57 356 A mild resto

[merbesfield]

[Jbrooks]

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.

[bbspdstr]

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

[roy mawbey]

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

[merbesfield]

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.

[merbesfield]

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

[merbesfield]

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[John Pierce]

Good list of things to do. Nothing wrong with OCD

[merbesfield]

[JTR70]

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

[merbesfield]

[JTR70]

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.

[merbesfield]

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[merbesfield]

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

[John Pierce]

That looks great. Too funny.... We're twins