I'm actually gonna try my hand at using the existing lever to make a straight lever or some custom bell shape like the ones C/H showed in the link. Torch it up, take a hammer and mandrel to reshape, then treat/temper and kote it. Be the first time I've attempted such a thing, but the night shift coupled with copious amounts of Monsters and AC/DC are steering me in that direction.
THE GREATER PART OF LIBERTY IS MINDING YOUR OWN FUCKIN BUSINESS.
More than likely I'll probably wind up burning this bitch down. Forge work in a building full of gun powder, oil, and acetone may not be looked highly upon.