Lambo doors: classification and production of Lambo hinges

When tuning a car, many car owners do not stop at installing alloy wheels, various body kits and adding spoilers. To add individuality to the vehicle, some car owners decide to equip the car with doors that open vertically instead of conventional doors. Such cars, whose doors open upward, always evoke admiring glances.

To install the lambo structure, it is necessary to alter the door mounting points. You can solve this problem on your own.

Classification

Depending on the type of installation, the following model drawings are distinguished:

• welded _ They are attached by welding, which sometimes causes inconvenience during installation;
• fastened with bolts. The bolts are installed on standard or car-drilled holes.

The variety of mechanisms and possibilities of how many degrees the doors open has led to the existence of the following mechanisms:

• at 130 degrees. This design is used to create minimal obstacles when getting out of the car and is a modified version of the “scissors” model;

Lambo door mechanism

• VLS doors (“scissors”). Their drawings provide for opening the car components, first a little outward, and then upward. This approach allows you to free up the front pillar and door frame;

Mechanism of the German company LSD

• a hybrid of ordinary doors and “scissors”. They open both vertically and horizontally, which does not interfere with exiting the car and at the same time frees up the door frame.

Hybrid door mechanism

Owners of domestically produced cars can install a similar mechanism. Many people are interested in how much effort it takes and how much it costs. If you have the skills of a turner-milling machine, have a friend with experience in this field, and also purchased the necessary materials yourself, then production will cost you several thousand rubles (purchased Lambo doors cost several tens of thousands, which is an exorbitant amount for a domestic car). Plus, due to the location of the hinges on domestic cars, you won't need to make a lot of adjustments to get the doors to open upwards.

Story

Lambo hinges, which allow the car doors to be opened upwards rather than to the side, were installed back in 1968 according to a design by Marcelo Gandini on a car of the world famous Alfa Romeo brand (Carabo or Carabo model). At that time, it was a big problem for the driver of modern cars to back up, since the rear view of sports cars was extremely limited: it was necessary to move the door back and slightly tilt the body to the side, which brought great inconvenience. Later they began to install such convenient Lambo hinges on production cars. For example, Lamborghini (Countach model) was one of the first to receive such an honor (to receive the doors of the new system).

Manufacturing process and features

In the process of making Lambo doors, the main nuance is the manufacture of hinges responsible for opening them. To make hinges for the Lambo door with your own hands, you will need to purchase shock absorbers from Ford Transit (those that raise the rear hatch) and luggage shock absorbers from Moskvich. Install a foreign shock absorber at the bottom of the structure, which will bear the main load. Attach the shock absorber of a domestic car on top - it will help the device stay in any position.

For ease of alignment, you will need to make marks on the door arch, as well as the door. When trying on, take into account the location of the lambo door - it will not touch the front window pillar.

Various versions of drawings for this kind of construction can be found on the Internet. The most popular drawing, which is used as a basis by many craftsmen, is a diagram with an opening angle of 30 degrees outwards and 90 degrees upwards.

Some versions of the drawings indicate the need to screw an additional strictly vertical tube from the bottom of the structure, which provides better support.

Installing lambo doors with your own hands

Before you start remodeling a car, you need to find detailed information on how to make a Lambo door with your own hands, look at photos and videos, and study the drawings of the mechanism in detail. Owners of VAZ-2108, VAZ-2109 and other domestic cars should take care to strengthen the door mounting points under the wings, since the metal thickness of these cars is insufficient. Strengthening is achieved by welding the so-called “reinforcing slingshot”.

For installation, you can either purchase factory-made Lambo hinges, at a price of about 20-25 thousand rubles per set, or make them yourself. On the Internet on various thematic forums there are photos and videos, as well as drawings of hinges, so with certain skills this is a completely doable task.

If you make the hinges yourself, you will need fairly powerful shock absorbers (for example, from a Ford Transit 85N minibus, which are responsible for lifting the rear door). You will also need shock absorbers from the trunk of the Moskvich. It is necessary to put Ford ones on the bottom, which will take on the main load, and Moskvich ones on top. Thanks to this, the door will hold well in all available positions. » alt=»»> The Lambo door mechanism must be installed under such conditions that the closed door is completely adjacent to the seals without distortions, and when opening it does not touch the body and trim, so the mechanism should not be positioned too low.

We must not forget about one more nuance: in order to keep the car’s wing intact, you will have to cut off part of the rack. The installation of lambo doors should not cause a decrease in the rigidity of the body, so the rack must be strengthened by welding a piece of channel 3 mm or more thick to it.

Lambo hinges are attached to the body by welding or bolts. They are then adjusted using movable bolts. Gas shock absorbers are mounted in such a way that when the doors are fully opened, they are fully extended. It is important that they do not interfere with each other’s work.

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History of the origin of lambo doors

It is believed that these doors, which captured hearts and minds, were born due to the world famous Lamborghini, a company located in the region of the same name in Italy. Futuristic guillotine doors were installed for the first time on a production Countach. They are known abroad as "Scissordoors, Lambodoors and Lamborghinidoors".

The palm in the innovative approach rightfully belongs to the manufacturer Alfa Romeo. After all, it was on their Carabo concept car, produced in 1968, that similar doors were installed. The designer and developer of the mechanism was Marcello Gandini. This model was designed for purely practical reasons: a planted sports car had little rear visibility, and it was safer to back up with the door raised and your head outside the car.

Of course, this element carries not only an aesthetic, but also a practical load. Thus, the door design allows for unhindered parking in narrow spaces. But, of course, they install them precisely to add spice to their car.

Types of Lambo doors.

There are three types of Lambo devices:

• standard modification;
• lambo installation with scissor effect;
• mixed modification.

