While working on my outer door handles i noticed something i didnt noticed 5 years ago when taking the car apart....
My drive side door handle is a crap 1966 repo part (correct me if im wrong, it may just be a really crappy 65 repo).... it actually is slightly different then a OEM 1965 handle as you can see in the photos below... it doesnt really fit in the door ... the only way it will fit is if you force it in, and that would surely lead to damage paint... I thought the holes in the door got different after painting but after fitting my original passenger side handle on the driver side... it was clear that the 1966 repo handle didnt belong on this car...
the good part about the repo handle was that the plunger spring and some small bits inside were still alright... so i dismantles both, cleaned it up and swapped over the good parts....
Top is the driver's side and the bottom one is the passenger side
The Stainless Steel Wrapped passenger side door handle goes back on the car... sweet!... now i just need one for the driver's side...
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