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Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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| | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 72 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 72 | Well, yesterday my #3 son called me from somewhere in Iowa. He started his own business repairing cars a few months ago and seems to be doing pretty well, at least he is 2 weeks behind. Anyway he had a 84 Chevy pu with a flat cam. The owner wanted an rv or something cam and Mitch didn't have a degree wheel. So, I thought that shouldn't be to hard and fired up the computer, got into a cheap cad program and set one up and printed it out. So far so good. Then I went out to the shop and looked around for something to put it on. I couldn't find any thick enough aluminum, but found some tempered masonite. I cut the masonite roughly on the bandsaw and glued the paper onto it. Then found some plexiglass to cover it with. Chucked it up in the lathe and turned it true. Cut the plexiglass with a hole saw to fit a 3/4" washer, and pinnned it to a 3/4" washer on on the backside of the masonite. Pinned the plexi to the masonite and was done. Then came the real test. I bolted it up to a short block I had setting on the engine stand. It works good and is even easier to see than the antique Offy one I've used for many years.
Dennis | | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | So,,, when will you have your product on the market???   necessity can be a mother,,,,,,,,of invention!
There is enough good in the worst of us and enough bad in the best of us that it does not behoove any of us to criticize the rest of us.
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Be yourself. If you are ever lost, It will be much easier to find yourself if you know who you are!
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 198 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 198 | yea I was thinkin the same thing... I'd kinda want one. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 72 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 72 | Hey guys,
I didn't plan on selling anything like this, but if you have something that can open a .cad or .dwg file I can send you the file to print out and you can make your own.
Dennis | | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | But,,, but,,, you already have it mastered!!!
There is enough good in the worst of us and enough bad in the best of us that it does not behoove any of us to criticize the rest of us.
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Be yourself. If you are ever lost, It will be much easier to find yourself if you know who you are!
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 198 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 198 | yea, ditto... LOL | | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 72 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 72 | Yeah mastered,
I generally work like this, if I need something I'll build it or buy it but I only build one. Maybe that's why the CNC project for my mill is going so slowly, lack of interest. LOL
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