Hello,
I guess a new post (and the first one) for my build log. That must mean I did something right? Well, I finished the inside door latching system, so I will show you how I did that.
It seems to work very well, lets you easily install and remove the door box and latch. In the first picture below (complete), you have everything assembled and carefully threaded in the proper order and place on the cable. Yep, it is a bicycle brake cable, suitably modified to fit what I needed. In this case a sheath length of 12 inches with the cable length on both ends just long enough to attach allows for installation of the latch into the door (while holding the door box in your lap), then connection of the eye bolt and then installation of the door box.
The second picture is the detail of the connection at the door handle. It shows the back of the door handle. Since the “throw” of the latch is an inch or so, an Aluminum support box was made to support that much movement, the cable connected and then crimped to the latch. Note the sheath of the cable rests on the outside of the “box” so that it has something to pull against.
The third picture is the detail on the latch side of things. A hole was drilled in the edge of the latch, then the brake cable threaded through from that end. Note the eye bolt is the first thing in on the cable, that is the support for this side of the brake cable to give the cable sheath something to pull against.
The fourth picture is with the door latch mounted in the door, and the eye bolt mounted in the supporting brace inside the door. This has a slight downward pull to the cable, which serves to easily release it. At this point, the door box was in my lap, next step was simply to place the door box in place (and there is a few extra inches of cable to allow this easy access), and you are done.
OK, seems I can't upload files, as soon as I click "upload", it says a security token is missing. So, sending the post without files, so I don't miss the text.
Mitch