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Old 05-23-2019, 02:46 PM   #1
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Default Exhaust tip. Another moment of lunacy!

Between running a garage and looking after 130 acres, occasionally sleeping
and eating to stay alive, I decided to make an exhaust tip for my 32 Cabriolet.
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Old 05-23-2019, 02:58 PM   #2
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Ouitstanding! You did an excellent job. Those are they kind of things you make that make you feel so good. Hope you engraved it with your name, date and location.
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Old 05-23-2019, 03:29 PM   #3
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Awesome. Always enjoy looking at what others have created with their own two hands.
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Old 05-23-2019, 04:02 PM   #4
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Very nice! You should go into business!
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Old 05-23-2019, 04:47 PM   #5
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what do you do with your spare time? great piece of ART
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WOW!!!!! I tinker around with my lathe and milling machine and get great delight from the really simple things I make on occasion. I would be overcome with pride if I could do the level of work you have accomplished on this project. I can only imagine the other things that you have made. You are a true craftsman. Amazing!!!
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Old 05-23-2019, 05:22 PM   #7
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I like your Hand Signals Only. Did you make that as well? It should be something that the EFV8 club offers to everyone. But then one might need to teach these youngsters what the hand signals mean.
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I like your Hand Signals Only.
That gives me an idea for my model T when I hopefully get that road ready this year.
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Old 05-23-2019, 06:36 PM   #9
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Beautiful design and execution.
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Old 05-23-2019, 07:10 PM   #10
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Tiger, that is a masterpiece....is the finish chrome or high polish stainless? Yes, I wish I had 25% of your talent!!
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Old 05-23-2019, 08:07 PM   #11
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I usually don't like exhaust tips on old fords (probably because they are bought at autozone or wherever).


But that is the cats pajamas, or whatever ya say . Love it! Nice work.
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Old 05-24-2019, 02:31 AM   #12
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Likewise, I was not enamoured with the flimsy off-the-shelf "fit with a jubilee clip version". Initially I made a template from cardboard to see how it would look.Nothing particularly clever about making it. Just hours of cutting, filing and polishing. The Ford emblem is a reproduction. The material is 20g stainless steel.


Similarly the HAND SIGNALS ONLY sign was just a matter of getting some 1/8" aluminium sheet, marking out the letters and cutting them out with a hacksaw then trueing them up with a file. Letters were then glued on to the oval plate and then painted black. Through each stage paint was removed as required and finally the letters polished.
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Fantastic job and beautiful plating.
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Glenn; no plating. Polished stainless steel
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SS ... even better!!


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Nice work all-around.

Hope that when you say used a "hacksaw" you meant what we over here call a bandsaw.
Interesting font on the sign, especially the letter 'G'
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I don't have the talent to even attempt what you achieved. Great job.
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This is a hacksaw. Good at hacking ones knuckles !
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THe"Milenials" dont know what hand signals are.....
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Now that is class!!
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This is a hacksaw. Good at hacking ones knuckles !
That is hard core for sure!
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This is a hacksaw. Good at hacking ones knuckles !
Yep, know what a hacksaw is. At least the aluminum made it easier.
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