interior

Ok, here's the setup. This is a generic Spal power window kit that uses the existing crank mechanism in the door. It comes with a variety of gears that match up with your door crank gears. I tinkered around with the best location to mount the motor assembly and finally chose the bottom shelf of the door. This kept everything clear of the stock window mechanism. The only other thing in the door will be a speaker mounted in a custom door panel. That's the reason for the cutout in the front lower portion of the door.

I measured and drilled 2 holes and then countersunk them so they are flush with the door bottom. On the inside, I secured them with nuts. The motor assembly will then be fastened on top of the nuts which will keep the motor off the bottom of the door and away from moisture.

This fuzzy picture shows the motor on the 2 screws in the door bottom. I will have to cover this somehow to protect it from getting wet.

The flexible shafts come out of this slot I cut in the door. You can see the gears that go over the window crank gear. Since this part of the mechanism is sunk into the door, there isn't much that protrudes from the door.

This protrusion will be covered by custom door panels.

I filled in the area where the ashtray was and installed these low profile custom switches.

Ok, I mentioned the door handles are shaved, right? I'm using a solenoid operated shaved handle kit for hotrods and instead of mounting the solenoid inside the door, I've mounted the latches on the rear door pillar and put the solenoids in the rear wheel well area. This saved some room in the doors and it allowed me to run an emergency release cable to the trunk for a backup. Part of my bodywork on the doors included filling in the original mounting holes in the door jambs and welding in the supplied mounting plates for the new latches.

The door opening handles will still be in the same place but instead of mechanical operation, they will be electrical. I modified the door latches to accomodate a microswitch. So, when the door handle is pushed down, the switch is triggerred and the solenoid releases the latch. Mechanical "poppers" will assist in pushing the door out a bit. This system uses a wireless remote to activate the switch from the outside.