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Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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| | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 | If you don't want to cut a hole in the door for Bear Claw latches, I would keep looking for NOS latches.
I have successfully repaired original worn latches by completely disassembling them and TIG welding any worn away metal. It is very labor intensive and you need a good latch to use as a reference to know what to weld and grind into proper shape.
Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
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