.9 zj and always wanted this body style disco. Now I just have to convince my gf to let me buy one .......
Love your videos, just a little suggestion as a body man. Try making two shims to go underneath your upper hinges to bring the window out a little bit. This will solve your tightness issue and you can go back to your original design gasket install. My 2cent nice job I wish we were Neighbors
I want to do something like this to my old Mec vito! The rear panels are steel and so If I can cut them out neatly I will have ready made panels for the job. Thank you for this video, it has given me some ideas.
I use Mcmaster Carr for seals. They show dimensions and profiles for all their seals, bolts, everything they stock. And they stock pretty much everything. I use them for all my build projects.
If you put a spacer between the hinge and the body you could create the space to use a bulb seal. An 1/8" thick piece of a hard rubber might work and would seal up the space between the hinge and body created by the face of the rivnut.
That's going to be an awesome ride when it's all said and done. Hope you and your family have fun on your trip and can't wait to see what you got in mind for the storage area.... And always.... Keep the tires aimed at the ground & your eyes toward the Lord... There's great wheel'n ahead brother 😁👍
yay! I'm doing this to my WJ, I'm walling off the sidewindows from the back at the width of the wheel wells ... give storage with easy outside access. I can't loose the daily normal family functionality of the Grand cherokee, so no full rack/drawer system for me... but a combination of the gull windows, and a slider/chuck box in place of the 40 rear split seat behind the driver (i'm 6'3" that seat behind me is pretty much useless ... however the rack will bolt in where the seat normally would, so if absolutely need to stuff one of the kids friends back there or something, we can)... That should give protected out of sight storage for everything I want to have on the rig (recovery stuff, tools, spares, base emergency provisions for exploring etc) . Literally just bought a tent trailer last night for actual camping.
Hey man! Great video! Heads up: those gas shocks last a LOT longer if you flip them over, they are self lubricating and the seals wear faster when they can’t be lubricated
Good Job. If you'd have Gullwing'd it downwards it would have made a nice table, which would have complimented your Rear Door table nicely. Also, you wouldn't need struts, just some small chains or ropes.
Wicked guide man! I might do this on the exploder. I sold my 66 mustang and picked up an already 3" lifted suzuki sidekick, putting together a non intercooled turbo and some 31"s to start.
On the new Freightliner, the upper part of the doors like to separate from cab in high cross winds. I used that same exact type seal around the door to keep a tight seal. It also stopped the air whistle and any water from getting in. I think you'll be good with it. I never had a leak issue using it. Good Luck!
Hello amazing job 👏 wonderful truck 💪🤠🇺🇸 i have idea take from spear tyres Motocross or bikecykle (rubber tubing in tyre) sorry my English is not good thank you from Greece
I love to hear about your upcoming conversion to 1-ton axles. I look forward to it, because I have been torn between just picking up an old live axle suburban and swap my 15oo Avalanche body onto it or swap axles with leaf springs and what ever linkage, drive shafts, etc. will be needed. I would hate to have to buy a 3/4 ton Avalanche and then swap in a live axle in front because I’ve bought this new and have owned this since ‘03 and it have always been there for me.
Nice work getting that all to come together. If I was to do the project I would add some Molle grid on the inside to hang first-aid kit or small tools for easy access. Just a thought
Is muck as I like them, (and you do do clean work) diamond plate might be nice, also and maybe photovoltaic panels in the future? Opening the panels up when camping etc might be nice
Hello thank you for explaining everything so well. I enjoy your videos. do it yourself is a lot of fun get your hands in there and work on stuff. Well filmed too.
I'm an auto glass master tech. One thing you should be aware of. Is any glass in your vehicle that is glued in place with urethane, which these 1/4 glasses are, is part of the roof support structure. By doing this you have weaknd the structure of the vehicle.
We have some of that stuff at my work but it has steel line inside of it. Wire snippers cut right through the plastic and metal. Cut it ½ longer than you think
I own a Disco 2 2004 in the US and it's my "family suburban," and I'm in the process of purchasing a Disco 2 TD5 in Africa for our Africa-side "family vehicle." Really love this gull wing idea and that it was done on a Disco!
