love this, i didnt think to pull apart the switches and clean them, will definately do that!

Some of my plastics are broken, i've been practicing moulding some new from scratch, i know its not entirely original but some were beyond repair/ too yellow/ faded/ cracked to be saved.

 

Yes, I understand what you say. Sometimes is difficult to take a decision about repair or make it new. This is a perfect example of this. during the process of repair of the speakers boxes I thought many times that I should probably make a mold and make them from scratch. Having the original it's always a good value though. Went first Emma got the car, I just was going to fix mechanically the car so she could drive it around, but I can't just fix something and go to sleep without having bad dreams about it. I have to fix it well.


The boxes were very cracked, I tried to repair them with a glue but I had a reaction on the top coat (it's a kind of dip rubber coat). So I had to striped... then was even worse, all the cracks were bigger and the speaker cases fall apart in pieces. Well, I cut a few aluminum pieces to make a reinforcement on the back of the plastic boxes and glue them together. Then I spent some time making them much nicer with some filler, then primer, sand the primer with a guide coat and paint. Finally sand the paint and buff till its shinny. The new insulation is better than the original but its same thickness. The speakers are Audison, They are good quality and the inner tweeter doesn't stand out of the cone. Most of the two way woofer have the inner tweet out, so, you can't use the original top screen.

I'm attaching a ton of pictures, looks like you guys enjoy them. If is too much , let me know.


Debbie

 

*Very* nice, Debbie!
(';')

 

1. New? I'd say a lot better than new!!!


2. Always enjoy pictures.


3. Known as the shipwright disease.


4. OTH, when I venture along those lines, my son accuses me of expanding a mere task into a project. Guilty, yup. he should talk. CNC'd alloy lower control arms for his original design front suspension on the "Low T" he built from scratch.... Not to mention the modernization of the ancient mills into full CNC function. Writes a program, clamps in the material. Fires it up and it begins to make swarf....


Carl

 

Hi Carl, I'm using a lot CNC machines and 3D printers. They are there and they help sometimes to design and prototype some ideas... But they just can't do everything. Sheet metal panels are still made with a hammer and dollies, you couldn't never make a wood steering wheel with a CNC... the wood will fall apart instead you need to bend the wood... same happen with the internal metal boundaries... when a blacksmith hammers the steel, he is bending the boundaries rather than cut them...
Also for design I just love see the guys working on clay and plaster materials. The 3d and CNC are Ok... but definitely not my style.

 

Once again Debbie - inspiring. Completely restoring the speaker housings looked like a lot of effort but they're perfect. You make it tough to be okay with 'good enough' .

 

Debbie:


I am more than OK with "to each his/her own".


Actually, wood is carved via a version of a CNC. Computer controlled router. As to a wood steering wheel. Seems infinitely possible to me. Milled/routed by program from a single big chunk of wood? Grain direction issues would complicate things. but, if the material were hard enough?


Way back when, steering wheels were indeed a wood rim on a metal fellow. I've one in my shop. Made up from "finger jointed" segments. A CNC mill/router with the proper program could do those.


Not to deter from your project, I'll stop here.


Carl

 

Hey Carl, do you mean one like

Replacement for a 70's Mopar "woodgrain" wheel. About $5.00/Hr in labor. But it looks good!

 

such things.... shouldn't exist...

 

Bill:


Sorta. But many decades older. I'd guess circa 20's vintage. And a tad tougher...


Debbie:


Gee, why not ? Room for all under the tent?


Again, not to steer away aka hijack your thread.


Should I decide to pursue other means of steering, I'll open a "what is this" thread.
But, I'll need to choose which "over the hill" digital camera and down load and post on an older Dell on XP!!!


Thunder ands lightening awakened me. And, Coco got very upset. Could not get back to sleep, so I'll play here.


Carl

 

Hi guys,




I'm ready to put power on the climate control. From the electrical diagram everything looks fine. I've checked each solenoid and switch, so... it should work. There are a tone of variables but I'm definitely not going to install the dash till the whole thing is working properly and double check.


Debbie.

 

I just found this thread.

I will be following closely. Thank you for taking the time to post!

I'm a Sponge!

Rusty