Technical 49-54 chevy shave trunk, how did you do latch?

I am redoing my 51 chevy. going to shave some trim and emblems including the trunk. I want to shave the key hole also. what have you Rockstars done for latches and how are you opening (solenoid, cable ??) I know alot of you have cars with shaved locks.

I had thought about flipping the ***emble so the key hole was in the panel below the trunk (but hidden behind the license plate). Anyone do this?

Appreciate any info and pictures on your set up.

 

my friends 53 has a pull knob inside the fuel door.

 

i used a hood release off new car. hooked to original latch. put it in front of rear seat on the floor. driver side. like the gas filler idea also.

 

Shaved my key hole my plan is to run a cable right below the driver side back seat arm rest......

 

Just a plain choke cable and carb return spring will do the trick.

 

so you are leaving the stock latch and running the cable up the deck lid, down the hinge and into the rear compartment

 

I'm going to leave the cable loose up to the hinge and then run it thru a brake line to make the curves going into the p***anger compartment ........that's the plan anyway.

 

that's what I'm doing to mine... very simple L-bracket with a single hole screwed to the inside of the trunk lid and a pull nob with a long rod to catch the hole. Hidden behind the fuel lid.

 

that's what i did. from the hinge down to floorboard and under the seat.