sissor door Q

AJ · Postby AJ » Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:07 pm

not a bad idea redwards................there's even a mazda on the market BPT could have a squiz at for ideas.............RX8 :mrgreen:

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:08 pm

redwards wrote:...The (apparent) benefit with suicides is it's easier to get in and out with the door opened less...

I just can't see that being the case with the MX-5.

If you're having trouble getting out, leave the roof down and put it up once you're out of the car.

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:58 pm

One of the problems with suicide doors was the possibility of a door opening while on the move. On old cars this was quite realistic as door catches and hinges were often unreliable and certainly prone to wear. I have experienced doors opening on old cars on the move on at least 2 occasions. A suicide door opening catches the wind and the result can be very nasty. They were easy for ingress and egress though. Engineering a door is not something one would take lightly.

Postby **Okibi** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:35 pm

Yup, can someone confirm that with the RX8 doors that the rears wont open unless the fronts are already open?

Postby **orx626** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:04 pm

Okibi wrote:Yup, can someone confirm that with the RX8 doors that the rears wont open unless the fronts are already open?

Correct.

NMX516 · Postby **NMX516** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:31 pm

1red5 wrote:Lamborghinnis are designed with these doors in mind and...

I just hate it when people spell Lamborghini incorrectly! :evil:

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:07 am

NMX516 wrote:
1red5 wrote:Lamborghinnis are designed with these doors in mind and...

I just hate it when people spell Lamborghini incorrectly!

It's nnot nnice to poinnt out my muscle spasm problem NNMX516 :oops:

redwards · Postby **redwards** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:27 pm

Out of interest, how much engineering would be required to mount the doors on the B pillar? Any ideas?

Alex · Postby **Alex** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:55 pm

redwards wrote:Out of interest, how much engineering would be required to mount the doors on the B pillar? Any ideas?

Way too much
first you would need to put in a B pillar, after that I guess it would be a walk in the park

Postby **mx52nv** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:32 am

SM wrote:
redwards wrote:Out of interest, how much engineering would be required to mount the doors on the B pillar? Any ideas?

Way too much
first you would need to put in a B pillar, after that I guess it would be a walk in the park

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:27 pm

(install some rear doors too - scissor those!)

redwards · Postby **redwards** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:04 pm

Hrrmpf. Fine. Be like that.

Seriously though, I reckon suicide doors would be great. You'd have to attach them at the current trailing edge of the door (which I have clearly mistakenly referred to as the B pillar).

Weld in some reinforcement, find hinges that open out enough... For those who have seen a 5 in pieces, is it achievable?

Postby **Okibi** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:18 pm

Unless you want it to open up at a weird angle, you'll need one bloody strong hinge on the top or make the back of the door join more vertical.

Might just be easier to take the blue pill and imagine yourself having one.