1-ton axles on the stock engine... oh boy... I had a 2000 Disco 2 on 37s (Pitbull Rockers) and used Great Basin Rover parts to beef up the axle shafts and diffs and with a TrueTrac rear was able to have all the fun a full body rig could have in Moab! With the 37s with re-geared diffs, the engine was still not happy bout the situation. I ultimately downsized to 35s and it was PERFECT! Just my opinion when going with 37s. Also, the only suspension modification that I needed to do was get rid of the watts link in the rear and go to a traditional panhard setup. Worked GREAT! Just some info from experience... I miss my disco 2 almost every day... glad you're showing the rover crowd some love!
Great video and inspiration for many people to have a go at doing this, a little fire service tip is to cover the whole pane of glass you are working in with gorilla/duct tape so that if it shatters 99% of the shards get held together in a big slab of broken glass, it's better for the casualty 😉
Thanks for taking the time to make such a slick video
Hello from London 😊
I use SikaFast 3121 to bond and seal the rivnuts. It seals out moisture preventing corrosion and also keeps it from spinning if you end up getting a less than perfect crush on the rivnuts. Also if you look at marine/rv applications for how they are sealing windows and hatches it can save you having to reinvent the wheel. Shimming out the hinges (with washers or a shim between the hing and vehicle body) will also allow you to use the thicker side bulb seals.
I've done some with 1/4" and 5/16" Lexan/polycarbonate and for curves like your Disco has you can put it in an oven to heat it up and lay it on top of the glass to get a near perfect bend/curve to match the shape of the glass/body.
Keep up the great work!
Do you got any tips for forming lexan without an oven? My side windows are 4 feet long
Cody Brady
Temperature adjustable heat gun...
Lay it over top of original window, clamp in place, start moving heat gun around aiming at it and then let it cool.
That oven Idea is ingenious. And you can put a tint film on it to protect from scratches/yellowing. (and replace the tint every few years when it turns ugly)
If you don't remove the burs from the inside of the hole you may get a looser than required crimp on the rivnut. Just buy a deburring tool. Run it around the inside edge of the hole and then install your rivnut. Smearing some sealant around the rivnt is a good idea to keep water out, as would painting the raw hole edge too.
Me too. My favorite times are when I can be creative in the shop. You did a real nice job on this project.
Thanks!
These kinds of windows make so much sense.
Little tip on mounting gas shocks, if in the closed position the door (or moving side) mount sticks in further than the frame side (or fixed side) the shock breaks over center and helps hold the door or window closed. Not a critique, just passing along some of my experiences. Looking VERY forward to the 1 ton videos! Keep up the great work Nate!
Good stuff man, I will keep this in mind 🤘
"It worked great until it didn't " lol story of my life.
Any project I attempt I have to double the expected time and cost to account for my mistakes. Thanks for making me feel normal. 😀
Nice work - I don't often see these on Discos but several of my Defender friends are running them. Often they build out an inner compartment with shelves/whatever to keep one 'window' as a dedicated work area. One is set up a quick-stop galley where he has a fold down table similar to what you built on the rear door and pressure water plumbed in. The interior compartment then holds a small stove. Any time he needs to fix a quick hot meal (he often takes his young son on the trail) he can just pop the hatch and have everything he needs right there including the work surface without having to actually open the main compartment of the truck. Of course he tends to re-work his setup often enough he may have already changed it to something else.
I just deleted my 95 tacoma rear extended cab seats for custom overlanding storage! video coming out soon! My next project is to pull my cab windows and add gull wing windows. Learned a lot from your build - was just what I was looking for, so thanks a ton mate!
I would suggest to invert the gas strut. The oil will settle to the bottom keeping the seal lubricated.
Good suggestion 👍
I was hopeing someone was going to say they are upside down 🙊
Being an overlander build, would have been cool to make them both fold down into tables instead of up. Extra table space is always great when cooking on a trail somewhere.
That is exactly what I am doing. Also our lanes are particularly narrow in the UK and occasionally we're wedged and can't open a door, so window exit :) By folding down, I can reach recovery gear etc though the side rather than having to walk round to the rear !
Yeah but it would be harder to reach into the back of the truck which is what I think he's going for. If it folds down, you're like 2 feet further away from whatever you're trying to get at.
@@BuzzzdLightyear Isn't that why the back of the vehicle opens up? Could be boxed in on the window opening and a shelf that holds different things, still in reach
@@TheAmericanUhate yeah but I'm guessing trying to build a storage system that can have multiple access points instead of opening the back and having to move stuff or pull out trays/drawers to get to what he needs. I do like your idea of having the windows boxed in with storage though.
