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jgorss · 2007-11-11 18:05:04

Nice work... Looks great....:thumbs: :cheers:

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Nov 11, 2007 | 07:14 PM

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MR.WaynesWorld

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Nice work... Looks great....

Nov 11, 2007 | 07:15 PM

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Gotta love Corvette owner ingenuity...well done

Nov 11, 2007 | 07:18 PM

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fixvet

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Originally Posted by jgorss

The area right behind the throttle body always looked unfinished to me.

So this weekend I made a cover for it.

Where did you get the "engine turned" material?? Is it metal or plastic?
I've been looking for some heat resistant plastic that has the engine turned metalic look.

Nov 11, 2007 | 07:26 PM

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There's a company called HANELINE that sells streetrod gauges and engine turned dashes. I'll bet they'd have some scrap material. You can find them with an internet search using their name.
If you're patient, you can do it yourself. Fab the metal piece first for this DIY project as shown. Use polished stainless (preferable) or aluminum. Lay out a grid onto the metal. Then put a new pencil with a good eraser into a drill press...a hand drill would work, but probably not as well...turn the drill press to a slow speed and lower the eraser end down onto the host metal. It takes some practice, but this is how we "used to do it" in the ol' days.

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Nov 11, 2007 | 07:29 PM

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Well done

Nov 11, 2007 | 07:51 PM

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Nov 11, 2007 | 08:25 PM

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jgorss

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fixvet

Where did you get the "engine turned" material?? Is it metal or plastic?
I've been looking for some heat resistant plastic that has the engine turned metalic look.

I did the engine turning myself. I bought a "Bolt Jeweling Tool" for Jantz that you chuck up in a drill press.

http://jantzsupply.com/cartease/item-detail.cfm?ID=ET1

I using it in my knife making.