When you get the barn doors working make a second set and send them my way please.

 

Do I recall a few panel vehicles from back in the day with a single side swing door, or is that my imagination at work again? Sure would be simpler to deal with the gasketing if someone came up with a hinge kit allowing the current hatch to remain intact.

 

Here is one I had to stop by and get a shot of....

 

The side swing wouldn't be too hard to do actually, provided there is enough metal to support a hinge kit. You would most likely need to use a "Lambo door" conversion kit due to the need for the door to come straight out and then tilt to the side.

 

So that's where our rear hatch door design came from, and I really like those tail lights, very cool