Fiberglass SC Doors "FOR SALE"

[John Temple]

Well they are ready For Sale and Mike Puckett has done a great job of R&D for us to get the bugs out of the doors. The final cost has come out to be $850.00 plus shipping. The application is for 89-95 but we believe they also will fit 96-97 but have not fit them to this application. The weight savings is wellover 100lbs. for the pair. From feedback received from Mike we are adding reinforcement to the hinge area to give added strength to already super strong doors.
JT Composites is now taking orders for the doors and we can be reached at (770)722-2587 or by e-mail at jtemple392@hotmail.com

[93thunderbird]

pics of the doors on and off the car???

[John Temple]

Attached are the door pictures right before mounting. I will see what photos Mike has with the doors mounted and have them attached when I receive them....Thanks

[V8Supercoupe]

From the time of purchase to delivery, what sort of time table are we looking at?



Skip

[John Temple]

No more than a week to make the doors and depending on where they are being shipped I would say another week to deliver. So you would be looking at a max time of two weeks from order to your door. If there are special circumstances where they are needed faster than that it would depend on shop workload, just give us a call.......JT Composites--(770)722-2587

[Mike Puckett]

Here are the photos. I painted them myself in the garage and didn't do too bad. The stock steel empty door shell I can barely pick up 6" off the ground. I can easily pick up the fiberglass shell over my head and could pick 2 of them up over my head if they were stuck together. That's a lot of weight savings. They feel nice and solid and have a reassuring 'thunk' when I close them. I don't have the inner panels or ground effects on yet but will put them on soon. The doors were easy to put on too. Where the steel door is a 2 man job without one of those special door hoists the body shops use, I put both of these on by myself. I put them on by setting the door on my toolbox with a board between them under the back end and with my floor jack and a 4x4 block under the front end to adjust the height. The inner workings bolt right up when all of the holes are drilled out. It's real obvious where the hole is, so there's no guesswork involved as to where to drill. Anything that you accidentally crack or break can be easily fixed with a $10 fiberglass repair kit from any auto parts store. The power window works just fine and doesn't appear to overstress the door in the slightest. All of the weather strip seems to seal up Ok. I didn't notice any increased wind noise not that I'd be able to notice much in my drag racer anyway but driving along I couldn't tell any difference at all. I won't be able to check their benefit at the track for another month yet. I'm very pleased with them.

[Randy N Connie]

I have a pair of these doors.They look just like
the steel doors that come of your sc.I have
not got mine installed yet,Just have not found
the time to install them.

I had a pair of fiber glass doors from another
glass buisness.before I bought the
JT Composites doors.After looking over JTs doors.
I got rid of the other brand.They just seemed
sub-standard to the JT Composite doors.

These are the same doors that were on display
at the 2004 SC/XR7 SHOOTOUT.

Mike I am allmost ready to have a glass door
shootout with ya!!
Unless your SKRRRRED of my stock motor. :)

Randy

[Mike Puckett]

Well Randy, my new license tag says RUNS12S and I'm going to make damnwell sure it'll do it. With that said I'll also say, your not a man till you've lost.
I no longer scrape the hump at the crest of my driveway due to the weight reduction and it feels really fast now. It's got that scary fast feeling again. I haven't been able to push the pedal all the way to the floor yet either. I run out of road or come up on traffic too quick. I can't wait to get it back on the strip and see what it'll do. I'm planning on adding a fiberglass hood as soon as finances permit.

[Randy N Connie]

MY goal is to see how fast I can get with a stock motor, with bolt-ons.
I know these doors should help me with this.I have been installing a
cobra R hood.its not a good fit.so its taking me a while to finish,with
the weather.I have a glass trunk lid,then the doors are next to be installed.

Compairing the JT fiberglass doors to my other glass parts.I think the doors
will be a lot easier to install, than my other glass body parts.

I have a 4130 K-Member for the front end.I plan to install some adjustable aluminum coil over shock.This way I will be able to adjust the heigth of
my SC.

