61 and 63 door handles?

["John Corey" <jcorey@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I slotted the stem on mine, from the hidden side, then bedded a steel 
wire (1/8 inch diameter) in epoxy in the stem and out into the head 
cavity.  It's now a very strong solid!  No re-chroming is needed, as 
the change is invisible against the door panels and the epoxy is 
smoothed to the original contour of the stem.  Only by snaking a 
finger between door and handle to feel the absence of a hollow is the 
trick discernable.

jc

>Yes, the castings are very thin in a high stress area.  I was thinking
>about putting something solid in the hollow area of a broken handle then
>drill and tap.  When you say fill the voids with brass do you mean with
>molten metal or to cut and shape the metal ?
>                                   Frank
>On Tue, 28 May 2002 08:25:19 -0700 (PDT) kenyon wills
><imperialist60@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>  I'm betting that the reason that your handle needs
>>  replacing is the head being broken off of the stem.
>>
>>  If you ever decide to rechrome your 60-63 inside door
>>  handles, or are doing other chrome anyway, consider filling
>>  the neck and handle inside voids with brass or something
>>  else that will take chrome. (take it off and look if you
>>  don't know what I'm thinking here)
>>
>>  This converts your handle from hollow to solid and prevents
>>  an eager passenger from ripping a handle off.
>>
>>  -Kenyon
>>
>>
>>
>>  --- jsadowski <jsadowski@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>  > 60-63 all use the same handles, both the inside & the
>>  > outside.
>>  > John
>>  >   ----- Original Message -----
>>  >   From: Frank Griffin
>>  >   To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>  >   Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 9:02 PM
>>  >   Subject: IML: 61 and 63 door handles?
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >       I need the inside drivers door handle for my 61,
>>  > someone has offered
>>  >   a handle from a 63 parts car.  Does anyone know for
>>  > sure if it is a
>>  >   match? I would guess it is the same but I have never
>>  > actually seen a 63.
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>>  >             Frank
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