Jeff Balazs Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Posted May 17, 2013 Davin; That looks really great. If it works as good as it looks then it will fix a lot of sagging door handles. I would be happy to import a quantity of these here and act as the US distributor once you guys get costs, production, etc figured out. Jeff ps; I know a guy........who know's a guy ............who will test them in US doors and report back immediately!!! . Quote
48Dodger Posted May 17, 2013 Report Posted May 17, 2013 Yes! I image making them by hand, I will need to some big bickies from the hole in the wall and include a delivery of amber fluid from the local boozer! Good job mate! 48D Quote
Desotodav Posted May 18, 2013 Report Posted May 18, 2013 is there NOTHING your mate can't do? The guy has mad skills! Funny think Mark is that this is a new spring fella - I have temporarily lost track of the other one (Mick) as he has moved further down south. Russell does seem to be very switched on though. He took on-board my comments of the need for stainless steel due to rusting problems and made the sample spring accordingly. I don't expect that he will have any issues making the other springs - door lock and door latch. Davin; That looks really great. If it works as good as it looks then it will fix a lot of sagging door handles. I would be happy to import a quantity of these here and act as the US distributor once you guys get costs, production, etc figured out. Jeff ps; I know a guy........who know's a guy ............who will test them in US doors and report back immediately!!! . I'll wait to see what the other springs (and the prices) are like Jeff - he's getting back to me within the fortnight. I'd love to see a door modified over your way to take one of our left side external door lock latches. I have 4 or 5 of those left side door latches at present that I could sell over your way if people were interested in making the relatively simple modification. I have chopped the mounting cylinder from the doors that had them in them. I suppose it would be just a case of fitting it (spot welding?) in the right place of the door and then finding a lock barrel and bezel? Yes! I image making them by hand, I will need to some big bickies from the hole in the wall and include a delivery of amber fluid from the local boozer! Good job mate! 48D You talk almost like an Aussie Tim!!! 1 Quote
Jeff Balazs Posted May 18, 2013 Author Report Posted May 18, 2013 Davin; Assuming he is able to produce these springs and they work in our latch's ..... I would be happy to distribute them over here at actual cost. I would like to do this LH door lock conversion. It does look like a relatively simple modification. And one that just makes a lot of sense for the way I will be using my truck. If you are willing to part with one send me a PM. Btw; Have you made any progress on your engine? Jeff Quote
Desotodav Posted May 19, 2013 Report Posted May 19, 2013 I'll PM ya when I get a chance Jeff. I just walked in the door after working 8 hours overtime on my day off. My crankshaft is still in being machined as far as I now. I'll chase it up in the next couple of days as I'm not back at work til Wednesday. Quote
Desotodav Posted June 21, 2013 Report Posted June 21, 2013 An update on door latch spring manufacturing: I've now picked up the other springs from the manufacturer and they look pretty good. I just need to see if we can make a minor adjustment to one of the springs to make it look more like the original one. Then I will look closer at the costings to see if we can make it work. Quote
HanksB3B Posted June 22, 2013 Report Posted June 22, 2013 (edited) They sure look good. Definitely on the Hard to-next-to impossible to find list. Luckily I had an extra set of door latch mechanisms. I hated to do it but had to scavenge one I needed. Good Job ! Don't let your door handles droop, Hank Edited June 22, 2013 by HanksB3B Quote
Desotodav Posted April 24, 2014 Report Posted April 24, 2014 I now have replacement door latch spring sets available for our trucks. I had them made a while back to the original specifications (but in stainless). I found a number of springs in my old door latches were broken due to rust, which is the reason why I had these new springs made in stainless steel. I also had a limited number of gear shift lever return springs made in both galvanized and normal spring wire - 'return spring' 19-46-10 part # 1139 634. I can be contacted via PM for those who are interested. Quote
Jeff Balazs Posted April 25, 2014 Author Report Posted April 25, 2014 Good on ya Davin I am sure that will make some folks with droopy door handles happy. Jeff Quote
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