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  • Mark Erbesfield
    57 356A
    65 911
    68 912
    73 911S
    66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
    79 450SL Dad's old car

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    • That's just a drill rod, you can fabricate a new one using the good one as a sample. I have not see just the rod.
      Pushed around since 1966.

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      • Just another opinion:

        I need to offer value for the dollar, AKA the most value for each dollar spent, so I estimated the repair for the same dilemma of the vent units on a customer car and found that the offered complete new units were a "deal," even with one complete used unit I could have sold to the job.

        On my customer's project, one of the metal shapes for blocking air through the main opening of the vent had been craftily formed from an old shoe polish can lid. Crude, but effective, but the original printing was still readable for the original product.

        The shaft was cobbled on that one, the chrome was really bad and the detent operation was nil on both and both knobs were damaged/chipped.

        Adding potential labor cost, knobs and "half of retail" for my used parts and the chromer, shipping, blasting, painting....~$180 each isn't that terrible for "new"...and those are very nice now that I have them to see in person.

        FWIW,
        -Bruce

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        • Mark,

          Find a stockist of steel dowel that diameter or maybe in a DIY store, then remove the threaded end from the cup and with a die of the right thread size in its holder run it down to the right length for both ends. Spread the die a little with a screw driver to open it for the first cut then close it for the finish.

          Roy

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          • Originally posted by roy mawbey" post=40367
            Mark,

            Find a stockist of steel dowel that diameter or maybe in a DIY store, then remove the threaded end from the cup and with a die of the right thread size in its holder run it down to the right length for both ends. Spread the die a little with a screw driver to open it for the first cut then close it for the finish.

            Roy
            I am with you Roy. Nothing too complicated about it. Probably hardest part is sourcing metric rod stock. Brice mentioned detents though so not sure how that plays into the rod fabrication. I have on rod in tact that I can copy.
            Mark Erbesfield
            57 356A
            65 911
            68 912
            73 911S
            66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
            79 450SL Dad's old car

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            • This is a pretty neat video. Not sure if the part is as good as they portray it to be. I have read about some quality control issues with some of the Classic parts.

              https://youtu.be/LrFSshRoYGQ
              Mark Erbesfield
              57 356A
              65 911
              68 912
              73 911S
              66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
              79 450SL Dad's old car

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              • [quote="John Pierce" post=36699]
                Mark Erbesfield
                57 356A
                65 911
                68 912
                73 911S
                66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
                79 450SL Dad's old car

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                • Good list of things to do. Nothing wrong with OCD
                  jjgpierce@yahoo.com

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                    Mark Erbesfield
                    57 356A
                    65 911
                    68 912
                    73 911S
                    66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
                    79 450SL Dad's old car

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                    • Looking great Mark! Amazing what progress can be made when you actually start back to working on a thing huh? I should talk.
                      Keep up the great progress!
                      Justin
                      Justin Rio

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                        Mark Erbesfield
                        57 356A
                        65 911
                        68 912
                        73 911S
                        66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
                        79 450SL Dad's old car

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                        • The bottom of my shifter rod has a spot like that where the floor was pushed in long ago. I wouldn't worry about it as you'll never introduce enough force to pull it apart. You might want to run it the other way around to reduce the chance of it being "worked" more on that spot. Or run a bead of weld and build it back up.
                          Justin Rio

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                          • [quote="JTR70" post=40426]
                            Mark Erbesfield
                            57 356A
                            65 911
                            68 912
                            73 911S
                            66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
                            79 450SL Dad's old car

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                            • Work continues with further detailing of floor edges, which is probably a waste of time because once this pan is welded in place it will be Seam Sealed so throughly that is will second as a bath tub. Appropriate given the nick name our cars have. Last major piece before floor goes in is very similar to work John Pierce is currently doing. Funny I made this template and first piece a couple of years ago, right before my last hiatus. So resuming this was easy. Larger gusset is also built.. Both pieces are now primed and ready for next shop visit

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                              Mark Erbesfield
                              57 356A
                              65 911
                              68 912
                              73 911S
                              66 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45LV
                              79 450SL Dad's old car

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                              • That looks great. Too funny.... We're twins
                                jjgpierce@yahoo.com

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