Shaved door handles?
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Safety Car
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From: Algonac Michigan
Shaved door handles?
Should I or not?? Anyone got a pic of a chrome bumper C3 Convertible with them shaved? Or a coupe.
Onaquest????
Not many changes to the body except a filled in rear valance. How do they look with sidepipes??
I was thinking I like the crome on a dark,almost black, car but since they are on a horizontal surface you can't see much of them anyway and I like the idea of the doors popping open!
Sly
Onaquest????
Not many changes to the body except a filled in rear valance. How do they look with sidepipes??
I was thinking I like the crome on a dark,almost black, car but since they are on a horizontal surface you can't see much of them anyway and I like the idea of the doors popping open!
Sly
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From: barkhamsted ct
my 2 cents
the design of the door handle on my 68 is like it was shaved from the factory.
After a lot of thought, I felt the cost benefit was not there to do all that work. The stock arrangement is cooler than shaved, so why bother?
I recall seeing a shaved vette door, and they made no dramatic visual impact at all.
jim
After a lot of thought, I felt the cost benefit was not there to do all that work. The stock arrangement is cooler than shaved, so why bother?
I recall seeing a shaved vette door, and they made no dramatic visual impact at all.
jim
Melting Slicks
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From: Chetwynd B.C.
Check out forum member "onaqwst"s car. He has shaved door handles. I'm sure he would answer any questions as he is a stand up kind of guy.(or that's my opinion from reading his posts)
my .02
shmoky
my .02
shmoky
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the actual body work is easy... its the the mechanism thats a bit tricky
i tried to use 80 pound selinoids to pull the latch but couldnt get a decent angle to get all the force. maybe rig up a pully wheel in there and you might be fine.
the current vette latches take alot of force to open the door. you might be able to swap out a similiar latch with a less forcful spring inside. i would also check in any (hotrodders) websites to see if they have some tricks....
since i never really took my vette out, i would just leave the windows down and jump into the car since i'm tall anyways...
b
i tried to use 80 pound selinoids to pull the latch but couldnt get a decent angle to get all the force. maybe rig up a pully wheel in there and you might be fine.
the current vette latches take alot of force to open the door. you might be able to swap out a similiar latch with a less forcful spring inside. i would also check in any (hotrodders) websites to see if they have some tricks....
since i never really took my vette out, i would just leave the windows down and jump into the car since i'm tall anyways...
b
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it seems to me shaved door handles were used to make normal cars,
with protruding handles flush, .... the Vettes do Not protude out !
I would use that money and work in a different area on the car.
with protruding handles flush, .... the Vettes do Not protude out !
I would use that money and work in a different area on the car.
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From: detroit area
it all depends on the concept of the car really..
since i was molding/shaving the entire body, i practically did everything....
if your planning a nice custom paint job then shave them.....
but considering that the PO vette is a chrome bumper, then i would just buy new handles (if they are pitted) and leave them. they will match with the bumpers only if you have a basic 1-2 color paint job...
b
since i was molding/shaving the entire body, i practically did everything....
if your planning a nice custom paint job then shave them.....
but considering that the PO vette is a chrome bumper, then i would just buy new handles (if they are pitted) and leave them. they will match with the bumpers only if you have a basic 1-2 color paint job...
b
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it all depends on the concept of the car really..
since i was molding/shaving the entire body, i practically did everything....
if your planning a nice custom paint job then shave them.....
but considering that the PO vette is a chrome bumper, then i would just buy new handles (if they are pitted) and leave them. they will match with the bumpers only if you have a basic 1-2 color paint job...
b
since i was molding/shaving the entire body, i practically did everything....
if your planning a nice custom paint job then shave them.....
but considering that the PO vette is a chrome bumper, then i would just buy new handles (if they are pitted) and leave them. they will match with the bumpers only if you have a basic 1-2 color paint job...
b
Exactly! I couldn't agree more. Sly spend the money elsewhere.