Long as you get a good seal so water doesn't leak in that might not be bad.
I love how detailed you are. This channel is just pure gold.
Good honest video. Did this modification on a D1 last year. As well as using a smaller diameter side bulb seal, if you had mounted the hinge plates which are riv-nutted to the bodywork on small spacer blocks to locate the top of the new lid slightly out from the window aperture, you would achieve a more even closing of the door onto the seal. If you really want a spot-on seal all the way around, using a twist lock in the centre with lateral locking bars that locate behind each bottom corner of the lid is the way to go. 👍🏻
Excellent! Thanks! I have an ‘04 D2. She’s my baby! :)
Same goes for the 80 Series Land Cruiser. Gullwing windows are 700 a side. Great video.
Very pricey indeed 👍
@@DirtLifestyle jeep jku is about the same, 850 or more for the side window boxes, I get it they build in the US and all but that's a lot of money for a storage box... Your gullwing solution is really great!
Those look great! To test the seal and water tightness of the assembly you could spray it down with a water hose. That way if there are any leaks or problem areas you can take care of it in the shop before you find it leaking on your gear on a trip.
an English Wheel would have came in very handy to put that little bit of curve in the aluminum panel. "Make It Kustom" and "Lazze Metal Shaping" both show some excellent how to on the English Wheel and the bead roller. No more than that is curving, it wouldn't take much work at all to get it to fit right. Great video, Nate!
One of the reasons I enjoy following your channel, all the diy content.
I got my wife an 04 disco as her adventure rig. Been going through it fix/upgrading the problems. Pulled the headliner out and took off the fabric and put a spray on bedliner so no more sagging headliner again. Pulled sunroofs out cleaned and resealed and rebuilt the motor so the front opens again. Have new 180 degree thermostat to keep it running cooler and not overheat. Can't wait to see how you tackle the diesel swap I plan to do one in it as well and also my 06 Tacoma. Great work and might see you around im just a little bit up north of Seattle.
Get a die grinder or a flap disk that can handle aluminum and take off some material near the center of the curve, where the panel's edge meets the body? Never tried that before and maybe dumb when it takes a million years to do, but it feels like a Jimmy Neutron Brain Blast anyway. The panel will also not appear to curve with the body but it's a gamble at making an easy closing door before replacing it with 3/16".
My day is always brighter with dana 60s
Wonderfull work but the word easy must be forgotten .perfect style for handyman.
One of the best channels on TH-cam. Great work.
Nate just seems like a super nice, relaxed ridiculously talented dude. Love these videos and watching him work.
You should just lay those aluminum panels on a welding tanks to put a little pressure to get the curve you need. It won’t take much.
I was thinking the same thing.
Add some 1/4” spacers behind the hinges where they mount to the body. It might move it out enough to use a bulb style gasket. And try bending the aluminum slightly to match the shape of the window for a better seal all around.
I was going to just cover up my windows into a wall till I seen his. Making a tool truck and would be perfect for tool boxes on the side of my Waggy. Saved to my favorites, LOL.
Sounds like a bad ass project 🤘
Once again you make things look so easy
Thanks!
You know, channels like yours give me confidence that the big projects I want to do are actually doable. I have an 84 Chevy S10 that I eventually want to convert to solid axle dana 44s, among other upgrades. Going to require completely redoing the suspension, getting rid of the independent front and the torsion bars.
Well done! I'm going to use two latches for a positive seal.
Stoked for the 1 ton axle swap!
Cant wait to get my kitchen remodel done so I can get back out to the shop! Wanna build a set for my Cherokee.
I don't know if your brake is big enough. But I would anneal the "windows" and put some bends in it to follow the curve of the body. Or take them to a metal shop with a slip roller and have them do it. It will end up fitting better on the sides and bottom. If done correctly of course. We have talked about doing this to our 52 Willy's wagon. Will be a little more complicated. As these do not have the pinch weld style of window opening. But that is a ways out as it still needs a drivetrain installed.
I love your work Nate, it always looks "so factory" Your resilience and abilities to improvise is a strong testimony to your vast DIY skills. KUDOS!
Thanks man!
Just a thought - If you added a shim or some washers to the back of the upper hinge I think you might have been able to use the first seal you tried. Great channel! Thanks for your work.
Phil Krenelka
I was thinking the same...
This man is a Jedi...
That actually came together really well.