With the standard modification, the door opens at an angle of 130 degrees. Such a mechanism can only be installed on a regular car by seriously modifying it. However, it is not difficult. The most important thing is to make the loops. The advantages of this modification: low cost, quick opening of the mechanism.

Lambo installation with a scissor effect differs from the standard: it opens to the side, then upward by 80-130 degrees. This type is simpler and, as a rule, its installation can be done both by the car owner himself, who wants to make the car unique, and by employees of specialized auto repair shops.

Hybrid Lambos are a combination of the first two types, which means that they can open to the side or up. This type is the most perfect, although it requires some effort and a large investment of money for the manufacture of parts and installation of doors.

What types of lambo doors are there?

For the first time, the vertical principle of opening car doors was presented by Italian automakers more than half a century ago in one of the concept cars. The Lambo design was named after the Lamborghini company, whose engineers first developed a special door hinge. One part of the hinge is fixed in the corresponding part of the body with the help of fastening bolts, and the other holds the raised doors open.

Cars with doors that open upward have gained popularity among fans of “cool” tuning who want to make their car look like a sports car. Automatic Lambo doors are mounted on special hinges that secure the doors in the open state, regardless of their angular position.

Cars with doors that open upwards have gained popularity.

This design has several names - guillotine doors, scissor doors or lambo doors, and includes the following components:

• door panels. You can use standard doors or buy factory ones complete with hinges. It is easy to strengthen the corresponding part of the door, screw a purchased or homemade hinge to it and, as a result of using “original” doors, save money;
• hinges with attached gas-filled shock absorbers. Thanks to the action of shock absorbers, the operation of the hinge mechanism is softened, the amount of force applied to the door handle is reduced, and the door opens smoothly.

Existing lambo devices are divided into the following types:

• mechanisms in standard design. They provide a door leaf rotation angle of up to 130 degrees. The main advantage of the design is the possibility of comfortable entry into the car. The main disadvantage is the problematic use in domestic cars;
• VLS type doors. This is a classic solution for tuning cars. The opening process is carried out in two stages. Initially, the canvas opens as in conventional machines, and then rotates in a vertical plane. This design frees up the car frame and door pillar;
• hybrid design. A distinctive feature is the ability to rotate in a horizontal plane, as well as rotate the sashes vertically. The advantage of the design is versatility and ease of opening, the disadvantage is increased cost.

Fastening of special hinges is carried out both using electric welding and by bolting. The design of the hinges allows you to install Lambo doors on almost any car model.

Existing Lambo devices are divided into several varieties

Installing a Lambo yourself.

You can install Lambo in specialized auto repair shops, or yourself. When choosing the first option, you should be prepared for factors such as:

1. Wasting a lot of money.
2. The waiting period is up to six months.
3. The total cost of work, which reaches 50 thousand rubles.

Therefore, you should pay attention to the second option. The biggest advantage of Lambos is the ability to mount them on absolutely any car. Thus, even a person with average income and an old, Soviet-era car can turn it into a car a la Lamborghini.

Installation of the mechanism consists of several stages:

1. Drawing up a diagram.
2. Making loops.
3. Their location on the door and attachment to the car.

An example of how to make a Lambo on a VAZ can be seen in the video or learned from the article.

Advantages and disadvantages

Lambo-type sash models have several advantages:

• maneuverability increases (you can drive a car with the door open);
• it becomes possible to park in narrow places;
• The Lambo hinge is installed in the same place as a regular one, so the “butterfly” design can be easily converted from the classic one.

Disadvantages of an upward opening door:

• there is a problem with opening a door with a lambo hinge in a low garage;
• the cost of Lambo hinges is higher than conventional equipment for car doors;
• To check the operation of the mechanism or install it, you must seek help from a service station with experienced auto mechanics.

Advantages and disadvantages of installing this type of door

Lambo installation is very beautiful and involuntarily attracts everyone’s attention. But is it worth installing them on your car? The following advantages are highlighted in these doors:

• It is possible to drive with the doors open. It gives the impression of a soaring bird;
• When entering a narrow space, the Lambo is much easier to open. This is due to their peculiarity in lifting;
• no additional installation required. It is enough to install the Lambo installation hinges in the place where the original fastenings were located;
• beauty and originality of the car. When the doors open upward, any car takes on the appearance of a prestigious and expensive foreign car.

However, of course, there are also disadvantages:

• if the hinges are installed inaccurately, difficulties arise in control;
• closing the door from the salon with one hand will not be so easy, especially at first;
• in parking lots and garages with low ceilings, getting out of the car will be extremely problematic, and in some cases impossible;
• people who are unfamiliar with this mechanism can, through careless actions, damage both the mechanism itself and the coating of the machine;
• The overall weight of the vehicle automatically increases. This can lead to a low seating position and, as a result, a decrease in driving speed;
• the wiring should be extended. At the same time, it must be reliable to prevent untimely loss of contact;
• When arriving at a service station, you must show the mechanics how the hinges work. This takes time and nerves.

Thus, there are more disadvantages, but this is nothing compared to the effect that will be produced on passers-by and friends. Therefore, if the desire to become the owner of the treasured Lambo installation does not leave you, and material costs and some unpleasant features are not able to scare you, then do not deny yourself such pleasure. Let your car attract thousands of admiring and surprised glances!

Pros and cons of an opening door

When planning to install Lambo doors on a VAZ 2114 or another car model, you need to familiarize yourself with the advantages and disadvantages of such doors.

Main advantages:

• ensuring the original appearance of the car;
• the ability to drive with the door open;
• Convenience of parking when there is not enough space;
• possibility of self-installation.

Along with the advantages, there are disadvantages:

• the need to increase the height of the garage to open the doors;
• additional costs for re-equipping the machine.

It is also important to be careful when operating the swing door and open it carefully so as not to deform the hinges.

Lambo devices have many advantages