Outer door handle on 64
04-15-2012, 07:12 PM
#1
Outer door handle on 64
63 and early 64 door had the raised pads to mount the handle, I have late 64 so no pads, but I have a set of handles that don't quite flush up to the body. There is a slight gap on the inside (handle side).
Wondering if the guy I bought the car from replaced the handles with the pad style instead of flush mount. is the a difference in the handle shapes of 63/early64 to the late 64 and on handles?
If so, anyone have a close up pic from the top on a flush mounted handle?
Many thanks
Wondering if the guy I bought the car from replaced the handles with the pad style instead of flush mount. is the a difference in the handle shapes of 63/early64 to the late 64 and on handles?
If so, anyone have a close up pic from the top on a flush mounted handle?
Many thanks
04-15-2012, 09:04 PM
#2
Race Director
I do believe that the handles for 63 and 64 were specific to the raised panel. I don't know for sure if they actually made a later handle for the 64, without the raised panel. Maybe you do not have matching handles for the doors.
04-15-2012, 10:43 PM
#3
Race Director
The change to remove the pads from the 64 doors, came sometime around March 64.
The backside of the 63-64 handles are cut at an angle. There is almost no material at the bottom of the handle, under the buttons. On late 64-67 handles, the backside is cut almost straight, and there is about a half inch of material under the buttons.
If your handles fit poorly, it could be because of a few different reasons.
First, there have been foreign made handles on the market, that were cast poorly, and didn't fit the door correctly. Secondly, you may have handles for a different GM car. All of the GM handles from the era look similar, but have variations to the castings, where they attach to the door. A third possibility is that your door may have been damaged at some point, and not repaired properly.
The backside of the 63-64 handles are cut at an angle. There is almost no material at the bottom of the handle, under the buttons. On late 64-67 handles, the backside is cut almost straight, and there is about a half inch of material under the buttons.
If your handles fit poorly, it could be because of a few different reasons.
First, there have been foreign made handles on the market, that were cast poorly, and didn't fit the door correctly. Secondly, you may have handles for a different GM car. All of the GM handles from the era look similar, but have variations to the castings, where they attach to the door. A third possibility is that your door may have been damaged at some point, and not repaired properly.
04-16-2012, 12:17 PM
#4
thanks for the feedback,
based on those specs my guess is I have the 63-64 handles instead of the 64-67 handles as the plungers are also not aligning to the lock mechanism paddle internally.
Before I order new handles, does anyone have an overhead pic of a flush mount handle so I can see exactly what it should look like?
based on those specs my guess is I have the 63-64 handles instead of the 64-67 handles as the plungers are also not aligning to the lock mechanism paddle internally.
Before I order new handles, does anyone have an overhead pic of a flush mount handle so I can see exactly what it should look like?
