NSX Lamborghini door style kit?
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Looked into lambo doors for my 300zXTT and they told me that it is incredibly hard to get the doors to seal as well as the factory. The 300 is just like the nsx in the fact that it has t-tops and the window forms the top of the door. I would guess that you would have leaks all along that edge. If you want a different door style try suicide style doors. Much less $$$ and will probably work much better on the N
Talk to these guys:
http://www.decah.net/
http://www.decah.net/
If somebody has more infos, please share them!
Gowki said:
>>they make lamborghini style door bolt on kits for civics for $1599
I would like to see what you get for this price. Maybe it's for the door skin only and you furnish EVERYTHING else including the engineering? I've seen prices for CRX's in the $10,000 range. This is not easily done.
>>they make lamborghini style door bolt on kits for civics for $1599
I would like to see what you get for this price. Maybe it's for the door skin only and you furnish EVERYTHING else including the engineering? I've seen prices for CRX's in the $10,000 range. This is not easily done.
It seems that the webpage on that link implies that the kit uses most the original parts of your door. Probably you have to swap some part only to make the door rotate instead of open. The installation time is also very short... I am curious to know how it works!
I've been doing a ton of research as well looking for scissor / Falcon-GT doors for the NSX. I did see a Road and Track special a few months ago where they raced 12 cars, one of which was an NSX with the doors that both you and I are looking for .. but I've been unable to get any information from then on whose NSX that was. I've also gone to the link above several months ago and while it looks promising, not sure if they can handle the NSX. Through Google I've found a few body shops the seem to talk about it - but it's tough to tell. Most talk about making custom doors and then shipping the product to you for install, paint, etc.
I'll keep looking!
JT
I'll keep looking!
JT
i bought info on doing this on ebay a month ago. Its actually very informative and recommends decah.net too. Btw, im also in Atlanta-until next monday.
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an NSX with scissor doors would (in theory) rock... i wonder if DeLorean (gull) doors would suit too... the hydralic effect is especially cool.
I've spent some time on this subject. It has been incredibly hard to find any substancial info on the scissor style doors. Some time ago, a company used a NSX to market it's ability to modify door hinges, but I could never find the advertisement or company personally (heresay). At any rate, DeLorean failed largely due to its door design (among a million other things) and I would never want to see it done to my NSX.
This topice has apeared at least a dozen times within the last year. It would be interesting to see someone actually find a way for it to be done.
Where is this article on the NSX with the conversion? I have never seen it. Given the chance, I would like to track down the owner and talk to him myself.
This topice has apeared at least a dozen times within the last year. It would be interesting to see someone actually find a way for it to be done.
Where is this article on the NSX with the conversion? I have never seen it. Given the chance, I would like to track down the owner and talk to him myself.
After some newsgroup search this company seems one of the most rated. Maybe we could ask them if they have something for the NSX...
http://www.iserv.net/~strdream/hinges.html
http://www.iserv.net/~strdream/hinges.html
More infos worth reading if you are serious about it (consideration on shape of the door and mounting points):
http://www.statikdesign.com/scratchbuilt/body/doors.html
http://lambolounge.com/Building_Notes/Door-wings/Door-Wings.htm
If someone will make a kit I'll be there as a taker!
http://www.statikdesign.com/scratchbuilt/body/doors.html
http://lambolounge.com/Building_Notes/Door-wings/Door-Wings.htm
If someone will make a kit I'll be there as a taker!
thanks for the info!
hard part is finding someone who can do it RIGHT
thats why i hope they make a bolt on, so they wouldn't have to make any modifications to the door/fenders..
and if this has to be custom made, what if they can't do it?
ur left with a fuked up nsx..
hard part is finding someone who can do it RIGHT
thats why i hope they make a bolt on, so they wouldn't have to make any modifications to the door/fenders..
and if this has to be custom made, what if they can't do it?
ur left with a fuked up nsx..
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Can I ask why?
Is this the latest craze or something on the show circuit?
Just trying to understand why you would take thousands of dollars to:
- keep the same basic look except the 1 min / day you open and close the door
- Butcher your car
- Ruin resale value
- Probably lower the safety (or at least add a big unknown)
I can't even get my trunk to stay open for more then a year or two. Also - I think the design of the window is such that this would be an impossible task - or at least - you would have to lower the window first.
Sorry if this sounds like I am a jerk or self righteous. Either way I am strangely fascinated - kind of like watching a car accident. I don't want it to happen but I can't take my eyes away.
Is this the latest craze or something on the show circuit?
