This is my pride and joy! It appears to be the only 65 Malibu left in South
Africa. I came across a 65 Chevelle 300 RHD which also appears to be the
only 300 stil left. That is why the Mailing list is so important in gaining
and sharing all the know-how that's around. The imrovisation is due to the
exchange rate! One Rand to me is like One Dollar to you! $1.00 = R10.50.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Malibu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Shut Doors
Johann, Is this your Malibu? If it is, I'm impressed with how you had to
improvise. Nice car! I ran across it on Chevy Talk.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3134416
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Solomon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Shut Doors
Got to give you credit Johann. I wouldn't even consider trying to make
new springs. I guess that why they say that necessity is the mother of
invention.
Godspeed, Dan Solomon
"It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object to realize you are in a
hurry."
http://www.freewebs.com/chevelles1970/
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From: "Johann Grobler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:16 PM
To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Shut Doors
I had a similar problem on my 65 Malibu right hand drive. With latches
not available locally (South Africa) you start to improvise. What I
found is that the latch has three internal springs. Two of them were
broken. This resulted in the push-pull method of opening and the softly
push/bump closing. Made up new springs and the door is fine! To use
more force only aggrevates the problem. The latch is fairly simple to
repair. Take your time! A rushed job is a botched job!
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Nasta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Shut Doors
That's interesting. Thanks.
Considering that I drove the car for four winters with no heat and
just got around to fixing that last year, the door problem has been
low on the priority list.
Quoting ROARKE PONCE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
My father-in-law said to take the latch and handle out and slip
hoses (old brake hose, gas line, whatever has a small enough ID to
fit) over the ends of the levers. If I remember correctly, you can
put hoses on both sides if needed or just one. Depends on how much
slack you have to take up. Buys you some time before replacing the
latch.
Hope this helps.
Roarke
