All finished door hinge how to Lambo Hinges....

[Lownslow]

Well my other original thread dissappeared but hers id the one with everything fdone i hope i cleared it up for you guys so that you can do lambo hinges.

The only toold used were

Brass tubing one big one small both should fit just right
nylon thread or a scriber
File coarse and medium
Needlenose pliers
super Glue or epoxy glue(dont use regular kit glue the hinges wont stick to it)
patience and talent.

heres the tool i used

heres the door after i sawed it off use the files to clean it up a bit

this is a revised hinge only for the Corvette but the stright piece should be long enough to support the whole door

here it is mounted to the body you will have to modify the interior and chassie to fit the hinge

this is how it should open when the door is attached make sure you clear the windshield pillars and the roofand that it opened straight

the door is attached(use super glue or epoxy on the door and on the hinge and make sure you dont glue the hinge shut)

hers how it should look from behind the door the panel will still fit over the hinge and hide most the opening mechanism. my friend glues the rod closer to the middle but it causes opening problems after the interior is assembled the last 90 deg bend is to keep the door from tilting sideways during opening


so how did i do?.......

[flyonthewall]

Wow, that's excellent, so simple - great 'how to'.

Can't wait to try it out on something but don't know what???

I wonder, can it be modified so that the door swing outwards slightly at the same time, like on some import conversions???

[rcmaxx]

I have'nt even gotten the normal doors yet!!!!!!!!! anyways, good job.....

[fullbloodchop01]

awsome how-to only thiing is i cant see how or where u connected the hinge to the body? think u can take a pic of it?

[JE123]

Awesome!!!

I'm going to try that on at least one of my models. What did you use for the hinge?

[Lownslow]

the hinge has to be connected to the strongest point of the Body(in this case the frame that holds the fenders and windshield pillars

[fullbloodchop01]

just one more thing what did u use and how did u make the actual hinge?

[Lownslow]

Needlenose pliers, Brass tubing, and wire.

for the brass get the smallest yet stronget available(look at the pic) it should give you an idea of what size it should be.

i eyeballed the hinge so i dont have any measurements.

[Jay!]

Very nice!

Originally posted by flyonthewall
I wonder, can it be modified so that the door swing outwards slightly at the same time, like on some import conversions???

Geometry says 'yes.' It would be a matter of changing the angle at which the tube part of the hinge was mounted, thus changing the plane the door would move upon. Then there's the matter of making everything line back up...

[kicker1_solo]

wow, very nice job.

[XR6 Martin]

Looks awesome! Congrats!

Err you may want to blur out that phone number in the background....

[Lownslow]

Geometry says 'yes.' It would be a matter of changing the angle at which the tube part of the hinge was mounted, thus changing the plane the door would move upon. Then there's the matter of making everything line back up...

i tried that and it does work but for this project i want them straight up

Err you may want to blur out that phone number in the background....

Why bother the line is disconnected

[kicker1_solo]

Originally posted by Lownslow

Why bother the line is disconnected

damn

[Midnight Racer]

Originally posted by kicker1_solo
damn

(by the way great how to)

[ChopinPorkChop]

Originally posted by Lownslow
the hinge has to be connected to the strongest point of the Body(in this case the frame that holds the fenders and windshield pillars

yes yes but how? and wat is the string needed for, srre for bringin up old thred but can u explain