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06-11-07, 12:06 PM
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| | JIMMYMAC Lifetime Premier Supporter 
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06-11-07, 12:26 PM
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| | Bill D I Have No Life 
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I'm bidding on it, but I don't expect to win. I think the reserve is going to be too high for me.
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06-11-07, 01:26 PM
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| | Big-Foot Gold Supporter
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN GT40: Replica
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I just got one for a 65 Mustang off eBay for $12 shipped to my door.
I know they're not the same but I was planning on modding the top of the dash to accept it anyway. | |
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06-11-07, 05:36 PM
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| | Dlampe Silver Supporter
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How much is that thing worth anyway? | |
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06-12-07, 07:49 AM
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| | Phil 3 Tenths
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After looking at the Mustang grill and the mods required I just got busy on the Bridgeport and fabbed my own piece, easier for me than the glass mods.
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06-12-07, 08:08 AM
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| | brettmcc 10 tenths
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Phil how much for one of those :O)
Brett
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06-12-07, 08:12 AM
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| | Dlampe Silver Supporter
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Man, I was thinking the same thing! Nice work. I love to see what quality work some of you on this forum can produce. Truly remarkable. | |
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06-12-07, 09:04 AM
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| | Big-Foot Gold Supporter
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Okay Phil - the line is forming (I'm in it..)... 
Care to knock out a few more? | |
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06-12-07, 11:02 AM
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| | Bill D I Have No Life
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I'm in too!!!
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06-12-07, 02:39 PM
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| | JIMMYMAC Lifetime Premier Supporter
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Phil, VERY NICE work and initiative if I may say so.
You can't beat a Bridgeport, I have a Tom Senior myself but the Bridgeport is on my list - I just need that workshop.
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06-12-07, 05:39 PM
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| | spg Rookie
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brettmcc  Phil how much for one of those :O)
Brett | if you are going tosend one to the uk, can i get in line too
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06-12-07, 08:10 PM
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| | Bill D I Have No Life
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I won't need the nicely machined version now. I WON THE ITEM!! 
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06-12-07, 10:51 PM
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| | Big-Foot Gold Supporter
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Congratz Bill!! | |
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06-12-07, 11:40 PM
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| | Phil 3 Tenths
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Wow
I wasn't anticipating a demand. Just posted a photo for "show and tell" as it were. Give me a day or so and I will look at my drawing and dimensions to see what it costs. BTW I made that one from 1/8" 6061 sheet and the slots are angled similarly to the original. The final finish is a semi-flat powder coat. That particular grill fits a GTD dash opening, but I suppose it could be made to fit any configuration...I will post by Friday 6/15 and we can go from there.
Thanks to all you gents for the interest, and congrats Bill, that car should be done soon.
Cheers
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06-13-07, 09:36 AM
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| | Neal 8 Tenths
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Man alive, there things are getting as rare as ZF boxes. Did ya budget for that one Bill!
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06-13-07, 09:48 AM
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| | MReid 4 Tenths
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Phil,
As long as you are considering taking orders, please add me in! Thanks.
Mark
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06-14-07, 03:47 PM
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| | SteveBarker Silver Supporter
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These photos are of the demister grille that Mark at MDA has tooled up to produce There are some in stock !
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06-14-07, 08:46 PM
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| | Dlampe Silver Supporter
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How much? set one aside for me. | |
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06-16-07, 12:26 AM
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| | Phil 3 Tenths
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That demister grill from MDA looks pretty good, closer to original than my copy.
I calculated my time on mine and figured I spent two hours fabbing the grill, and most of that was re-fixturing to set the angles for the slots. I can't say that in all practicality that I could make more pieces cheap enough to sell here on the forum. I think the material cost and powder coat are the cheapest aspects of the job, with the machining being the big time hog.
I had talked to a friend with a CNC machine center asking about maybe having him do the work to my prints, but his answer was the cost of fixturing the angles might be prohibitive since the head is fixed requiring an angled fixture. I would suggest looking into that grill from MDA, I don't know what they are asking for it but it looks like there was substantial time and money spent on a set of dies and punches to make that part, and like anything if you make enough to be cost effective the price will come down.
At this point I am going to try to devise a simple fixture to hold the piece so that costs will be substantially lower and I can offer this part at a reasonable price....I would guess around $65-$70 bucks supplied powder coated with hardware.
Will have some results soon.
Cheers
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07-17-07, 03:18 AM
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| | brettmcc 10 tenths
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Phil,
Any updates on your progress?
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