32 Skater Restoration O/b
01-31-2011 | 10:59 PM
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32 Skater Restoration O/b
Here are Updated Pics . There Are A Few Things Like Hatch , Console And Arched Shifter Cover I Made Molds For And Made My Own Fiberglass Parts . Sure I Could Call Skater And Order A Console For $ But Didnt Like Anything Made ( Wanted One That Goes Under Dash ) So I Made One . The Shifter Cover They Make Is Alum And Snaps Together ( Really Mickey Mouse ) So I Made Composite Part With Built In Threads . The Hatch Is One Off With Built In Cooler , Flush Lids With Custom Hidden Hinges I Made In House ( Zero Exposed Screws )
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01-31-2011 | 11:18 PM
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Pics Of Rear Cabin , Skater Logo Cut From 3/8 Figerglass And Will Worked Down To 1/8 High And Bonded To Hatch And Body Work And When Done Will Look Like It Was Always There. When I layed up hatch I buried 3/8 alum 4x 6 plates in layup and cannot be seen , this way all I did was tap holes for hinges with zero visible hardware . I also incorporated small gas strut on hinge and is almost unseen when opened .
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01-31-2011 | 11:20 PM
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More Pics. I wanted to keep dash simple and un-cluttered , key swithes will be under dash on angle bracket, I hate to see them , engine kills will be on side of console I see other Skaters with every inch of of dash cluttered with somthing , keep it simple !! To the left if a grab handle and as of now Skater logo will be on left side
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02-02-2011 | 06:03 PM
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Larry, can you take pics of the quarter hatch in closed position?
I wanna see how flat it is and the invisible hinges.
Show your designs to Peter, I bet he'd be very interested. Along with the raised-lettering Skater logo.
I wanna see how flat it is and the invisible hinges.
Show your designs to Peter, I bet he'd be very interested. Along with the raised-lettering Skater logo.
02-02-2011 | 07:50 PM
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Here are Updated Pics . There Are A Few Things Like Hatch , Console And Arched Shifter Cover I Made Molds For And Made My Own Fiberglass Parts . Sure I Could Call Skater And Order A Console For $ But Didnt Like Anything Made ( Wanted One That Goes Under Dash ) So I Made One . The Shifter Cover They Make Is Alum And Snaps Together ( Really Mickey Mouse ) So I Made Composite Part With Built In Threads . The Hatch Is One Off With Built In Cooler , Flush Lids With Custom Hidden Hinges I Made In House ( Zero Exposed Screws )
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