You're both right. Kinda.

Typically Gull-wing doors are as Jeepbeats has pictured. They typically were hinged at the top (roof).
Lambo doors pivot at the front and swing forward at the same time as they go up.

The new SLR doors are hinged at the front but swing with the A-pillar lines. They work like a traditional gull-wing dooor would but instead of going straight up like their old SLR they swing with the A-pillar to be less in the way when getting in/out.

 

I've never seen a true aftermarket gullwing conversion. Not to say that it's never been done.

On the other hand, lambo doors are becoming very common. Check out this video of an R32 from HPA Motorsports (Surrey, BC) with their LSD door kit installed. Very cool!
http://track.websiteceo.com/r/9004/v....com/13410.wmv

LSD is made by KW Suspensions, with lots of applications available.
http://www.hpamotorsport.com/product_accesories_lsd.htm

 

oh ****... actual GULL WING doors like the ones pictures are stupidly expensive. Lambo doors are one thing.. but actual gull wing doors?

WOW.. you'd have to totally re-structure the doors and the roof to support them. To get the gas shocks made... special hinges.. AND to have the doors re-enforced.. man that would cost a ton of money. Is it really worth it? I mean it would be damn near impossible to get out if your tightly parked.. since the doors open completely sideways.. with the full height of the door working againest you. Seems like an enormus task. But sure would be original.

Kudos to you if you pull it off.

 

The prob with gullwing doors is that you have to re enforce your roof. The roof takes all the weight of a door and will probably not support it to well. If you look at the pictures of the cars with gull wings you will see that they are a thin door, mostly just a outter skin with a covering for the inside.

 

Well seeing the I know an rx-7 is able to support it's body on it's roof to begin with (i've seen crashes) I think it is possable with out extra supports

I'm still wondering if it's worth it because I think it would be so cool to see gullwing's on a rx-7..if anyone is great with photo shop plz let me know if you could atleast get make me a pic of my 7 with gullwings so I can aleast see what it's like.


lambo's are cool but I think they are over done and not as cool as gullwings.

 

Take that RX7 and remove 90% of it's roof, then see if it could still support itself. Heavy reinforcing will have to be done to the roofline in order to put the hinges + carry the weight + keep the roof from creasing due to the action of opening and closing the door.

 

Where is that pic of the kid who took a Civic and did the SLR door mod to his car but used house door hinges bolted to the OUTSIDE of his car on the a-pillar [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]