Just trying to understand why you would take thousands of dollars to:
- keep the same basic look except the 1 min / day you open and close the door
- Butcher your car
- Ruin resale value
- Probably lower the safety (or at least add a big unknown)
I can't even get my trunk to stay open for more then a year or two. Also - I think the design of the window is such that this would be an impossible task - or at least - you would have to lower the window first.
Sorry if this sounds like I am a jerk or self righteous. Either way I am strangely fascinated - kind of like watching a car accident. I don't want it to happen but I can't take my eyes away.
LOL!!!
Well, I guess you could always drive around looking for excuses to open and close your doors. Sounds like a good way to impress the babe who works at MickieD's
Or better yet, maybe the design could incorporate high-speed hydraulic actuators and you could flap the doors as you drive.
Tying this into the Barrett-Jackson thread, I can just see it now...
2018... A nicely kept Acura NSX. These cars are very rare. Very low production volume, unfortunately many were butchered and modified beyond restoration. This example should have brought $240K, except for the poorly engineered scissor-door modifications. Sold for $29K.
-Jim
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1992 NSX Red/Blk 5 spd #0330
1991 NSX Blk/Blk Auto #3070 (Sold)
1974 Vette 454 4 spd Wht/Blk
1976 Honda Accord 5 spd, 3 door Blue/Blue
1977 Honda Accord - Custom - Under Construction
2003 MINI Cooper S - On Order - All Black
1986 Chevy Suburban
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Here's the thought that comes to my mind when considering this modification.
The NSX is built with amazingly close tolerances and tight fit for all the various parts. Like the hood and trunk lid, the doors require some effort to close tight, because tight means a tight fit in order to get a perfect alignment. That's one of the differences between the NSX and an inexpensive car (even a car as well-made as the rest of the Honda line).
If you change the way the doors close, what is going to happen to that tight fit? Will the doors still close in exactly the same place, or will they be off a millimeter or two, so they don't line up right? Will closing the doors in a different direction put pressure on body parts around the door frame that were not designed to take that pressure, so they might deform? Will the cabin still be as airtight so you won't hear the noise outside and you won't get any leaks when it rains, or... Well, you get the picture.
This is not something I would want to risk my well-built NSX on.
The NSX is built with amazingly close tolerances and tight fit for all the various parts. Like the hood and trunk lid, the doors require some effort to close tight, because tight means a tight fit in order to get a perfect alignment. That's one of the differences between the NSX and an inexpensive car (even a car as well-made as the rest of the Honda line).
If you change the way the doors close, what is going to happen to that tight fit? Will the doors still close in exactly the same place, or will they be off a millimeter or two, so they don't line up right? Will closing the doors in a different direction put pressure on body parts around the door frame that were not designed to take that pressure, so they might deform? Will the cabin still be as airtight so you won't hear the noise outside and you won't get any leaks when it rains, or... Well, you get the picture.
This is not something I would want to risk my well-built NSX on.
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You guys worry too much about oem specifics and car resale value. I say if you want to change(not butcher)your car, do it, its your car. Just know what the consequences are, if your not bothered by them, mod on.
The NSX is just a car, like all of the other ones and people should be able to express themselves through their mods if they want to.
The NSX is a well built car, but not the most impressive that I've ever been in. Try a Mercedes SL600, thats a well built and engineered car and the gadget features would make James Bond smile.
The doors on those cars seal better than a Sub Zero fridge.
The NSX is a well built car, but not the most impressive that I've ever been in. Try a Mercedes SL600, thats a well built and engineered car and the gadget features would make James Bond smile.
NSXTASY: that's an intelligent and logical response... i guess i kinda got carried away...
logically, modding the door is a bad idea. And not worth the risk on a beautiful car like the NSX (maybe risk it on a ferrari or something common...
) scissor doors might also have an impact on the safety of the structure too...
logically, modding the door is a bad idea. And not worth the risk on a beautiful car like the NSX (maybe risk it on a ferrari or something common...
Assuming you could design the appropriate linkages (left and right hand versions), complete with a working counterweighting mechanism, I see one of the biggest problems as being the design of the rubber door seals. You would need to have a different seal direction and each seal would need to be different.
I think this is one of those interesting discussions like who would win in a fight... Alien or Predator.
-Jim
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1992 NSX Red/Blk 5 spd #0330
1991 NSX Blk/Blk Auto #3070 (Sold)
1974 Vette 454 4 spd Wht/Blk
1976 Honda Accord 5 spd, 3 door Blue/Blue
1977 Honda Accord - Custom - Under Construction
2003 MINI Cooper S - On Order - All Black
1986 Chevy Suburban
http://homepage.mac.com/jimanders/PhotoAlbum1.html
I think this is one of those interesting discussions like who would win in a fight... Alien or Predator.
