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Howie's 914
post May 10 2005, 08:27 PM
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I was wondering if anyone out there has shaved the doors handles on their 914? I am in the middle of redoing my 71. I am going with fender flares and think shaved doors would finish it off with a clean look.
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post May 10 2005, 08:29 PM
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My first thought is that there is not much to shave.
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post May 10 2005, 08:34 PM
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thought about it, didnt do it. Ive done a few other cars, kinda becomes a PITA after awhile.
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post May 10 2005, 08:34 PM
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Markydoo has had his shaved, a lot of people like it when they see it. Here is what it looks like.


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post May 10 2005, 08:36 PM
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i was trying to find a pic of that car, looks great!
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post May 10 2005, 08:40 PM
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I like the look, I was going to say that from a safety standpoint removing the handles is a bad idea, but then I remembered how easily the stock handles break (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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post May 10 2005, 08:41 PM
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Us SoCal guys get together all the time, if you need or would like to see other pictures, I can take some next time he comes over. He was just here on Sunday I think.
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post May 10 2005, 08:42 PM
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Dumb question, how you open it? From underneath somewhere?
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post May 10 2005, 08:46 PM
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He has a remote control that pops the door open. He has a backup just in case he loses the remote or has a dead battery. That is actually the first question most people ask.
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post May 10 2005, 08:54 PM
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i had a truck w/ door poppers, made me nervous. I shaved the handles on my 69 firebird, i left the lock hole, and made the linkage control the handle linkage, which was all from an s10 truck and welded into the jamb. Turn the key and the door popped open.
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post May 10 2005, 08:57 PM
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I used to do van comversions and some of the custom ones I shaved the door handles. I used the door key lock as the handle just like you said. It was easy to do. Then I would weld in a valve spring into the door jamb to push the door open when I turned the key. It was a clean look on the vans. But that was back in the late 70's early 80's.
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post May 11 2005, 08:49 AM
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(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) Thanks for the picture. I love it. and I know I will do that to my baby now...

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post May 11 2005, 08:54 AM
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How about just shaving the handle and leaving the indent on the fender for a door pull?

Yeah, I know (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif)
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post May 11 2005, 08:58 AM
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Take a look at the new Cadillac sporty car, They left a space in the back so you can slide you hand in and pull the door open after it is unlocked.

**Door Opening System**
The doors are opened by touching a pad located in openings at the rearward edges of each door. Once the pad is pressed, the doors unlock and open if the transmitter is within a 3'radius. To operate the ignition the driver presses a button on the instrument panel. The same button is pressed to stop the engine. As a safety feature the engine will not start unless the transmitter is in the car and the brake pedal is depressed.

As well as eliminating the traditional problem of fumbling for keys, the Keyless Access system provides a high level of security. "It's hassle-free, simple and logical," said Leone. When leaving the car, the access system has a convenient auto-lock function.


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post May 11 2005, 09:16 AM
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Someone brought an XLR by work last year and we checked those features out. You don't really have a key, just a transmitter that you can keep in your pocket and, as you said, everything is activated by proximity. Pretty cool, not sure how to deal with it when it breaks.

Anybody see the videos of the BMW 7 series that the guy was having all the software problems with? The key on that car is this weird cartridge type thing; he'd stick it in to start the car and it would eject it back at him and wouldn't let him go anywhere!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif)
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post May 11 2005, 09:54 AM
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My Saab has something like that. It's just a big-ole keey-looking thing that plugs into a hole, that you turn. You can stick your thumb in there and turn it...but it just barks at you.
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