shaved door handle help

[84clonewars]

Here's the kit that I have. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003TVMT8 ... 825&sr=8-3
It fits well, but haven't put power to it. On autoloc website it states fit for g body el camino. I have some poppers that I will install soon too.

looks like a nice kit

 

[FE3X CLONE]

I have the avs kit and it was specific to the gbody (the one i got)... was easy to install, however, i dont like the actuator, so will be replacing that with a bigger one... doesnt like to pop the doors all the time

Did you clean and grease the latches?

The stock latches I had were really gunked up and didn't move the greatest. I threw them in my parts washer and then hit them with some glass bead and it really helped free them up.

After TIG welding on a small tab so that I could mount the solenoids I installed them in the door and then used the back-up entry wires just to test it. Seemed to work fine popping the door open and I haven't got any door poppers installed yet.

What kind of solenoid are you going to replace yours with? I liked the AVS kit because it had gear driven actuators which are supposed to be better at opening the doors than the other types of solenoids on the market.

 

[1979ratrod]

i ordered the autoloc kit. what kind of popers do you guys have? and is it harder to shut the doors with poppers installed?

 

[7cutlass9]

i ordered the autoloc kit. what kind of popers do you guys have? and is it harder to shut the doors with poppers installed?

Just installed my protocol kit last week on my 79 and the doors close fine and pop fine. I thought the same thing at first tho

 

[LSCustoms]

I have the avs kit and it was specific to the gbody (the one i got)... was easy to install, however, i dont like the actuator, so will be replacing that with a bigger one... doesnt like to pop the doors all the time

Did you clean and grease the latches?

The stock latches I had were really gunked up and didn't move the greatest. I threw them in my parts washer and then hit them with some glass bead and it really helped free them up.

After TIG welding on a small tab so that I could mount the solenoids I installed them in the door and then used the back-up entry wires just to test it. Seemed to work fine popping the door open and I haven't got any door poppers installed yet.

What kind of solenoid are you going to replace yours with? I liked the AVS kit because it had gear driven actuators which are supposed to be better at opening the doors than the other types of solenoids on the market.

i will try cleaning the latches... i have larger actuators sitting around, forgot the name of them, but will let you know when i check, i dont have any poppers either and when it works, it works fine and pops the door wide enough without them.. worked fine for a while then just clicks every now and then, I may be adding some door handles in though too... if i can find the ones i wnt without having to make them

 

[jlcustomz]

I might throw in a custom door handle project soon, or should I say finally.

My latest idea is to make one flush mount in the angle at the top of the door. Similar function to the 70's vettes, but smooth. Not fully thought out yet, but might attach a home door hinge to the upper brace inside the door & have a 1/4" thick steel plate on top with 1/16"carved off the outer edge leaving a rounded edge rectangular shape to protrude through the door.

Hard to picture without a picture, but how's the thought sound?

 

[CWPottenger]

Interesting idea, not much width to get a handle in there. Might be cool though

 

[LSCustoms]

I might throw in a custom door handle project soon, or should I say finally.

My latest idea is to make one flush mount in the angle at the top of the door. Similar function to the 70's vettes, but smooth. Not fully thought out yet, but might attach a home door hinge to the upper brace inside the door & have a 1/4" thick steel plate on top with 1/16"carved off the outer edge leaving a rounded edge rectangular shape to protrude through the door.

Hard to picture without a picture, but how's the thought sound?

I was working on and had thought of doing something similar for quite sometime now, i actually found a donor car to get it off, but its overseas... was thinking of something similar to the star car (the custom 1965 Chrysler Imperial Crown in it) off the new green hornet movie... its exactly what im looking for, but i dont feel like making it from scratch, please share your process as you figure it out...

at :27 Kato gets in the car using it, i tried to find a close up pic, but couldnt at this time...

[youtube]O9JTijXuxZI[/youtube]

 

[jlcustomz]

On the green hornet car,it could possibly be some type of button for a solenoid, you even have pads you can put under the paint to sense touch.
I,ve had several ideas over the years for a flush handle. Was going to make the type I think jaguar invented that you push in on 1 side & grab, which Kindig has their version.
Also thought about one on the top of the door that simply slides down when you push on it . This would be reasonably simple also, could use a piece of 1" thick UHMW plastic in a rectangular surround with springs & stops.
I did make my own interior door handles from scratch. They are in the aluminum strip in my door. You pull it out slightly & you can reach the pw & pdl swiches, but you don't see them . pretty cool huh.
Whatever I make , I,m trying to make it simple enough that others can follow & post it, like I,m doin with my steel ground effects, which I can't wait to see painted black.

 

[LSCustoms]

On the green hornet car,it could possibly be some type of button for a solenoid, you even have pads you can put under the paint to sense touch.
I,ve had several ideas over the years for a flush handle. Was going to make the type I think jaguar invented that you push in on 1 side & grab, which Kindig has their version.
Also thought about one on the top of the door that simply slides down when you push on it . This would be reasonably simple also, could use a piece of 1" thick UHMW plastic in a rectangular surround with springs & stops.
I did make my own interior door handles from scratch. They are in the aluminum strip in my door. You pull it out slightly & you can reach the pw & pdl swiches, but you don't see them . pretty cool huh.
Whatever I make , I,m trying to make it simple enough that others can follow & post it, like I,m doin with my steel ground effects, which I can't wait to see painted black.

thought the black beauty was mechanical... back when i did the research and i am going to do something mechanical for safety reasons... the type i was looking for, was the type you push one side, then pull up

thanks for the kindig suggestion, i will be getting those... problem solved for me, i hadnt even seen those before...