-Jim
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1992 NSX Red/Blk 5 spd #0330
1991 NSX Blk/Blk Auto #3070 (Sold)
1974 Vette 454 4 spd Wht/Blk
1976 Honda Accord 5 spd, 3 door Blue/Blue
1977 Honda Accord - Custom - Under Construction
2003 MINI Cooper S - On Order - All Black
1986 Chevy Suburban
http://homepage.mac.com/jimanders/PhotoAlbum1.html
Ha ha I can see it now.
"please pull up to the first window"
Girl "Hi there, your total is 5.15$"
You "great. *starts to hand money to her, but "accidently" drops it on the ground* OH NO (sarcasm) Look what I did."
*gets out, swings open doors*
Girl "ohhh ahh look your 70 thousand dollar car has neat doors"
hahahaha
that's right spanky... i can guess how u got your username.
I still think that "lambo" doors would look wonderful. I would open the door and look at the car with the door open for hour... who cares about the other's opinions Jimbo/Matteni? You would not want them (of course if you liked them) because OTHER would not see them enough?
Of course I would not butcher the NSX, I would be interested in a kit that maintain the same qualities of the OEM doors and open in a scissor way... that's all. will it never be available? I'll pass on this kind of door.
Last point, I really feel we let us get away with the feeling that our '91 cars are worth A LOT more than what actually are... I am quite sure that it will never be a collector car if not in showroom condition and with less than 20k miles. In that case it could be worth in some year (20?) twice the price it has now (not better than a mixed investment fund). This of course is just my opinion.
Of course I would not butcher the NSX, I would be interested in a kit that maintain the same qualities of the OEM doors and open in a scissor way... that's all. will it never be available? I'll pass on this kind of door.
Last point, I really feel we let us get away with the feeling that our '91 cars are worth A LOT more than what actually are... I am quite sure that it will never be a collector car if not in showroom condition and with less than 20k miles. In that case it could be worth in some year (20?) twice the price it has now (not better than a mixed investment fund). This of course is just my opinion.
Once again I must march in to put my foot down. Just because we have a bunch of paranoid "Stock Nazis" doesn't mean the rest of us have to live in fear of your repetitive opinions. Can we go just one thread without the demeaning attitude thrown towards those who own an NSX for the mere pleasure of doing what they want with it. I happen to enjoy modifying the living shit out of my vehicle. For myself. Not any of you, not the teen at MickyD's, not the car shows, not my friends, not anyone whose opinion on the matter is irrelevant anyhow.
Lay off. Back up. Sit down. Shut up. Stop interferring with and otherwise impeding the original intention of the topic. I've seen too many mod threads killed because fear of slander.
I do not mean to be a jerk here, but I do not jest at nor slander threads or pics on stock NSX's. But being someone who wants, desires, feeds off of "crazy" mods, I would like to proceed with this thread and see if any fruit comes to bare. Sorry if I come off harsh, but too many times have I seen the negetive results of thread bashing.
For me, I plan to keep my NSX until I or an offspring wrecks it, passes it on, gets buried in it...whatever may come. I want to be one of those guys years from now in his late 60's that drags his car from show to show so the young ones can see what an old time Japanese supercar looks like. And how many hot rods of long ago come to the shows modified to hell today? Last time I looked, quite a few.
Now, has anyone found out anything more on the scissor doors? I am still interested in finding the article with the modified NSX in it. Has anyone looked further into it?
Lay off. Back up. Sit down. Shut up. Stop interferring with and otherwise impeding the original intention of the topic. I've seen too many mod threads killed because fear of slander.
I do not mean to be a jerk here, but I do not jest at nor slander threads or pics on stock NSX's. But being someone who wants, desires, feeds off of "crazy" mods, I would like to proceed with this thread and see if any fruit comes to bare. Sorry if I come off harsh, but too many times have I seen the negetive results of thread bashing.
For me, I plan to keep my NSX until I or an offspring wrecks it, passes it on, gets buried in it...whatever may come. I want to be one of those guys years from now in his late 60's that drags his car from show to show so the young ones can see what an old time Japanese supercar looks like. And how many hot rods of long ago come to the shows modified to hell today? Last time I looked, quite a few.
Now, has anyone found out anything more on the scissor doors? I am still interested in finding the article with the modified NSX in it. Has anyone looked further into it?
Those doors better swing straight up, not out at all, if you're not going to bash them on the drive-thru window...
