'67 inside door opener update

[john rod]

in 10-10 i posted about not being able to find an inside door [remote] opener for a '67. only '68-up. so, being the hot rodder that i am.... i ordered a driver side for a '68-up. i found the part to be the same, except the groove for the 'C' clip was closer to the door, whereas the '67 was farther to the end of the shaft. i chucked the opener in a cross vise. put a small cut-off wheel in my drill press. figured out where the new groove was to be[ there is room], figured the depth. i simply drove around the shaft. after installing the new opener, i worked great. nice to have a handle which returns to the correct position.
hope this will help someone with a '67.

rod in AZ

[n2billet]

Originally Posted by john rod

in 10-10 i posted about not being able to find an inside door [remote] opener for a '67. only '68-up. so, being the hot rodder that i am.... i ordered a driver side for a '68-up. i found the part to be the same, except the groove for the 'C' clip was closer to the door, whereas the '67 was farther to the end of the shaft. i chucked the opener in a cross vise. put a small cut-off wheel in my drill press. figured out where the new groove was to be[ there is room], figured the depth. i simply drove around the shaft. after installing the new opener, i worked great. nice to have a handle which returns to the correct position.
hope this will help someone with a '67.

rod in AZ

How far did you have to move the cut?

[john rod]

i don't recall now, [it's been two weeks ago, what do you want?]. but there was material between the '68-up groove and where i placed the '67 cut. do some careful measuring. the cut-off wheel thickness will determine the width of the cut, so take that into consideration as to the position of the cut.
there are different thicknesses of cut-off wheels, you may have to spend time shopping/looking.
making something out of nothing is the best part of being a hot-rodder.
good luck.
rod in AZ