Plastic Manufacturing

[A+]

Ive been looking to replace the plastic covers on the glass for my t-top but i dont think anyone makes these parts so i started looking to have some made. Apparently, its gonna cost over 10k to have a mold made, then we can start making these plastics. Any idea as to what i can do to replace or rebuild these covers? I was thinking about having someone make some out of sheet metal but i bet they will be hot as hell in the summer time....any suggestions folks?

[Baron Von Crowder]

maybe a higher end sterio shop could build you a fiberglass set?

[YALE]

Did you check Latemodel? You might call those dudes. Some of them have a ton of fox parts squirreled away on the side.

[A+]

maybe a higher end sterio shop could build you a fiberglass set?

fiberglass. Never thought of that. But who? Who could build somthing like this.

[black2002ls]

fiberglass. Never thought of that. But who? Who could build somthing like this.

Its a matter of making a mold. It could even be done in carbon fiber for rigidity. Though you would need a vaccum set up for that. I am unfamiliar with the part, so it is a little hard for me to give suggestions. There are a few ways to make a mold to lay the fiberglass

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[BMCSean]

Its a matter of making a mold. It could even be done in carbon fiber for rigidity. Though you would need a vaccum set up for that. I am unfamiliar with the part, so it is a little hard for me to give suggestions. There are a few ways to make a mold to lay the fiberglass

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So let me get this straight, you are offering to make them out of chocolate?

[Mach1]

So let me get this straight, you are offering to make them out of chocolate?

yep

[2165 Turbo Rail]

So let me get this straight, you are offering to make them out of chocolate?

I'll take some!

[black2002ls]

Nope. I think I'll just make the whole car...

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[2165 Turbo Rail]

Nope. I think I'll just make the whole car...

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man that would be an expensive cake!

making caking

[black2002ls]

man that would be an expensive cake!

making caking

Right! However, with enough food grade RTV I could cast a scale replica......in chocolate

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[johnboy]

Check out the HyperFiber at PercysHP.com. Its pretty cool stuff.

[johnboy]

Hot Rod Magazine tested it in July 2010. Looks to be real easy and good results.

[A+]

Well, I've called a few shops before and it appears that you get get just about any part for your car except the plastic cover for the top. I read a thread on another forum about hyper fiber, some guys were using it to make some really awesome cup holders where the ashtray goes in the fox body. I would probably screw it up anyway. I don't think chocolate would hold up in the summer time either.

http://www.allfordmustangs.com/forums/attachments/5-0l-talk/98321d1273507595-mustang-1987-1993-ashtray-door-repair-cup-holders.jpg

This is the part in red

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z379/super-g1/Mustangparts113.jpg

I can't tell if these pics showed up

[DON SVO]

Fuckin' cake-bite car parts. Genius. I'd eat that bastard at every stoplight.