I think you could cut wood in a curve and press a slight bend into the aluminum. You have the press. I think you could use cardboard on the existing glass to get the curve. Add a little extra. I clearly don’t need to explain metal working to you, but I can see it in my mind.
Dig the Bigfoot tee shirt. And the custom work!!
Top hinge bolts (outside) security risk.
Remove the bolts and thief is in.
But i love the idea- Gull wings at back
Dude!- all that lovely work and you mounted the gas struts upside down! the body should be at the top to keep the seals lubricated. Now you get out there and swap them over right now!
One thing not discussed but you did do on this install: the seam where the two ends meet should be on the bottom edge.
Harbor Freight sells a lot of standard glass replace tools. Next time use a windshield blade with a pull handle. Spray a little soapy water around the urethane seal and it makes the job pretty easy. And if you don't have a second set of hands, just use masking tape on the outside to hold it in place.
I've been thinking about something similar for my square body Suburban "bug-out vehicle" build. I initially considered just removing both the big side windows and just filling in where the window was with sheet metal, but I can definitely see a benefit with having something that would open up like your metal window replacement.... I've also planned to build a pretty large'slide-out storage organizer that bolts to the floor in the rear. As I have it planned now, the organizer would pretty much fill the rear cargo area and be able to slide out through the open rear doors of the truck. Still trying to work on the design now. Having side access like you've done here would allow me to mount some things to the outside of the organizer and retrieve them easier, when needed....
Great job on this build so far, Nate! :-)
Cool project! My buddy david has a barn door suburban built similar to how you are describing. I highly recomend checking out his build at willomet motor and fab 👍
Super stoked for this build too !!! I have a tj and a 5.9 zj and always wanted this body style disco. Now I just have to convince my gf to let me buy one .......
The latches are the same as what is used on 6k/8k/10k JLG telehandler's engine access doors. Awesome!
Love your videos, just a little suggestion as a body man. Try making two shims to go underneath your upper hinges to bring the window out a little bit. This will solve your tightness issue and you can go back to your original design gasket install. My 2cent nice job I wish we were Neighbors
These will be going in the driver’s side on my Jeep eventually. I never use that window to see out of anyway!
I a discovery 2 owner and I love these vids. Don’t stop making this content bro.
I want to do something like this to my old Mec vito! The rear panels are steel and so If I can cut them out neatly I will have ready made panels for the job. Thank you for this video, it has given me some ideas.
I use Mcmaster Carr for seals. They show dimensions and profiles for all their seals, bolts, everything they stock. And they stock pretty much everything. I use them for all my build projects.
An educational, well presented video. Thank you for sharing this.
Ford just unveiled a Bronco Overland Concept with blanked out rear glass that would be perfect for your gull wing mod!
I will definitely check that out! 🤘
Dirt Lifestyle www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/bronco-overland-concept-revealed-with-live-debut-video-pics-from-super-celebration-east.6326/
Whoooooah. I need to do this to my F350 truck cap. So much more room for activities!
If you put a spacer between the hinge and the body you could create the space to use a bulb seal. An 1/8" thick piece of a hard rubber might work and would seal up the space between the hinge and body created by the face of the rivnut.
This was literally my first car, 2003 Disco 2 in White. Seeing this makes me want one again.
Great window modification going to do my 3 door 300tdi got fed up of crawling through to find stuff👍
Can’t wait to see more on this build
🤘
awesome video dude, much better than paying for thoes ripoff products
That's going to be an awesome ride when it's all said and done. Hope you and your family have fun on your trip and can't wait to see what you got in mind for the storage area....
And always....
Keep the tires aimed at the ground & your eyes toward the Lord... There's great wheel'n ahead brother 😁👍
yay! I'm doing this to my WJ, I'm walling off the sidewindows from the back at the width of the wheel wells ... give storage with easy outside access. I can't loose the daily normal family functionality of the Grand cherokee, so no full rack/drawer system for me... but a combination of the gull windows, and a slider/chuck box in place of the 40 rear split seat behind the driver (i'm 6'3" that seat behind me is pretty much useless ... however the rack will bolt in where the seat normally would, so if absolutely need to stuff one of the kids friends back there or something, we can)... That should give protected out of sight storage for everything I want to have on the rig (recovery stuff, tools, spares, base emergency provisions for exploring etc) . Literally just bought a tent trailer last night for actual camping.
Hey man! Great video!