RANDY

[John Temple]

I just wanted to see if anyone had any questions for JT Composites about the doors and if I can be of any assistance to anyone on the doors. The shop is in a slow period at this moment so now it the time to get orders in.
Thanks,
JT Composites
John Temple
(770)722-2587
(770)461-0699 FAX

[93thunderbird]

will a group buy bring that price down a lil?

[tim]

Dont want to be a wet blanket but that is a whole lot of money for a set of doors. By the time you get done the cost will be up there out of site. :eek:

[racecougar]

Dont want to be a wet blanket but that is a whole lot of money for a set of doors. By the time you get done the cost will be up there out of site. :eek:

That really depends on how serious you are about reducing the weight of the car. For an all-out track car, these doors are a great product. I'm really glad to see someone making them, especially with such high quality.

-Rod

[tim]

Dont get the wrong idea I think its a great product. I would love to have a set with plexiglass windows. But the cost is way out of my leauge. For that kind of money I could upgrade my blower. If you have everything else done then I could see it. It would save a whole lot of weight. Probably be good for almost a 1/10 in the quarter.

[John Temple]

If you do some research, the cost is very respectable compared to what is available from another source that will not let you use any stock components except the door handles and fixed door glass (riveted). And other than some paint and your time there is no additional cost.
I think we can work on some group discounts if there is enough interest.
JT Composites

[tim]

Have to see what the tax return looks like. What do they weigh compared to a stock door. By the way very nice work.

[John Temple]

The stock door weighs right around 70 lbs. empty and the fiberglass door weighs in at 17 lbs. So you are looking at a savings of a little more that 50 lbs. per door...............Thanks JT Composites

[tim]

Doors by them selfs should be good for a tenth at least! I would use plexiglass windows too. That would make a big differance. Now I have to figure how to come up with a good chunk of change.

[Mike Puckett]

John is right, the only extra would be the paint. The power windows work great and don´t stress the door at all from the spring pressure of the regulator. Everything fits perfectly when switched over. The glass weighs 10 lbs each so that would be an additional 20 lbs off by switching to lexan. The glass has quite a curvature to it and it might a be a bit difficult to match it, though. As for the weight as I said earlier I can easily pick up both glass door shells over my head but can hardly pick up the stock door shell 6" off the floor. I had to slide them down the stairs to put them in the basement.

[ITHURTZ]

these doors are okay to get wet and handle the abuse of everyday driving? wont split or fray on the ends?

[jasonLmarsh]

I'd be very concerned about using these on a daily driven car. Seems like the side impact protection would be nearly gone. Also, as much as these car bodies twist & flex, I'd like to see how well they hold up long-term.

These would probably be awesome to offset the weight of a roll-cage though!

[John Temple]

The doors will not split or fray on the edges. They will hold up very well under normal use, they are just lighter. As far as crash protection the doors are beefed up with all the stock hardward and inner door panel which makes it a very rigid door. Now for more protection think of it like a Camaro or Firebird door, all plastic except for a 1" diameter aluminum bar across the door that ties into the front lower hinge and the latch at the rear. Mike Puckett added this to his doors and said it was a very simple ad on for the protection. JT Composites (770)722-2587

[XR7 Dave]

These doors are really a breakthrough product for an SC. It's not very often we get parts of this quality made available for us to use. I only wish I could put together the money for a pair. Certainly safety is the responsibility of the end user. However, I can't see that it is any worse than riding a bike on a public road. Or better yet, ever drive a Jeep with the doors off?

[tim]

The nice thing about going with lighter stuff is that it makes the car faster without putting more strain on the engine. Less weight make it easier for the engine to move the cae. I sure wish I could afford a set.

[John Temple]

You guys are definitely right about the weight. It saves wear and tear on the drivetrain and weight loss can equal or better alot of engine mods for less cost. Remember a 1/10 of a second for every 100 lbs. on the track.

