If I made a complete list of weird stuff I've used on my car you'd probably envision the Beverly hillbillies loaded down old truck, but actually it's pretty much all worked out pretty well, at least in my opinion, (but I am biased). I have used a pair of arms from a metal porch swing, a file box, an outdoor electrical box, dog dish bowls, 2 kitchen sink drains, ss bathroom containers(jars), unistrut channel,etc.,etc. My next project is going to use two of these pvc floor drains. Any guesses as to what I'm doing?
I've used a few odd ball parts myself.. Peanut ****er jar lid and a hole punch supplied the high beam indicator for the '54 dash along with a healthy choice turkey containers green transparent lid made the ideal replacement lens for the brittle & broken turn signal lens on the dash. HRP After the rear seat was recovered I dropped the back down to start installing the carpet in the cargo area and the alignment pins punched a hole in the brand new seats...I was a little sick,my pal Dave is amazing when it come to thinking outside the box. He went to k-mart and bought two Onida salad s****s and covered the offending holes,avoiding having to recover the seat and using the s****s they work as guides for alignment. HRP
yep!! It's been too cold here to spend much time in the garage...still have alot to do..filling, fibergl***, covering, etc. The 3 1/2" speakers I have are a nice fit inside. These panels are for the console under the dash area where I installed my engine harness.
I'll post some more pics in a few days. I'm trying a different way of getting the shape I want than I normally do. I'm playing with foam aerosol for door and windows. I've already learned you can't just lay it on in one application as it will form large air pockets. I'm now playing with trying to lay the stuff on in very small beads so it sets up solid. It takes about 8 hrs to cure, so alot of waiting time.
Basically, yes, I want to shape it then cover it with fabric. The foam actually worked out pretty well after I figured out it needs to be built up slowly. The stuff carves really nicely after curing, and is rigid enough to sand with my pneumatic 2" discs. I was searching for a coating to put over it to smooth it out, found what seemed to be perfect on the Hobby Lobby website. It is a glaze designed for styrofoam to fill in the air bubbles, and give it a hard, smooth, sandable, paintable coating. Unfortunatly my local store didn't have it, so I looked around for something to smooth it over. In the H.O. railroading stuff I found a plaster cloth. I think it's very much like the stuff they use for casts at a hospital. I put two coats on, and will sand it in the morning, then seal it. I need a surface that I can use upholstery glue with some repositioning if necessary, so the foam and plaster needs to be well sealed. I think I'm going to use Acrylic gel medium for that, similar to Modge Podge. In fact I think I'll just try the MP..it's alot cheaper. This has been a fun project. I've made a 1/2 dozen similar idea things for my car..rear seat side panels, front door panels,firwall seal,e-brake pulley cover, now this. Everyone of those things was done differently.
Hehe.. cool. Personally I like to keep things really spartan, but I appreciate the imagination and craftsmanship. Keep us posted. Regards
If my wife saw me making that at the kitchen sink, she'd call me an idiot, and then ask me to fix something on the house. Genius speaker grille, great stuff...
nice work dude... how about an all expense paid trip to my garage?(Offer good mon thru-thurs only) coupon book included.
Thanks guys...gotta get the driver's side done now. The speakers ended up where my lower A/C ducts were going to be, so now I've got to figure something out for those.
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