Thread: '27 T door parts

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You're right Tom, I guess you'd have to have the latch on the door to make it work.

This is why I start asking questions before I actually start doing things. I'm still working on my gas tank and I asked about that almost two weeks ago.

If I can't add anything else, I'll add confusion!!!

Sean

[QUOTE=Tom F]

Originally Posted by sgo70

http://www.clubhotrod.com/photopost/...php?photo=7097

Pat or Dave
So how do you use the stock T door handle to operate the bear claw?

Let me ponder that awhile..... Big thing is getting everything out of the way of the window track.... I use the mini's on the Mercs and they just clear the window track... Have to see how much latch room there is on the inside of the door....

Looking at Matts picture it shows there really is no room:

http://www.clubhotrod.com/forums/sho...t=34382&page=5

Sean

OK, I see... Brian was referring to the window glass and tracks.... On skinny doors like A's and T's, it gets really tight putting the tracks in.... When I've encountered this before, I put the latch in the post and the pin in the door... works fine that way, too.

Thanks Dave.

Originally Posted by sgo70

Thanks Dave.

It's also a very nice way to do the latch for suicide hinges, too.... And, if you are running electric solenoids and a door popper it makes routing an emergency release cable to the door latch a lot simpler, too.

I want to go with the suicide hinges, but I was thinking of using the regular door handle with the bearclaws. Then I guess I need a safety latch.

Sean

Originally Posted by sgo70

I want to go with the suicide hinges, but I was thinking of using the regular door handle with the bearclaws. Then I guess I need a safety latch.

Sean

A second latch is always a good thing with suicide hinged doors!!!!! Doesn't have to be anything more then a sliding pin that you can flip open with your foot, but just so you have something there!!!!!