RE: RE: [T3] Door Stuff

["Jake Kooser" <jake_k@attglobal.net>]

>>Jake, Jake, Jake......I am jealous.  My bonus is going into much more
basic
>>stuff like POR-15 and blasting media.  Guess you have to start somewhere
>>though.

In one sense, I'm jealous.  You're getting a lot of work done in a fairly
short time.  I still haven't really begun to do anything, yet.  I've been
doing some passive parts-gathering and idea-tossing, but that doesn't get
the car on the road any sooner.  I'm taking advantage of the cash flow to
kick myself in the ass, so to speak.

>>You ARE going to document the installation of all of this cool gadgetry,
>>right?

I'll do the best that I can.  I'm sure we can squeeze it onto the darkside
or click-N-view pages (maybe just a link to my page, speaking of
inactivity!).

>>BTW, take a look at the door handles on a Mercury Villager minivan.  That
is
>>what I am considering for my Fasty.  They are flush and right on the
trailing
>>edge of the door.  There is a small recess in the body at the door gap to
let
>>you get your fingers in there to open the door.  Would be very cool on a
T3.

I was thinking of something totally different.  I've seen some drag cars
with handles formed out of sheet metal - looked neat, but still had the
button for the latch.  I thought of the way the door latch mechanism works,
and IIRC (to quote Jim A.), the latch itself didn't change too much
underneath the varying door handles throughout the years.  Besides, I'm
bodywork-skill challenged, and it seemed simpler to fill the handles and
then cut slots (or partially fill them, leaving slots - seems like a better
idea right now).

Jake "currently more money than sense, and it really didn't take much"
Kooser
'71 Squareback (needs a good body shop in Fl.)
'73 Fastback (Silver Ghost, ala' J. Jarenson)
'71 Fastback (free to a good home!  Seriously)
'73 Not-Always-Super B**tle
Lauderhill, Florida


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