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Old 03-16-2009, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by jon@harrison.ne View Post
I have had some straps on my slabside replica for several years and they work great. I cut them out of 1/4" leather that I got at a shoe repair place and dyed them black. The important thing to do is to add a "fulcrum" that the strap bends around to create a force more near perpendicular to the plane of the door and keep the strap off the door jam. I replicated what the originals had using steel tube about 1 1/4" OD securely attached to the door jam. One end of the strap is held to the tube with a screw and finish washer. This is what original 289's had. I don't know about 427's.
Would it be possible for you to post a few pictures of how you installed them to give us some ideas? Please?
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