I know, elementary question for most... But I've never had a car with shaved handles and have always figured poppers were just an added complication that I don't need in my life. But, I sort of want to shave the handles on my Rivi. So, what's the best way to go about this both electronically and with a mechanical fail safe? Be easy on me... I'm a virgin.
My dad did a set on his '50 chevy sedan delivery; seems like he had them installed in a weekend or so, nothing too hard. Few wires need to be run and you use a remote fob like modern cars have for locks. Seemed like it was fairly reasonably priced as well. I'm not too sure on the mechanical fail safe though....sorry.
That is a classic response, however I too would like some info on this. I have shaved door handles on my '50 and count on the reach through the window method of opening the doors. Functional, but not the best idea. Someone pleae show us how to do it.
I knew if I just waited for someone else to ask this same question, I wouldn't have to catch the hell. Posted from the TJJ App for iPhone & iPad
Priceless! Ryan, My old 51 had shaved handles and poppers, the previous owner had a pull handle uder the hood that would open the drivers door in case there was an issue. You can hide it anywhere.
I have always wondered if the latch portion is in the door how does the cable get routed to wherever you end up placing it? Do you just run it through the door jamb with a flexible conduit like a wire loom?
any setup you use upgrade the cable to larger size and be sure if you have to go around a 90 degree curve with cable use some copper tubing. as far as brand to use: the stock O.E.M. ones from the rear doors of vehicle from your local wrecker. Grab any wiring and switches.
That's one way to do it. The other way is to use electrical contacts on the jamb and the door, so that when the door is closed, the electrical contacts "make" and you have power.
I saw in a search on here before that you can use a bicycle brake cable for the manual. Route it thru the the door into the wheel well
I shy away from cables as an attachment between the latch and 'popper'. A rod in a straight as possible path is way stronger. As for a fails safe....that's where a wire comes in. From the latch thru sheet metal and a key ring to grasp and pull. If I can do it, anyone can!
Oh boy... Well x2 on the cable. My friend ran his into the engine compartment as well. Posted from the TJJ App for iPhone & iPad
I call poppers the spring loaded buttons that pop the door out so you can grab ahold of it. for the selonoids I would use the rod between the latch and selonoid as mentioned. On the old latches i usually run the heavier pounded selonoids. A rivi latch might be a bit smoother operating. Im installing a mechanical fail safe pull on a 40 merc tomorrow. they can be fun, Im using wire rope through a flexible cable line like a bike hand brake or you can get fancy and bend up some brakeline and run it through that. the biggest issues i've had are when the door pivots open on some applications (like this merc) the door pivots in a close radius and if you have the cable to tight it really pulls and binds the cable, and to loose it doesn't do a damn thing. the straighter the line the better the pull..
Not to difficult with bearclaws, did it on the '50 coupe and in the process on the '36 PU, Rocky Hinge has a pretty sweet setup. If you are keeping the stock latches it may be more interesting. The mechanical safety cable is definately a good idea........btw is that Rivi Hamb freindly?
Remote gas door and trunk popper cables are already sheathed with the nubbins on the ends. Just thinking out loud...
auto loc has some great stuff. poke around on there for a bit. They have a cable safety release that has a lock built into it. So your car is still secure in case someone finds that cool little cable. If you do electronic, I rec doing a battery cutoff switch accessable to you outside the car. Just leave the stereo memory hot. It will kill the rest. No getting in at all then. Also. last thing. If you shave everything, and the battery is in the trunk, relocate some jumper posts under the car where you can get a set of cables on them. just for that BS incident that could just happen on a day, when the HAMB is down, someone made a post about another damn body swap or R/R, and you just have to get to the office. Just sayin.
early vw starter solenoids work best, and do, do a cable through to the firewall as a secondary if it fails. and make sure you can lock the hood too. yea its a lot of work but its well worth the look if you want it.
Thats why we use magnetic switches on top of relays. You can hide the switch aywhere, just swipe a magnet near it, and they open. I have had guys crawl all over the cars to find a button
ryan this may help? dont use the autoloc set. but this guy gives you an idea of what to do. but if not you will laugh at this dude. http://youtu.be/VmFDzA5ohyc
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