I hate to be the one to tell you this; but your steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car! <grin>
Very nice! -- Just think, if it weren't for marriage, men would go through life thinking they had no faults at all. You can only be young once. But you can always be immature. --- Dave Barry -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Johann Grobler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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" > 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" > > To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" > > 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/ > >> > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------- > >> From: "Johann Grobler" > >> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:16 PM > >> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" > >> 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: > >>> 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 : > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> 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 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > >
