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How in the world have I missed this thread?

Very nice work! I am blown away by your fabrication skills. Also, I love the color.

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wow those are awesome, great work.. now there's 3 things:lol:

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WHOA!!! NICE WORK KAT!! you need to produce those and all the knobs for the switches and shifter and the the indicator for the colum.... cool stuff

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WOW very nice . you have mad skills!!!!!!

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Great skills man, came out really great

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Color combo is great, Skills Awesome, keeps getting better, then Modge drops the milling machine on us....OUCH. Scoot over Billet...Modge-it ....Great build can't wait to see whats next.

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top notch... ash tray and heater knobs. whats next???

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Thanks Man, I figured that I had about 8 extra hours of time to spare, and what better way to waste it!

Ha-Ha-Ha! Most of the time I feel that it is the things that you can't buy which make a real custom!

I don't know how you missed it. Been bustin my a$$ here, and I feel that sometimes nobody is whatchin! But thanks a bunch! The photos really do NOT give justice to how rich that the color really is in person!

Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha!...Thanks, maybe you do need to PM me your address!

Thanks Dino, but If I was makin all of that stuff, I would never get my truck done! LOL!

Thanks, but it is still a lot of work,....with good rewards though!

Thanks, I try hard, & sometimes I get it right!

Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha!...Verry funny! A few of my friends call me Modge-Gyver, Because they think that I can fix/build anything using a jack-knife & bailer twine! LOL!

Thank you much!....I still got a few tricks up my sleeve!

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Wow, that looks awesome! Nice job.
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Thanks man!
I sent some stuff out to a local plater for zinc coating on some small stuff.
We'll see how it turns out...I'll post some pics.

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Ok I totally showed your heater knobs to the wife because she could not understand some of the words I was using and the attitude....
She thinks it is awesome.
I think you are just showing off now !!!

On the other hand, man that really is cool work, and like Dino said, a full matching set of accessories would be pretty amazing!


Let me know when you get your Gold Account so I can put my order in !!

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Showing off? Ha!
Those words coming from a master of it???
Am I missing something here?
So, I'm guessing that you post pics purely for educational purposes! ha-Ha-Ha!...
Well, so do I!

Problem is, this stuff turned out so good, that every passer-by is gonna think that I bought it.
I just thought to my self that if I am gonna waste 8-plus hours doing something crazy-stupid, it might just as well be this!!!
Keeps me from sitting in front of a TV!

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There is potentially a large market for those knobs, most people don't like the plastic ones and billet is a big seller. Just a thought...Vernski:metal:

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I'd be in for a set of 4 heater knobs IF you go that way!

Awesome thread!!

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Very impressive knobs you have sir.....;)

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Forgot my sons truck needs knobs too, id be down for 7 knobs!
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Late to the party... Subscribed, Loving the color combo and Sick Skillz only scratches the surface! Great job!!!

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ashtray and heater knobs look killer, i agree with flips i would like a set too! i think you would be able to sell them atleast on here, they would sell like hotcakes, lol!!

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I was posting on Bomps thread today that we really need to get you on the video band wagon !!
The stuff you are making is awesome !
I know I would love one of those ashtray handles, though I dont need the heater knobs.... sorry .....

Ok Pot, this is the Kettle apologizing.... LOL

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sooooo...I'm going to need a set of a/c knobs, headlight knob, wiper knob and matching knob for the gauge dimmer switch from dakota digital. where can i sends the paypal monies??? :lol:

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OH...i forgot..anodized black ;)

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i am ready to place my order.. just need a price and a adress. seriously you do need to start a full line of these ,i'll bet they would sell like hot cakes.

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Where's the key to the CNC machine? Little touches look great, man!

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I am so anxious to see what you do/make next that the waiting is killing me !!

If you are not updating your thread that must mean you are working on something, right !?!?!?!?!?

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Thanks a bunch guys!
I need to refine my process before I decide to produce these things for re-sale...They were very time consuming, and I'm not sure that anyone would be willing to pay for the time that I had into these...but I am pretty sure that if I had more FREE-TIME, I may be able to figure out a quicker way to produce them...

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Flip, you are killing me!...PM me with an address, & if I happen to wind-up with spares, I will send them your way!

No CNC for me....all old school, I am not smart enough to use the good stuff, I'm limited to using the Bridgports, because I'm in management.
I gotta figure out a way to get some programs wrote for these...

Murph, what a compliment! Not painting right now, so I'm trying to take care of some small/boring stuff, so that when the paint is done I will be ready for assembly....No pics at the moment.

P.S. thought about the whole video thing, and I really think it's cool, but because I already work 60+ hours normally, I don't know where I would find the time to do it....But it would be very cool...

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I decided to restore my cowl-vents this week. They were looking pretty shabby to say the least! I had ordered new gaskets a while back, and I thought that now was as good of a time as any to rebuild them.
I thought that I could just drill out the rivets that held the two halves of the vent door together, slip in the new gasket, and pop-rivet them back together...It wasn't until I had sandblasted the heck out of them, that I noticed that they also had six spot-welds holding them together....Change of plans!!!
I then decided that I would simply trim the old gaskets off, then use contact cement to adhere the new gaskets to the back side of the vent doors...Maybe this is how everyone repairs these, I don't know.
I think they turned out pretty nice!
Take a look!
First the before pics!

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Now the after pics!
Oh, and have a happy Easter everyone!

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Lookin' good. Nice and clean. Happy Easter
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Seriously! the Vents look new out of the box from 50 years ago.

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Nice job as usual. Any updated pics on the body parts? i have been really trying to get my frame done but feel like I'm not getting anywhere. Can't wait to get into the body work and watch it take change. The more times I read through your build I want to ditch my chrome rear bumper do a roll pan and use my front bumper and paint to match instead of buying a new chrome front bumper.
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I've been following your build since you started your thread. You do some great work. The vents came out great. Something I still need to tackle. Keep it up. I'm a fan. :metal:

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I have to echo what pdxhall just said !!
Been with you since the start sir, and you never fail to produce !!
Nicely done. Mine were not in bad shape at all, so I did not tackle them.

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very slick very slick

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killer work on the vents, i think you might need to start doing this for a living.

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Since my buddy/painter has been a bit busy with his own priorities, and I have been too overwhelmed at work lately to even think about it. I decided that in my spare-time, of which I have none, I would fab-up some items that I really didn't document very well the first time around.
I am not going to tell what they are, but as the process progresses, I am sure that you will figure it out.....
Here are some pics!
I will be posting more pics shortly!

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Sweet teaser man... way to set it up !!

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not sure what it is but there is no doubt it wll be awesome.

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Some of those awesome heater control knobs?
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More knobs for sure... BTW Modges, who did you get your vent seals from?