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  1. shorrock
    Joined: Oct 23, 2020
    Posts: 212

    shorrock

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    Used a chromed headlamp from a bicycle to insert the blower gauge. Made the bezel ring from aluminium and polished it. The gauge is filling the headlamp almost complete but I managed to put a little green LED in as well. The foto shows a lot of dust from last years tours - time for a clean-up.
     
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  2. Pav8427
    Joined: Jul 30, 2021
    Posts: 309

    Pav8427
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    Spotted at a show a couple years back.
    64-65 Dodge short box. Real low. Had to cut a hole in box for rearend pumkin clearance.
    Mounted a suit case to to cover the hole.
    Had it painted up like an old pin stripers case.
     
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  3. DDDenny
    Joined: Feb 6, 2015
    Posts: 22,777

    DDDenny
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    from oregon

    Shifter cover made from a small cast aluminum cooking pot.
    The switch box was originally used as an electronics enclosure.
    I did repurpose a B&M auto shifter cover for an E-brake handle cover.

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    Roadster Jan. 2014 004.jpg
     
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  4. skooch
    Joined: Feb 7, 2007
    Posts: 795

    skooch
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    It’s the “ I don’t quite know what I’m looking for but I’ll know it when I see it.”
     
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  5. jetnow1
    Joined: Jan 30, 2008
    Posts: 2,218

    jetnow1
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    from CT

    I made the fan shroud for my truck out of the drawer from the bottom of out of old stove, already had nice rounded
    corners.
     
  6. HOTRODPRIMER
    Joined: Jan 3, 2003
    Posts: 65,187

    HOTRODPRIMER
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    Been there. HRP
     
  7. 36cab
    Joined: Dec 2, 2008
    Posts: 963

    36cab
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    My first vehicle when I turned 16 in the 1970s was a 1955 Ford F100. My dad put a chrome 1956 F100 grill in it and he used pie plates behind the headlight buckets to gain enough room for the 1956 grill to fit.

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  8. Bugguts
    Joined: Aug 13, 2011
    Posts: 1,007

    Bugguts
    Member

    20260306_145718.jpg 20260306_145917.jpg Just got my Chrome box Flange for steering wheel lower cover from Ebay today.
    Steering wheel tube is 1.5 polished stainless steel exhaust tubing from Ebay.
    ( thanks LG Speed and Custom) for the steering tube idea.
    Still mocking up carpet size, thus the paper and tape.
     
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  9. twenty8
    Joined: Apr 8, 2021
    Posts: 3,855

    twenty8
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    Aaahhhh...... The same method we use to find a wife.;)
     
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  10. nochop
    Joined: Nov 13, 2005
    Posts: 4,680

    nochop
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    from norcal

    Pull knobs made from micrometer handles IMG_7630.jpeg IMG_7112.jpeg
     
  11. DDDenny
    Joined: Feb 6, 2015
    Posts: 22,777

    DDDenny
    Member
    from oregon

    To fill in the open space adjacent to the seats I got a couple of s**** fibergl*** panel cutoffs from a local shower mfg. sorry, not the best photo, it's the only one I could find.
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