1st gen front door handles

Just curious if anybody has found a replacement front door outside door handles. Mine need re chrome but figured I check first Thanks Bob

Ya know, i was just looking around the web tonight for the same thing. No luck though. Hard to believe these handles weren't used on other GM trucks etc. Mine are pitted something fierce too.

They are not available new. Your best bet will be to get them re chromed. Most places that re chrome's charge around $60 & up depending on how bad the pitting is.

Well, i've figured out that the handles that were on the Corvans are exactly the same handle as the 64-66s. My local junk yard had way more Corvans than G10s. I grabbed 2 nice ones for my van an another that was decent. I'll keep my eyes peeled next time i'm there for more decent handles. The extra one is pictured in my "Junk Yard" thread in general.

Well I switched cylinders and they appeared to be exactly the same. Now installed they work flawlessly.

I think mthe corvan used a slightly shorter pin on the back of the cylinder. If you look on Clarks corvair web site they sell the push button lock cylinders item c3588 on this page
http://www.corvair.com/user-cgi/catalog.cgi?function=goto&catalog=MAIN§ion=MAIN&page=229

and say to shorten the shaft as required. Those would work in the first get handle as they come. Clarks Corvair also has the correct door handle gaskets.

donivan65 wrote:so you switched out the key stuff from your handle and the Corvair Van handles worked? And those Corvair handles are a bargain,,,,,especially if you can replace those nasty 2nd Gen ones that bite you everytime you press the button,,,,,

Yeah, i just took out that snap ring, pulled out the spring cap, spring, and slid out the cylinder body. Swapped them into the corvair handle, sprayed a little teflon lube, reassembled, and put them on my van. They work fine, lock fine. Its a pretty simple lock mechanism. There were probably 8-9 corvair vans compared to 1 first gen and 2-3 second gen vans at the junk yard. For whatever reason, the corvairs had pretty decent handles. Not perfect but way nicer than my pitted handles.

Well...i paid alot less. Plus i have the satisfaction of knowing i found them myself. Its kinda like foraging for food LOL! But yeah thats a good price. If I had known i could have bought shiny new...probably would have.

I was wondering about what I was going to use to replace all those dried up rubber gaskets. Plus the small ring gasket around the cylinder bodies. Everything just kinda crumbled off. Looks like i'll be placing an order to Clarks at least for gaskets.

Hahaha!! That actually made me laugh out loud. Cause only you and my wife know the price I paid. So yeah i suppose i could order a set and see how they compare.

Actually i dont know if C3588 is a handle or just the push button cylinder? Its weight is listed as 6 ounces but up above it lists a pair of outside car door handles weighing 4 lbs ( or 2lbs a piece). 6 oz is kinda on the light side dont you think?


And i wonder if C7818 is the same rear Chevrolet emblem? Looks the same. Hmm guess it doesnt matter, there is no availability for it.

Thats the side/rear door gasket. Got the big and small for the front door handles? And what would you use as gasket material? The old stuff reminded me of dryed bicycle inner tube.


Boy, that Clarks Corvair Parts has a bunch of stuff that comes up when you type "van" in the search. I'd bet theres more that crosses over to G10s.

MAIN Catalog
VAN
Accelerator Linkage 73
Body Work Pamphlet 246
Bolts,Engine Cover 176
Bolts,Transaxle
Cover 176
Brake Drum Spring 142
Cardboard 287
Carpet 282
Channels,Window 225
Check Arm Seal 231
Clutch Linkage 113
Cooler Grommet 135
Defroster Hose 103
Directional Switch 87
Door Bumpers 231,233
Door Panel Screws 182
Dual Exhaust (#8,34)
Dual Master Cyl 145
Emblems 296
Fabric,Original 271B
Heater Box 104
Hub Cap 301
Insulation,Engine 289
License Light Housing 93
Powerglide Hoses 135
Reflective Lens 95
Seal,Door Arm 231
Silver Plugs 235
Transaxle Cover
Bolts 176
Upholstery 271,271B
Vent Window Rubber 225
Weatherstrips 217
Window Channels 225
Windshield Weatherstrip 206
NOS Catalog
VAN
Body Panels 40

I don't read the clarks catalog to say the handles are $29.

I understud it to say the "lock cylinders" are $29 and that they don't have the van handles.
But I might be wrong.

M1d

will these work?http://www.californiacorvairparts.com/product.php?id_product=357