[tim]

Iam now twking donations for th TIM NEED FIBERGLASS DOORS FUND. Your donation will make an old man happy and faster so give and feel good about what you have done, Dave also looking for a donated A.R. blower. Keep me from being embarassed running 13s this year. :p :p

[VicRattlehead]

I havent looked at the inside door handle in my car in a while with the door pannel off. im thinking that the inner door is the same between the 94/5 and 96/7.

both sets of pictures are of the old inerior style what, if any, difference is there between the 89-93 and 94-95/96-97 for the inside door handle other than the handle itself.

Ive given up on keeping my car a full street car, im currently waiting patiently for a glass/carbon fiber hood from VFN, going to see whats involved in putting the glass trunklid on, going to gut the inerior and pull as much weight out of the car as possible, tubular Kmember/arms, manual rack, kirkey seats, heavy *** 10pt roll cage:mad: no air, no heat, i think i can get lexan 1/4 windows and side windows that roll down i gotta check on thoes. aluminum block, driveshaft, rearend, lowercontrol arms.
is it possible to make these cars into sub 3000lb cars?

[racecougar]

both sets of pictures are of the old inerior style what, if any, difference is there between the 89-93 and 94-95/96-97 for the inside door handle other than the handle itself.


I'm not sure if this answers your question or not, but I installed 94-97 door panels with the 94-97 style interior door handles onto a pair of 90 XR7 doors without any problems. So, as far as I know, 89-97 doors have the same holes, slots, etc throughout all of the years.

-Rod

[tim]

Keith, I got my car down to 3750. No air pullrd off the rear bumper and gutted everything under the plastic cover. Pulled out the rear pad in the trunk scrapped off all the sound deading and pulled the insulation off the plastic piece before I put it back in. Next step is to pull the front bumper cover off and gut everythind under it. Pull off the fog lights and horn. pull out the windshield wipers and washers. Glass hood. Manual steering rack. I think that will get me down to 3500 lbs. If you go with racing seats. ditch the back seat, glass doors, lexaan windows. That should get you down close to 3000 lbs. I live close to 5 star stock car body. He told me they can make lexan windows but they cost big money. Probably $1000 with the windshield, rear window and side windows. That by itself is a big weight savings.

[seawalkersee]

Are these doors still available?

Chris

[Mike Puckett]

John can probably still make you a set. Call him at the phone # for JT Composites further up the post.

[rzibilske77]

Now that these have been out awile i'd like to hear feedback from those that have installed them and used them on a daily driven sc.
A nice group purchase would still be nice if that could be done to cut cost, assuming these could still be made.

[seawalkersee]

I was looking into a set but never went forward with it. The only issue I can see with them is the safety. BUT...Camaros and Firebirds have glass doors. They have a support bar that runs the length of the door on the inside that attaches from the latch to one of the hinges. If this was done, I could see it being as safe as metal door.

Chris

[Mike Puckett]

I've had a set for a couple of years now. I also thought that I needed more protection so I've modified mine a bit with 1/8" x 3" aluminum strips that run the length of the door from both hinges along with carbon fiber cloth. I wrapped the aluminum with carbon fiber and also layed several layers of carbon fiber on the inside of the door and bonded it all with medium speed MAS Flag epoxy. The aluminum strips are bent into an L at the front end and bolted under the hinge plate. Without it the door with the window and lock mechanisms and door panel installed was too heavy to be properly supported and could be flung open in the wind and break. Fortunately when that did happen, it was easy to repair without removing the door.
I bought the 1st set and did the R&D for John so he can make the necessary changes. He now uses an aluminum reinforcement in the hinge area but not the added carbon fiber. I added about another $50 and 5 lbs per door to the original doors.
Do I like them? For my race car, Yes, but for my daily driver, No. They shaved about 90lbs of weight total from the car. They look good but are a bit wavy. I painted them myself with PPG acrylic urethane with hardener. Everything bolted right up inside and the door latch and power windows work flawlessly. They're a bit shaky sounding from the heavy windowglass when I close them but close tight and nothing has ever fallen off.

[tim]

It will be a while before I can afford a set but they are on my get list.

[samishii]

Hope these puppies are still up for sale. :)