My Unexpected '66 SWB-Fleet-Restomod Project!

[66C06]

OH...i forgot..anodized black

[flips72]

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.

[Low Elco]

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

[McMurphy]

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 !?!?!?!?!?

[Modges'66]

Originally Posted by Vernski

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

Originally Posted by chevy_man5

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

Awesome thread!!

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Very impressive knobs you have sir.....

Originally Posted by chevy_man5

Forgot my sons truck needs knobs too, id be down for 7 knobs!
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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...

[Modges'66]

Originally Posted by flips72

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.

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

Originally Posted by Low Elco

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

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...

Originally Posted by McMurphy

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 !?!?!?!?!?

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...

[Modges'66]

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!

[Modges'66]

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

[Bomp]

Lookin' good. Nice and clean. Happy Easter
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[notsolo]

Seriously! the Vents look new out of the box from 50 years ago.

[Jmorales3181]

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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[pdxhall]

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.

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by pdxhall

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.

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.

[Dinos63]

very slick very slick

[flips72]

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

[Modges'66]

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!

[McMurphy]

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

[flips72]

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

[Trsmotrhed]

Some of those awesome heater control knobs?
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[Ta2Don]

More knobs for sure... BTW Modges, who did you get your vent seals from?

[Jmorales3181]

If I planned on putting heat in my truck I'd hope for a set...very creative!

[Budman56]

Originally Posted by Modges'66

Hey, I don't know if you noticed, but did you see how nice the tubs turned out with paint?...I am pleased!



Thanks for the comment, the pictures really do NOT do justice!...Looks way better in person!



Thanks Clemdaddy, the replacement looked really cheesey to me...shoulda known by the price, eh?



I have the item modeled-up in Solidworks, and while machining it manually, I was contemplating having one of the programmers at our shop write a program to machine it in one of our 5-axis mills. What a bunch of work if only a hand-full of people want one!....

let us know how much I would take a full set of the machined knobs. I four trucks all together I would use them on all the trucks.

[chad64chevy]

Originally Posted by Trsmotrhed

Some of those awesome heater control knobs?
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thats what i was thinking!!

SO MODGES'66, pm me a price and i'll give you my address!! i'll take a set of knobs and a ashtray handle! those two items you made are the best pieces of seen around for are trucks!

[Trsmotrhed]

I'll take four. PM me if interested.
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[Modges'66]

Originally Posted by McMurphy

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

Just tryin to be more like you & Bomp!

Originally Posted by flips72

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

Thanks Man!

Originally Posted by Trsmotrhed

Some of those awesome heater control knobs?
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Great Guess!

Originally Posted by Ta2Don

More knobs for sure... BTW Modges, who did you get your vent seals from?

Hmmm, Bought them a while back, but pretty sure that I got them from LMC.
Note: You need to be real careful when applying them with contact cement, because if you position them wrong, you will not get them off without destroying them!

Originally Posted by Jmorales3181

If I planned on putting heat in my truck I'd hope for a set...very creative!

Thanks again!

Originally Posted by Budman56

let us know how much I would take a full set of the machined knobs. I four trucks all together I would use them on all the trucks.

I'm tryin to streamline the fabrication process. As it stands, they would be pretty pricey based on how long it takes to make them.

Originally Posted by chad64chevy

thats what i was thinking!!

SO MODGES'66, pm me a price and i'll give you my address!! i'll take a set of knobs and a ashtray handle! those two items you made are the best pieces of seen around for are trucks!

Thank you! Not sure what I am gonna do about these...Maybe after I finish my truck I will get more serious about them.

Originally Posted by Trsmotrhed

I'll take four. PM me if interested.
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Thanks, I appreciate the responses from everyone!