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67_C-30 · 07-16-2008, 05:46 PM

I got the lighter knob made today to round out the look. I planned on making a plug, since I don't smoke, but I tried what fatboys69 said, and I was able to screw a lighter apart so it is fully functional. Great tip, Thanks!

killer71 · 07-16-2008, 05:56 PM

those are sharp!!!

randomhero472 · 07-16-2008, 06:00 PM

i dont use the stock radio, so how many knobs would i need... 3? and the lighter?

*ksjh1316* · 07-16-2008, 07:13 PM

You do great work that lighter really sets the whole thing off

jugernot · 07-16-2008, 10:51 PM

The Lighter knob really completes the whole thing.

PUT ME DOWN FOR A COMPLETE SET..........PLEASE

odog · 07-16-2008, 11:01 PM

Looks way cool, glad there are people out there figuring out how to do this stuff, its above my head.

468chvy · 07-16-2008, 11:03 PM

Speaking of billet, I machined a chevy logo for the air cleaner nut, I'll post a pic of it, I've gotten alot of comments on it, the knobs look cool, the only trouble with aluminum, is when you polish it, especially 6061, I made a heater core blank off, and polished the hell out of it, and it kept revealing pits, probably should of used a better quality aluminum, but this was free, just my 2 cents,

67_C-30 · 07-16-2008, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 468chvy

Speaking of billet, I machined a chevy logo for the air cleaner nut, I'll post a pic of it, I've gotten alot of comments on it, the knobs look cool, the only trouble with aluminum, is when you polish it, especially 6061, I made a heater core blank off, and polished the hell out of it, and it kept revealing pits, probably should of used a better quality aluminum, but this was free, just my 2 cents,

Are you sure it was 6061 T6. You can polish this stuff to look like chrome, and it has no porosity. Maybe you just got a bad piece of bar stock. The only problem I have with the mirror polished aluminun is fingerprints and smudging. I leave just a little bit of a brushed look to cut down on that.

VA72C10 · 07-17-2008, 12:06 AM

could you match the door lock knobs to the look of the tops of these? Also, what about a billet door handle and window crank....the window crank could have the same knob as well.

Magnuman · 07-17-2008, 12:10 AM

I would also buy a set.
Please let me know when and where.
Thanks.

Arad68 · 07-17-2008, 01:26 AM

I would be interested in a set minus the Radio knobs...

BustedTruck · 11-22-2010, 11:47 AM

Digging up an old thread. What ever happened to these I want a whole set.

07-16-2008, 05:46 PM	#26
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07-16-2008, 05:56 PM	#27
killer71 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: at work Posts: 2,552	Re: I made a set of OEM-style billet dash knobs those are sharp!!! __________________ R.I.P. Killer 71 10/26/07

07-16-2008, 06:00 PM	#28
randomhero472 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: oklahoma Posts: 516	Re: I made a set of OEM-style billet dash knobs i dont use the stock radio, so how many knobs would i need... 3? and the lighter? __________________ 67' in the "build" process.. soon to be bagged, big wheels ect, finally got it back home!!

07-16-2008, 07:13 PM	#29
ksjh1316 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 1,599	Re: I made a set of OEM-style billet dash knobs You do great work that lighter really sets the whole thing off

07-16-2008, 10:51 PM	#30
jugernot Life, Be In It..... Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Novato, California Posts: 1,498	Re: I made a set of OEM-style billet dash knobs The Lighter knob really completes the whole thing. PUT ME DOWN FOR A COMPLETE SET..........PLEASE __________________ Project Name: LEMON DROP. Reconstruction started "December 2000". Projected completion date "Who knows" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200082

07-16-2008, 11:01 PM	#31
odog Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wendell, Idaho Posts: 608	Re: I made a set of OEM-style billet dash knobs Looks way cool, glad there are people out there figuring out how to do this stuff, its above my head. __________________ 1969 4x4 Nothing beats a good rock drill and some dynamite

07-16-2008, 11:03 PM	#32
468chvy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Menomonee Falls WI Posts: 14	Re: I made a set of OEM-style billet dash knobs Speaking of billet, I machined a chevy logo for the air cleaner nut, I'll post a pic of it, I've gotten alot of comments on it, the knobs look cool, the only trouble with aluminum, is when you polish it, especially 6061, I made a heater core blank off, and polished the hell out of it, and it kept revealing pits, probably should of used a better quality aluminum, but this was free, just my 2 cents,

07-17-2008, 12:06 AM	#34
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: I made a set of OEM-style billet dash knobs could you match the door lock knobs to the look of the tops of these? Also, what about a billet door handle and window crank....the window crank could have the same knob as well.

07-17-2008, 12:10 AM	#35
Magnuman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Francisco,CA Posts: 130	Re: I made a set of OEM-style billet dash knobs I would also buy a set. Please let me know when and where. Thanks.

07-17-2008, 01:26 AM	#36
Arad68 Trucks N Tranzams Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: North Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 816	Re: I made a set of OEM-style billet dash knobs I would be interested in a set minus the Radio knobs... __________________ Don '68 Chevy LB 383 TH400/GV/373 posi '56 Chevy 4WD SWB '64 Chevy short stepside '79 Trans Am 455/TH2004R/12blt/4whldisc 95 Kia (Wifes car) 2002 S-10 extended cab pickup "God punishes small sins immediately"

11-22-2010, 11:47 AM	#37
BustedTruck Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Braselton, GA Posts: 245	Re: I made a set of OEM-style billet dash knobs Digging up an old thread. What ever happened to these I want a whole set.



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