D.I.Y Door Poppers on my Wagons.

Started out getting several Caprice/Impala starter solenoids from U-Pull-It lot. Don't buy the whole starter as here they charge $15 plus a core charge. Just remove the solenoid and they only charge $4.00 for it

Next step was to cut off the stud that went to the starter, not needed anymore

Made a ground wire that will run to the bracket. The wire from the controller will connect to the small stud 

Kind of a universal bracket that holds the solenoid

Used 1/4 aluminum square stock to make the adapterA>< that holds the cable to the door handle rod

View from the end where the stainless wire will go in and the set screw that clamps the wire down

I made this adapter to go over the starter solenoid plunger. I silver soldered a brass ball to the stainless wire and inserted it from the back side. Also have a set screw holding the wire. Drilled out the adapter to fit over the plunger and have three screws that lock it down.

Business end of the assembly

Four channel controller that I got from http://www.electronickits.com/kit/complete/elec/ck1616.htm

The remote control doesn't have the current handling so added higher current relays to power the solenoids. Mounted this under the passenger side seat and pulled the wires under the carpet to each of the doors. One wire thru each of the rubber conduits to the inside of the doors

Found there was already a hole in the doors I could use to mount the solenoid

LR door

Clamp the adapter over the rod and pull the wire to take out the slack then tighten the set screw.

I drilled a small hole in the rod plate so to keep a straight line for the wire between the solenoid and the adapter

LF door

You can see the solenoid power wire that's connected to the controller

The only thing I need to build now is some spring plungers to push open the doors