I need ideas of stuff i could make...

I used to build custom motorcycles and if you want to do one off parts at home I may be able to send you some work here and there from some of the other guys I know still building. I actually have a piece I need made that would be very easy to do. If you are interested in some side work now let me know. PM me if you want

Tommy

 

a maverick ho 5.0 intake plate.... i know talk about off the wall

 

chrome

This guy probably knows of a good chrome shop.

 

Just out of all curiosity why would you not be able to make those? What types of machines are you using 3 axis 5 axis or just manual mills. If you had access to a CMM you could easily calculate the geometry and write some G&M code up or use surfcam or something of the like. (that is if you ran an NC)
I have seriously thought about taking something like that in and running them on one of our old MC4V Okumas but then sanity kicks in and I realize that It would not be good for me to tear down a dedicated "flight control manifold" mill to run some maveirick parts... maybe when I hit the Idaho powerball

 

The mill i run at work is a 5axis vtc mazak mill. Her is the problem we only use the software that is on the machine. Every thing i do on it is my numbers, nothing from cam software. If i had 3d software like mastercam or something i could do it. If i get a machine at my house i would like so get software to do that stuff. If you seen the maverick i cut out that was just me putting some numbers in and running with it.

 

The maverick looks good especially for a point to point run.

I wish I could still do my own projects but the shop I am in now does not allow that.

 

Can you, or will you be able to work from dimensioned drawings?
Can you accept DXF formats?
My tooling is all manual - no CNC ot number entry so I may be able to send a couple of small projects.
Anything I send you can feel free to make and sell to anyone that wants it. (unless otherwise noted on the paperwork/project.

 

I work off of dimensioned drawnings every day. As for as dxf files we accept them at work but im not able to at home. I dont really want to mess with work, kinda scared of getting fired. If i can help i would be glad to. :Handshake Mike

 

here is a picture of a monte carlo bar i made for mine. i also made a air cleaner nut shaped like a maverick emblem

 

Very Nice Work

 

I know things have been put on hold for a bit, but, I wanted to cast my vote for AOD cross-members and billet grilles. Thanks.

Eric

 

AOD Cross-members are already done. Contact 71Gold here on the forum.

 

I don't think this was mentioned but what about the overhead light? There is a guy on one of the F1oo forums building the lights out of billit. A lot of people were wanting them and he was building a lot of them.
Clint

 

I was actually thinking this too!

Too bad I'm no longer running a stock intake...

Would still be cool though.

 

maverick logo center caps

Here is one of my wheels before I repainted them on my 74 mav. I have magnum 500 wheels on it and I took the maverick emblems (like the center logo on the grill) from the inside door panels from two doner mavericks and cold welded them to the center caps. I think it almost looks like something that could have come from the factory. I think maverick center caps would be a cool project for a machine shop.