Heads up: those gas shocks last a LOT longer if you flip them over, they are self lubricating and the seals wear faster when they can’t be lubricated
Beautiful work there mate, much better than the commercially available stuff I’ve seen like the Emu Wings we have here in Aus.
Good Job. If you'd have Gullwing'd it downwards it would have made a nice table, which would have complimented your Rear Door table nicely. Also, you wouldn't need struts, just some small chains or ropes.
I considered this! But the rig is to tall unfortunately
Ah yes, especially with a lift and 37's
Cant wait to see that thing rollin on 37s
Damn, I do not have that talent.. breaking the window is about all I'll get to.... definitely want these for my Rover Classic. Great job m
You have a hell of a nice garage there. I would kill for something like that. Hell, I would kill for just a single garage.
Need these for my JK.. Well done.
Wicked guide man! I might do this on the exploder. I sold my 66 mustang and picked up an already 3" lifted suzuki sidekick, putting together a non intercooled turbo and some 31"s to start.
I love the idea of the Goldwing windows I would use that on my cap on my pickup truck instead of the sliding glass windows great idea thanks 👍
Came out really good. Will look into doing this for my 02 Sequoia Limited.
“Easy” in the title. Break out the plasma cutter.
I mean you could do the same with a cut off wheel
@@daleyjeeper6188 and it wouldnt bend from the heat.
Daley jeeper .....could have used the same jig saw he used later in the video
Agreed. He pulled out the plasma cutter and I thought to myself... "overkill much?"
I’d rather use a cutoff wheel anyway
I use two sided servo tape to temporarily mock stuff so I don't have to pre-drill holes .
I love the fabrication videos!
You come up with cool ideas. You and trail recon have fun on your trip
Man im gonna do that to my 99 jeep wrangler hard top. And 92 explorer sport. Thanks bud for all the info
On the new Freightliner, the upper part of the doors like to separate from cab in high cross winds. I used that same exact type seal around the door to keep a tight seal. It also stopped the air whistle and any water from getting in. I think you'll be good with it. I never had a leak issue using it. Good Luck!
Hello amazing job 👏 wonderful truck 💪🤠🇺🇸 i have idea take from spear tyres Motocross or bikecykle (rubber tubing in tyre) sorry my English is not good thank you from Greece
I love to hear about your upcoming conversion to 1-ton axles. I look forward to it, because I have been torn between just picking up an old live axle suburban and swap my 15oo Avalanche body onto it or swap axles with leaf springs and what ever linkage, drive shafts, etc. will be needed.
I would hate to have to buy a 3/4 ton Avalanche and then swap in a live axle in front because I’ve bought this new and have owned this since ‘03 and it have always been there for me.
You should make spacers to go behind the hinges on the body. That will give you space you need for the good gasket.
Craftsmanship!!!! 👌👌👍
Thanks!
Nice work getting that all to come together. If I was to do the project I would add some Molle grid on the inside to hang first-aid kit or small tools for easy access. Just a thought
Nice job!! Looks factory!
Thank you!
I read it as gull wing doors at first and got a little excited. 🤣
Nice work - I think if you adjust the distance between the hinges and the car surface ( increasing the gap ) it will solve your problem.
Awesome project!! Those turned out super well
Oh man, I've been dreaming of this for my 4Runner for awhile
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I appreciate it.
Is muck as I like them,
(and you do do clean work) diamond plate might be nice, also and maybe photovoltaic panels in the future? Opening the panels up when camping etc might be nice
Hello thank you for explaining everything so well. I enjoy your videos. do it yourself is a lot of fun get your hands in there and work on stuff. Well filmed too.
Love the workmanship mate 👌🏽
Awesome job
I'm an auto glass master tech. One thing you should be aware of. Is any glass in your vehicle that is glued in place with urethane, which these 1/4 glasses are, is part of the roof support structure. By doing this you have weaknd the structure of the vehicle.
Can’t wait to see the one tons swap
Great project overview! I now want to build this for my 80 series👍
Love it Nate! Either this or a set of rotopax holders is on the list for the XJ. Looking forward to the future of this project.
You need to use 2x gas struts so springs open all the way from opening to full with your hand lifting it
Dude I'm wanting to do this on my Denali !!! So glad to see you making a video on it
We have some of that stuff at my work but it has steel line inside of it. Wire snippers cut right through the plastic and metal. Cut it ½ longer than you think
Very nice and inspiring! Might give it a try. Thank you.