'60's corvette door release

[jamesG]

anyone got ideas on how to create the interior door release knob and chrome oval for a 60's corvette ?

[Snake45]

25 minutes ago, jamesG said:

anyone got ideas on how to create the interior door release knob and chrome oval for a 60's corvette ?

More specific on the year, please? You're talking about three completely different generations of Vette. 

[StevenGuthmiller]

2 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

More specific on the year, please? You're talking about three completely different generations of Vette. 

That's what I was thinking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

[jamesG]

14 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

More specific on the year, please? You're talking about three completely different generations of Vette. 

Sorry, should have said mid 60's 64 to 67

[jamesG]

10 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

That's what I was thinking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

Sorry, been in hospital 2 weeks, wasn't thinking

[StevenGuthmiller]

5 minutes ago, jamesG said:

Sorry, been in hospital 2 weeks, wasn't thinking

No problem.

Just needed that clarification to check it out.

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

[StevenGuthmiller]

Okay, this is just rolling around in my head, but my preliminary thought would be to find a small piece of aluminum tubing and squeeze it down to an oval shape.

Then place the oval on the door panel, mark the outline, drill a hole and carefully cut and file the oval hole to match the tubing.

Cut a short piece of the oval tube, (maybe a quarter of an inch or whatever might fit between the panel and the exterior door skin) sand and polish the end of the tubing to a bright finish and insert and glue into the hole in the panel so that just a tiny portion of it protrudes into the interior.

The knob could be replicated with possibly a small round headed stick pin or insect pin depending on the scale needed.

 

Just something to thrash around anyway, but it might be some place to start.

 

I quick ran into my shop to see how it might work, and the tubing part was relatively quick and easy to replicate.

These pics just show what I threw together in a few minutes with aluminum tubing and a regular stick pin.

This might be good enough for you, or you might want to search for a pin with a more globe shaped head rather than flat.

 

Hope this is helpful.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

 

 

[jamesG]

21 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Okay, this is just rolling around in my head, but my preliminary thought would be to find a small piece of aluminum tubing and squeeze it down to an oval shape.

Then place the oval on the door panel, mark the outline, drill a hole and carefully cut and file the oval hole to match the tubing.

Cut a short piece of the oval tube, (maybe a quarter of an inch or whatever might fit between the panel and the exterior door skin) sand and polish the end of the tubing to a bright finish and insert and glue into the hole in the panel so that just a tiny portion of it protrudes into the interior.

The knob could be replicated with possibly a small round headed stick pin or insect pin depending on the scale needed.

 

Just something to thrash around anyway, but it might be some place to start.

 

I quick ran into my shop to see how it might work, and the tubing part was relatively quick and easy to replicate.

These pics just show what I threw together in a few minutes with aluminum tubing and a regular stick pin.

This might be good enough for you, or you might want to search for a pin with a more globe shaped head rather than flat.

 

Hope this is helpful.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

 

 

Thanks, steve. I will have to see if I have any tube small enough, though i doubt it. That would be a great way to do it.