We've only got a few people involved in this build here at the shop & including the owner. But, we're having a problem finding a part that will do a job we are trying to do to finish that car up.

I figure that with all the people who are following this thread maybe one of them might be familliar with a part that we can get & use.

So, if you can give us some input on a part that might do this job.

So here it is.....

For the last several weeks we've ben looking for a pair of exterior door lock/releases that will fit in the limited area we have to work with.

On a stock Miura, they have locking door buttons that are placed between 2 of the slats at the rear of the door....







The button in the above pics is square but a round button would be fine. We just need to find a button that can be locked with a key. Our intent is to have it activate an electrical button to pop the door open because there's just not room enough room to connect it with rods & levers to the bear claw door release.

The ideal button we want would be similar to this but it would be shorter with some kind of way to activate a button or switch on the business end of the button. It would need to be ket locked in a self contained lock cylinder & housing. And it would mount horizontally like this



This unit has a 1.1" Outside Diameter with a button what is 7/8" in dia.





However, we can't use this lock because it is too long. The O.A.L. is 1.9". Plus we would have to put some kind of rod in it to be able to use it to activate some kind of switch. (Like the drill bit in this pic)





We did find this button from a Trailblazer hatch release....



It's an electric switch, which is ok & the length (at 1.7" would just barely fit)



However, the exterior collar around the button, at 1.5", is too large in dia.



That Diameter will not fit between the slats which are about 1.1" apart.

One year of the Gen 3 'Vettes had a seperate button but the body of the cylinder behind the surface of the body is too large & would not clear the window that has to go up & down thru that area.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

Archie

Edited to add......

I also should mention that we also have considered using the Fiero "T" top locks.

However, on those locks, they lock in the button IN position & not in the button OUT position.

unLocked position



unLocked position



Locked position



We are considering modifying a pair of them to use in this application.

Archie

[This message has been edited by Archie (edited 05-28-2010).]

WOW!!! Great find, those'd look like they'd do the trick. Props to Archie for remaining true to the original Miura's, but even more so to the owners wishes. The BEST builders are those who welcome the owners involvment colaborate effectively with them so the end result is a perfect display of the what the owner's wanted and just how well the builder delivered. I dunno anything about the customer in this build (Other than he's one lucky guy), I think he's gonna need a labotomy if it's blowing his mind anything like the way it's blowing the minds of the people following this build!!!!

I was curious, do you use a sprayer for applying the glass like those used for glassing jacuzzi shells?

[This message has been edited by Squeaky (edited 05-28-2010).]