Projects Trigger happy

Greetings

A while back I posted to a shift knob thread about the shift handle that I made from a vintage Stanley electric drill.

I was happy with the way it came out but dismayed because I wanted to hook up the trigger to my horn somehow. I didn’t want any wires showing that would look, well, funky. I was resigned to letting a perfectly good trigger go to waste when there it was! A suggestion by a fellow H.A.M.B.ER with a link to trigger happiness.

He suggested I try a key fob remote and receiver to make it work. I ordered the unit straight away and waited.

It was a tight fit to get the transmitter into the handle. I had to hog out a bit of material so the trigger mechanism would clear.

I was concerned with the signal not being able to get through the aluminum but it works fine.I mounted the receiver up under the cowl. I’m not one to use the horn often, at least I wasn’t ‘till now.

The only problem now is that it’s a one note horn so I need to get a new horn befitting my new trigger happy mode!

Be well
Jeff

 

Good ingenuity. I like it, and im not a fan of electronic gizmos.

 

https://www.amazon.com/HornBlasters-Outlaw-228-Train-Horn/dp/B00B4Z34TE
You might have a harder time hiding this part Jeff!

 

I too am not a fan. But that idle trigger was killin’ me!

 

Funny how different minds work. Horn button ??? My first thought was nitrous shot....................

 

I would have hooked it up to a line lock.

 

Freaking cool !!!!

 

How cool!! I would like to see the handle on the car. Really neat!

 

Yea how about a picture of it in it's final form in the car?

 

I tried to attach a two second video but couldn’t figure it out.


I think I figured it out!

 

Looks dang cool, I’d have to remove the “Stanley” though, but it is very pleasing to the eyes!

 

If his name isn't already Stanley, he should have it changed and he would have a real personalized shifty, hornblower thingamabob