Inside door latch for roll cage

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With new regulations on the height of the door bar and the factory door latch would be hitting. Does anyone make a factory replacement that is a straight up latch to clear the cage without cutting the slot into the top of the door? Just curious.
 
Matts440 said:
With new regulations on the height of the door bar and the factory door latch would be hitting. Does anyone make a factory replacement that is a straight up latch to clear the cage without cutting the slot into the top of the door? Just curious.
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My door latch did not come into contact with my door bars. It was just certified this year.
I have an idea how you could easily remedy it though. Just making a rod that is vertical and bolt the handle to it, bolt the rod to the mechanism
 
Mine did when I mocked up how high I needed to move my existing door bar. That's the idea I was thinking with a pivot and able to use the factory rod. Just my fab skills aren't that good lol I'll have to think on how to make it.
 
Matts440 said:
Mine did when I mocked up how high I needed to move my existing door bar. That's the idea I was thinking with a pivot and able to use the factory rod. Just my fab skills aren't that good lol I'll have to think on how to make it.
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I can go out take a look and see how what materials I have make you something that will work and send you 1 or do you need 2.
Ya never know it could be valuable some day
 
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Lol that's true, just looking for the drivers side, my passenger side can stay the way it is. That would be awesome thank you
 
Matts440 said:
Lol that's true, just looking for the drivers side, my passenger side can stay the way it is. That would be awesome thank you
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Hey you're welcome, I'll see what I can come up with.
 
Matts440 said:
With new regulations on the height of the door bar and the factory door latch would be hitting. Does anyone make a factory replacement that is a straight up latch to clear the cage without cutting the slot into the top of the door? Just curious.
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Can I ask what car it is?
 
My door bar is a PITA as well. My window crank handle (only functioning door glass in the car) hits and I need to open the door in order to roll it down to get my et slip. And the door release is right there too. I can open the door but it is right behind the bar. Thinking about some type of modification this off season. 66 Valiant
 
My X from the door bars passed right through the center of my interior door handle. I bought a Pro Stock door handle kit for a fiberglass door kit and made my own linkages to make the handles come up through my arm rests pads (on a E Body though). Hard to see, but this about the best pic's I have of what I did. Car has been re-certified 5 times now.

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6PKRTSE said:
My X from the door bars passed right through the center of my interior door handle. I bought a Pro Stock door handle kit for a fiberglass door kit and made my own linkages to make the handles come up through my arm rests pads (on a E Body though). Hard to see, but this about the best pic's I have of what I did. Car has been re-certified 5 times now.

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That's exactly what I was thinking about but side E and B body have those door panels unlike A. How it yours bolted to through inner door frame?
 
66Valiant528 said:
My door bar is a PITA as well. My window crank handle (only functioning door glass in the car) hits and I need to open the door in order to roll it down to get my et slip. And the door release is right there too. I can open the door but it is right behind the bar. Thinking about some type of modification this off season. 66 Valiant
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Get a C body vent window crank handle, smaller, its what I did for me rears to still roll down the factory glass, I'll take a pic tonight if you want.
 
6PKRTSE said:
My X from the door bars passed right through the center of my interior door handle. I bought a Pro Stock door handle kit for a fiberglass door kit and made my own linkages to make the handles come up through my arm rests pads (on a E Body though). Hard to see, but this about the best pic's I have of what I did. Car has been re-certified 5 times now.

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That's cool!
 
Matts440 said:
Get a C body vent window crank handle, smaller, its what I did for me rears to still roll down the factory glass, I'll take a pic tonight if you want.
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Can you send me a photo of where your bar and mechanism intersect so I have an idea of what to build
 
MOPARMAGA said:
Can you send me a photo of where your bar and mechanism intersect so I have an idea of what to build
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Here that pic, new bar isn't in yet, and this bar is bent in to clear the arm rest. New bar will be straight and non hinged. I cut an old factory one for now. Hoping to get the new bar plus a X brace installed soon by a family welder friend.

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Ya and door handle wants to be on the inside of the door bar sticking out. Is the input drive of the door handle available in steel? Something i can attach an arm that works ?

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Matts440 said:
Here that pic, new bar isn't in yet, and this bar is bent in to clear the arm rest. New bar will be straight and non hinged. I cut an old factory one for now. Hoping to get the new bar plus a X brace installed soon by a family welder friend.

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That looks like a simple fix no matter where your bars are.
 
MOPARMAGA said:
That looks like a simple fix no matter where your bars are.
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True just want something more stable and easier to open the door, and not worry about the bar in anyway that's why I was wondering how to make a vertical lever work on the inside of the door panel with some sort of pivot lever
 
Matts440 said:
True just want something more stable and easier to open the door, and not worry about the bar in anyway that's why I was wondering how to make a vertical lever work on the inside of the door panel with some sort of pivot lever
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Oh thats an interesting thought. I was thinking just build a rod with a pad to bolt on and a little handle that you could get a couple fingers behind to pull.
 
Guess I could get this kit and just S shape the handle and cut a slot where the factory inside handle is just inbetween the mount holes and pass it through to make it work instead of cutting a slot in the top of the factory door. Hate to cut up a factory door but might just be easier to put a slot in the top, wonder if this works with a functioning window

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