Homemade Half Doors For My Cj6 Project

Decided to make some half doors for my cj5 to cj6 project. Had a set years ago and liked them for winter wheeling when I just had a Bikini top on the Jeep.

$400 was out of the question for a new set of fabric ones so I decided to have a go at making my own with what I had laying around. I had a 1 old wire door frame for a 76 on up cj5 so I used the lower half to use as a template. I had a sheet of 1/2" PVC Ridged sheet paneling laying around so I used it for the body of the doors.

Once these were cut out and fitted to the door opening I made some brackets out of angle and pipe stock to make a lower half set of lift hinges to work along with a set of Kayline door brackets I had in the stash. I stole the idea for the hinges from Christian Hazeltons cj6.

After fabri-cobbeling the hinges together I painted them and fit them on the tub. I only had 1 door handle so I had to fabricate the pass side handle. These open like the old kayline ones where you reach in to unlatch the door.
After sanding the panels and cleaning them up I painted them textured black on the outside and tan on the inside.

These won't afford any more safety protection than a canvas half door. I've always considered these to be items to keep some heat in and afford some false sense of security for folks that have never ridden in a old cj before.

Anyway.. Fun little project and I think they came out pretty nice.

Basic layout.

Cut them out with a Garbage Jig saw


Layout of my Fabricobbled lower set of lift hinges.


Making them like Christians rig

Same same

Fitted to door opening. Goodenuff.
Inside color

Finished!

 

Well done.

 

Very nice!

 

Very nice! I’ve always found them great to keep mud, water, and dust deflected out. If you put a “pouch” on the inside that would be very convenient for a strap, drink bottle, whatever.

 

Wow...That's nice and functional.

 

I may just do that? I think I still have a set floating around somewhere!

 

Well done!

 

Looks good. My 6 came with some old half doors that were torn and beat. So I had some old aluminum doors that I cut out to make some.



The skins painted.

 

I did something similar and built two piece doors for my hardtop. I found some little bags at the surplus store and they turned out nicely