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Re: '57 Suburban barn door latch mechanism help! wave1957 #731494 03/20/2011 8:12 AM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 West of the Rio Grande B bartamos Sir Searchalot
bartamos Sir Searchalot B Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 West of the Rio Grande	They can be made from 10-24 threaded rod. For 55-59. An upside down domed nut (cut off top of dome to expose thread) will work as the "ball" end. Or thread a steel fishing weight or faucet ball or...... Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn

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'57 Suburban barn door latch mechanism help!	wave1957	03/19/2011 11:31 PM
Re: '57 Suburban barn door latch mechanism help!	squeeze	03/20/2011 12:09 AM
Re: '57 Suburban barn door latch mechanism help!	GMONIZ	03/20/2011 12:14 AM
Re: '57 Suburban barn door latch mechanism help!	wave1957	03/20/2011 12:51 AM
Re: '57 Suburban barn door latch mechanism help!	squeeze	03/20/2011 2:06 AM
Re: '57 Suburban barn door latch mechanism help!	Achipmunk	03/20/2011 3:21 AM
Re: '57 Suburban barn door latch mechanism help!	wave1957	03/20/2011 4:53 AM
Re: '57 Suburban barn door latch mechanism help!	bartamos	03/20/2011 8:12 AM
Re: '57 Suburban barn door latch mechanism help!	wave1957	03/20/2011 4:20 PM
Re: '57 Suburban barn door latch mechanism help!	bartamos	03/23/2011 4:29 AM
Re: '57 Suburban barn door latch mechanism help!	wave1957	04/17/2011 7:45 PM
Re: '57 Suburban barn door latch mechanism help!	squeeze	04/17/2011 7:59 PM
Re: '57 Suburban barn door latch mechanism help!	wave1957	04/17/2011 8:19 PM
Re: '57 Suburban barn door latch mechanism help!	bartamos	04/18/2011 8:35 PM
Re: '57 Suburban barn door latch mechanism help!	wave1957	04/20/2011 2:05 AM
Re: '57 Suburban barn door latch mechanism help!	bartamos	04/22/2011 6:34 AM

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