I've got a yearning (a yearnin is like a hankerin) for shaved door handles and might do it this next month while the truck is in my buddy's shop for some body work.

Anybody had any experience's to share with me to help me recover from this particular brand of insanity? What happens when the battery goes dead? What emergency entry solutions have you come up with or know about.

Thanks, Gramdpa Jim (this yearnin goes back to my upbringin... in the 50's... you know... Elvis, Bill Haley & the Comets, Little Richard, Miles Davis, Ed "kookie" Burns, Don Garlits when the world record was in the 8.30's at 180mph, continental kits, Arnie Beswick when he was still in Illinois, George Montgomery racin Caddilac engines, Stone Woods & Cook, 283's, and Ed Roth!)

Grandpa's having fun!

 

Shaved handles look great but as I also was looking at doing this I learned that no race track will permit you to run, so I opted out.

If you dont plan on drag racing ever, go for it. Keep a glass breaker handy, always a good idea.

 

I believe the actual rule is there has to be a manual release somewhere so they can open the door in case you crash. So, you CAN shave the handles so long as there's another way to get into your truck.

I wanted to do this same thing, but opted to go with Expedition handles instead.

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Best of both worlds. I dunno if the Hoe's/Burbans have the same deal or not, but IMO that's as close as you're going to be able to get without having to fabricate a lot of ****.

 

Ever thought about getting some vette handles put in? They look very sweet.

To my knowledge(HRP's rules), no door handles=no racing

Here is a link to a truck with vette handles
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...d.php?t=354270

 

it would be much easier IMO to have impala/mailbu handles they are made for a steel door skin and vette handles are made for 'glass door skins

there is a reason its easier but i dont remember what it is

 

There was a write up in Truckin' a while back and it seemed pretty straight forward to me. Thats what I intend on doing if I go that far with the truck.

 

i remember the write up but i can't find it

i may do this but id just get my body man to do i wouldnt even try to do it my self

 

I did switch from the crummy lookin black ones that were stock to nice paint matching white ones with chrome handles off an Escalade or Avalance or Tahoe... forget which. They go great with my white and chrome mirrors and but ....

I suppose I could build in a hand operated cable running to ???? Under the door? No. Under the hood? No ... have to open the door to release the hood. I guess ya cain't there from here.

 

I'd rather shave my *****. Leave the handles the hell alone!

 

That's funny right there.