I need ideas of stuff i could make...

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  1. mavmike72

    mavmike72 Member

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    Dont freak out this in steel not aluminum. This is what i did on lunch. Any opinions? Yes my camera sucks..........

    It is raised up .125
     

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    looks nice. how hard is it to do that stuff? workin with metal is fun, so far as making patches. i figure stuff like these things would be fun too.
    anyways, lookin good, your talent should work out great for both you and the mav/comet community.
     
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    Bryant forgot more than learned

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    looks like a good start.
     
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    Thanks Fellas..........
     
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    Duck Tape Mav. ready to pick up the 4-dr

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    ooh, ooh, can you make grabber hood scoops? that would be nice. metal scoops.
     
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    Nope, unfortunately not that you would need a stamping machine. I dont have access to one of those.
     
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    hmm. where would one be likely to find a stamping machine? craigslist turned up empty... :) If only. oh well.
     
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    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    You are talking to the wrong people. Plenty of shops will replate these. Look for a shop that does POT METAL.
     
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    Well, yeah. You care to recommend any?
     
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    haw about a cross bar to utilize a rack & pinion steering set up, make it semi universal so you can get out of the small Mav/Com niche. Good trans cross members (stock & swap) that type of stuff, If I had access to a verticle mill again, that's what I'd be doing. I like the idea for the monte bar and connectors, nothing really out there, shock / spring plates for the guys that are going 8.8, doesn't need to be vehicle specific. BTW, machining has been going down hill for a while, if you can get into the custom stuff and step away from the CNC, may find a hold
     
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    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Here you go:

    J & P Plating in Portland, IN (do a search...I have posted their info somewhere I think)

    Also: Custom Metal Finishing in Hagarstown, IN can do them.

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    Thanks, Craig, for the leads. I'll contact them.
     
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    wow... 5 pages of replies already.... that'll keep you busy.... :bouncy:

    I want a clutch and brake pedal assembly so I can stick a stick in my Comet... I'm sure there are a lot of people who'd like 'em too...

    and also the brackets since my I6 will eventually be a V8.
     
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    How about some door handles with cool lightening holes drilled in them? Or maybe a different door handle design altogether?:idea:
     
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    Door handles are actually one of the precious few things that are reproduced, thanks to sharing them with '67-'68 Mustangs.
     
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