I made a thing! Actually, I made 8 things! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

bill3rail · 07-07-2018, 08:54 AM

I have two radio delete plates and only one clip so I decided to make some clips myself. I was brainstorming with a neighbor who designs store fronts and we came up with a way to make them.

Do I need them? No.

Did I want them? Yes!

Here is the kicker...COST without labor was about $50.00 to make 8 pieces!

Bill

**68bowtie** · 07-07-2018, 10:36 AM

That’s pretty cool.

**Ol Blue K20** · 07-07-2018, 10:56 AM

Nice job! People will be bugging you for them.

bill3rail · 07-07-2018, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Nice job! People will be bugging you for them.

Bug all they want, they are not for sale...Trading for a nice 67-72 C10 I might think about it!

But the cost to manufacture a small run was unobtainable for sales...NOT counting labor they were too expensive to sell! Labor cost would be calculated and I was never good at calculating time. I have copied a lot of products for my own use but never sell them.

I once made an O gauge rail cleaning car that was $80.00 to purchase. At that time my milling machine time was billed out at about $100.00 per hour. I spent about two hours milling plus design time and welding! I recently found all the machined parts to make two more cars but never welded them together!

I just like to see that I can make things myself. Unfortunately, I never remember to take pictures of the process to post online.

Bill

*randy500* · 07-07-2018, 12:51 PM

those are nice but I have always wondered why people don't just use lower side trim clips cut down to fit and nuts and washers on the back. Just because it clips into the dash doesn't mean that's the only way to hold it there.

toolboxchev · 07-07-2018, 12:52 PM

That's cool, I have the same issue, we all do. These trucks were most likely fabbed up with skills that are going the way of the dodo bird.

I have made stuff for my truck, and people ask me why did you do that? Because I Can!

Dig It!

bill3rail · 07-07-2018, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by toolboxchev

That's cool, I have the same issue, we all do. These trucks were most likely fabbed up with skills that are going the way of the dodo bird.

I have made stuff for my truck, and people ask me why did you do that? Because I Can!

Dig It!

I feel I need to prove it to myself that I can still make or copy something.

Bill

oem4me · 07-07-2018, 04:27 PM

Nicely done! Hard to figure the value or worth of satisfaction. I do things like that all the time too and nobody will ever know.

bill3rail · 07-07-2018, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by oem4me

Nicely done! Hard to figure the value or worth of satisfaction. I do things like that all the time too and nobody will ever know.

Please share!

If they are 67-72 truck related post them here. Hopefully the way back machine will archive this entire site for all future generations of truck enthusiasts.

Bill

07-07-2018, 08:54 AM	#1
bill3rail Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: LI, NY 11801 Posts: 1,140	I made a thing! Actually, I made 8 things! I have two radio delete plates and only one clip so I decided to make some clips myself. I was brainstorming with a neighbor who designs store fronts and we came up with a way to make them. Do I need them? No. Did I want them? Yes! Here is the kicker...COST without labor was about $50.00 to make 8 pieces! Bill __________________ 1970 C10 8' Fleetside, L6 250, 3 on the Tree. The most basic of pickup trucks!

07-07-2018, 10:36 AM	#2
68bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 8,360	Re: I made a thing! Actually, I made 8 things! That’s pretty cool. __________________ I live in California, but identify as a Texan "If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well" Project "Little Sister" (70 c10 blue original paint refresh) Project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Project "Blue Bomb" (70 c30 blue original paint refresh) Project "Vitamin C" (71 c10 orange original paint refresh)

07-07-2018, 10:56 AM	#3
Ol Blue K20 Proprietor of Dale's Corner Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vacaville , CA Posts: 15,834	Re: I made a thing! Actually, I made 8 things! Nice job! People will be bugging you for them. __________________ "Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers" Dale XNGH ECV Sam Brannan 1004 R.I.P. 67ChevyRedneck R.I.P. Grumpy Old Man

07-07-2018, 12:51 PM	#5
randy500 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 6,873	Re: I made a thing! Actually, I made 8 things! those are nice but I have always wondered why people don't just use lower side trim clips cut down to fit and nuts and washers on the back. Just because it clips into the dash doesn't mean that's the only way to hold it there.

07-07-2018, 12:52 PM	#6
toolboxchev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: 2nd left past the stump on a dirt road. Posts: 2,629	Re: I made a thing! Actually, I made 8 things! That's cool, I have the same issue, we all do. These trucks were most likely fabbed up with skills that are going the way of the dodo bird. I have made stuff for my truck, and people ask me why did you do that? Because I Can! Dig It!

07-07-2018, 04:27 PM	#8
oem4me Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Burbank CA Posts: 3,055	Re: I made a thing! Actually, I made 8 things! Nicely done! Hard to figure the value or worth of satisfaction. I do things like that all the time too and nobody will ever know.



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