it keeps amazing me how long it can take to send things. I bought some stainless/light up door sills that I found used on ebay a little while ago. They use electroluminescent sheets(EL sheets) to light up and have a small power inductor that powers them. I left my doors open for a while doing some work on her and then noticed that they did not light. I noticed that the inverters looked like they had become hot in one place and had burned out so after some searching I found Mr bodykit that sold the inverters. They are in canada and I had no idea the difference when he asked if I wanted post or DHL for $4 more. I told him I was not in a hurry so we went with the post and at 5 weeks when I had almost forgotten and given up they finally showed up. I wired them up with a switch this time so that I can turn them off if I need to....
I also decided to make a cover for the bottom of my trunklid to dress it up when it is open. I made a fairly simple looking design with a wooden piece that has gentle bends and curves in it that is held up with screws. I then took a piece of plexi that is the exact same shape but smaller so that the wood piece makes a 3 inch boarder around the plexi. I first layed out the words "MUSTANG GT" centered on the plexi to match the words in the bumper. I then painted the back of the plexi, and removed the letters so that where the letters were is now raw unpainted plexi. I put some reflective window tint behind the letters so that they now look like they are written in chrome. I am waiting for some flocking supplies now to cover the wood. That is not a typo, flocking is a way of covering a solid material(wood, plastic, fiberglass) first with a paint/glue, and then adding the flocking material to the glue. It is a modern day tar and feather that leaves a soft velvet/felt feeling on the piece. I am amazed I could not find the materials in town and had to order them so I paied $5 for the materials and $8 to ship them and I am now waiting to get them. It will take 15-20 mins to finish and another 15 to install it, only 4-5 days to get it.........
I also found the side-skirts that I needed for my side exhaust system, now I just need to get the money to paint and install them... I always feel 3 steps behind.....
Replies (5)
swez on 05/5/2008 17:50:54
When buying things outside the USA, (Especially electronics) one often has to deal with US Customs issues. It does not matter what carrier is used. If it comes from outside our boarders, it is documented, tracked and
inspected under certain conditions. That would explain the delays.
Only 3 steps behind? Not bad... Mang!
Swez
ttocs on 05/6/2008 11:24:45
I have nothing aginst the boarder, especially the canadian boarder since I am sure they are up to no good.....
The flocking stuff is supposed to be here today so I have everything masked off, ready to go..
3 steps is on a good day.
ttocs on 05/6/2008 22:08:58
FINALLY!!! I got the flocking flock in and got at it this afternoon. It is at the bottom of the page I recently added to show some small details I have been working on.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2395420/11
Sorry if it hijacks you swez, you might need to try twice but I swear the site will not hurt you.
I think the pics make it look a little better then it really is. If you get up close and take a look there are a couple of pieces that could be better but it is not too bad considering it was the first trunk lid cover I have made. Funny this looks better as the pics don't do justice to the stainless bezels I made. It was neat to start with a dull piece of metal and cut it into shape, and the rub it till it was shiney. I think they look better in person.
swez on 05/7/2008 19:28:09
Like the grill vent mods and that new rear deck mod came out well too.
This time, I did not get any pop-ups. Keep up the nice work as this will be a nice show car later.
Swez
ttocs on 05/8/2008 09:49:59
it will be nice to see the rear deck with it is painted but I am aftraid that it will not last too long in the AZ heat.
The bezels came out nice, but I had to rub those things for so long to get them to look the way they do.
I also decided to make a cover for the bottom of my trunklid to dress it up when it is open. I made a fairly simple looking design with a wooden piece that has gentle bends and curves in it that is held up with screws. I then took a piece of plexi that is the exact same shape but smaller so that the wood piece makes a 3 inch boarder around the plexi. I first layed out the words "MUSTANG GT" centered on the plexi to match the words in the bumper. I then painted the back of the plexi, and removed the letters so that where the letters were is now raw unpainted plexi. I put some reflective window tint behind the letters so that they now look like they are written in chrome. I am waiting for some flocking supplies now to cover the wood. That is not a typo, flocking is a way of covering a solid material(wood, plastic, fiberglass) first with a paint/glue, and then adding the flocking material to the glue. It is a modern day tar and feather that leaves a soft velvet/felt feeling on the piece. I am amazed I could not find the materials in town and had to order them so I paied $5 for the materials and $8 to ship them and I am now waiting to get them. It will take 15-20 mins to finish and another 15 to install it, only 4-5 days to get it.........
I also found the side-skirts that I needed for my side exhaust system, now I just need to get the money to paint and install them... I always feel 3 steps behind.....
Replies (5)
swez on 05/5/2008 17:50:54
When buying things outside the USA, (Especially electronics) one often has to deal with US Customs issues. It does not matter what carrier is used. If it comes from outside our boarders, it is documented, tracked and
inspected under certain conditions. That would explain the delays.
Only 3 steps behind? Not bad... Mang!
Swez
ttocs on 05/6/2008 11:24:45
I have nothing aginst the boarder, especially the canadian boarder since I am sure they are up to no good.....
The flocking stuff is supposed to be here today so I have everything masked off, ready to go..
3 steps is on a good day.
ttocs on 05/6/2008 22:08:58
FINALLY!!! I got the flocking flock in and got at it this afternoon. It is at the bottom of the page I recently added to show some small details I have been working on.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2395420/11
Sorry if it hijacks you swez, you might need to try twice but I swear the site will not hurt you.
I think the pics make it look a little better then it really is. If you get up close and take a look there are a couple of pieces that could be better but it is not too bad considering it was the first trunk lid cover I have made. Funny this looks better as the pics don't do justice to the stainless bezels I made. It was neat to start with a dull piece of metal and cut it into shape, and the rub it till it was shiney. I think they look better in person.
swez on 05/7/2008 19:28:09
Like the grill vent mods and that new rear deck mod came out well too.
This time, I did not get any pop-ups. Keep up the nice work as this will be a nice show car later.
Swez
ttocs on 05/8/2008 09:49:59
it will be nice to see the rear deck with it is painted but I am aftraid that it will not last too long in the AZ heat.
The bezels came out nice, but I had to rub those things for so long to get them to look the way they do.
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