Installing a Deadbolt in Our Silversides

[Dave Siegel]

Well, I got up the never to cut a hole in the side of our Silversides and install a deadbolt.  I started this several posts ago and I got some really good advice, I tried to use it all. Now I am going to try and upload some photos so you can see what I did.

# 1 I made a dummy block up to be sure everything would work. (Dry run tip)
#2  I carefully laid out the drilling template.
#3  Deadbolt installed showing the amount of penetration into the door. That piece of acrylic spacer will go away once I get a stainless spacer made. (The reason for that is to get farther into the door. I have a space there so why not?
#4  Finished job.

Not bad Huh?

Dave Siegel

[H3Jim]

Nice Job!  Very clean and nice looking.

[4104bigred]

looks great dave and thanks for taking the time to share your project and photos with all of us

chris

[Old4103]

Way cool Dave!
I wish I had put my lock into the wall instead of the door.
I may have to rethink my installation and redo it your way.

Dallas

[Dave Siegel]

Ah, Shucks fellers........ Thanks... Maybe I'll get this da%^m thing done one day.

I had tried several different in the door techniques, and a fellow from North Carolina suggested it, I just picked up the ball and ran with it.

Dave Siegel

[Dave Siegel]

Oh yeah, here's another thing. Since our bus is so old there is no air power closing or driver lever, you just slam the da$m thing, if it latches , it latches. In 1948 they never thought about water tight integrity or perfect body alignment. So with the dead bolt being in the wall it is saved from all that harsh slamming.

That's a good thing.

Dave

[jjrbus]

 Nice looking job! I really like the "dry run" Thanks for the pic's.

[Old4103]

Oh yeah, here's another thing. Since our bus is so old there is no air power closing or driver lever, you just slam the da$m thing, if it latches , it latches. In 1948 they never thought about water tight integrity or perfect body alignment. So with the dead bolt being in the wall it is saved from all that harsh slamming.

That's a good thing.

Dave

Dave,

It didn't get any better in 1952!
There was so much flex in the front end of my 4103 that the latch wouldn't always make contact going over bumpy roads. We use to hold it closed with a butter knife and a bungy cord! 

With the new deadbolt I haven't had that problem at all.

Dallas

[Barn Owl]

4104bigred

looks great dave and thanks for taking the time to share your project and photos with all of us

chris

Chris said it before I did, but it's worth repeating.

[Sojourner]

4104bigred

looks great dave and thanks for taking the time to share your project and photos with all of us

chris

Chris said it before I did, but it's worth repeating.

Likewise!

Sojourn for Christ, Jerry

[DavidInWilmNC]

Ah, Shucks fellers........ Thanks... Maybe I'll get this da%^m thing done one day.

I had tried several different in the door techniques, and a fellow from North Carolina suggested it, I just picked up the ball and ran with it.

Dave Siegel

Yep, that was me that suggested it.  I'm glad you were the 'guinea pig' though!  It looks great.  I think I'll do the same on my MC-8, but it should be even easier, as my walls are flat where the lock's going.  Thanks for the info on the model you used, too.  I was having a hard time finding one that went flush.

David