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Thanks guy's. I have a plan to connect the latches to the out side handles.not sure what i am going to do to open from the inside. but I'll figure out some thing.
 
the latch mechanism was pretty simple. made a small lever and connected the handle to the latch with piece of 1/8 x 1/2 strap. and added a small spring to keep out any rattles. then for an inside handle I realized the old window cranks had a square hole in it that fit the shaft of the door handles. but I had already cut them off, so I welded them back on and cut to the length I needed and drilled and taped threads in the end for the screw that holds on the window crank. couldn't believe how easy all this was to do.
 

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wiring

time to get some wire installed. this is one of my favorite parts. I usually wait till later in a build to do wiring. a lot of this will have to come out again for paint, so I wired every thing with disconnects. if any one is looking for a wire harness check out Bait Shop Street Rods on ebay. they make a nice harness that is all American made and a very reasonable price.
 

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time for an up date. spent the last month blasting all of the sheet metal . it was going to cost $1000 to get every thing stripped .so I bought a HF blaster and 12 bags of blasting media from menards . and built a temp. blasting booth in my shop. worked great. now time for some body work and paint. I have decided to paint it Hugger Orange.
 

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