Sorry for taking so long to get back to this, yesterday was paint a Cobra day. When I dedicate myself to painting nothing else exists!
Somebody mentioned "Watson Street Works", if you don't have this in your computer shame on ya. Watson's has a lot of neat stuff and have used them for over ten year.
You will find the
perfect solenoid door opener kit that includes everything you will need but the switches to make them work. Pulleys, cable, connectors for the cables-everyting. These are the most powerfull ones I have ever found and work great. I have tried every known manufacturers solenoids in the Cobras and the street rods I build-none of them have the power to consistantly work right. (The little plastic ones, even Fords old "screw" type " will not work over 40% of the time!)
Very easy to mount and wire up especially since CRII already provides the wiring at the rear wiring harness.
Take a look at both links, they also have the mechanical openers you guys are talking about, sealed, gasketed, and Billett!
http://www.watsons-streetworks.com/k..._releases.html
http://www.watsons-streetworks.com/i.../L22N_2007.jpg
Terry, YES the mounting bracket should be kept and used! If not, after 'X' number of times closing the door, without them you could develop cracks in the body, AND under hard launchs they help to keep the body from twisting. The best way I have found these pieces to work, especally with oversized rear tires (up to 17") is to actualy cut the flat part that bolts to the door latch, bolt the flat piece in with the latch in place with the part seperated from the frame side, bolt the frame side in place then mig weld the two pieces back together. You will have a perfect fit, keeping the structural integrity and be able to put oversized tires on.
The Cobra I just painted is having the mentioned solenoids installed along with very, very small pressure switches which will be hidden just behind the top of each door under the carpet along with two small square release buttons installed in the dash. The point is when you are in the car you can use the bycycle releases or just hit a botton on the dash to open either door. The hidden switches work great for being out of the car and you can simply push on the carpet, behind the seats and open you door. No one will even detect how you go the doors opened!
I'll take some pictures of my install but it will be a couple of weeks before it's ready and by that time you guys will probably be past this stage.
Good luck, and remember to slow down....this is all fun!
DV