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Eggshells

Discussion in 'Wet behind the ears??' started by Austin Kendall, Aug 15, 2023.

  1. Austin Kendall

    Austin Kendall Well-Known Member

    Seen the term used on the board.
    What is it?
     
  2. Brad Conley

    Brad Conley RIP Staff Member

    The bottom corner pieces inside the rear window. Very thin and given their location subject to UV damage hence very fragile, "eggshells".
     
  3. DaWildcat

    DaWildcat Platinum Level Contributor

    I learned something new too, Austin.

    You guys should be driving cars with metal trim like some of us LOL!

    Of course that's part of why I scaled at 4505 lbs last time I weighed in many moons ago. Oh well.

    Devon
     
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  4. Austin Kendall

    Austin Kendall Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the reply. Atleast I know where they are now.
     
  5. Duane

    Duane Member

    When I first reproduced these (and showed them at the GSCA restoration clinic) Brad grabbed one of my pieces and bent it until the ends touched. Everyone in the room, including myself, was waiting to hear the crack, but it didn’t and went right back to the correct shape.
    My friends.
    Duane
     
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  6. Brad Conley

    Brad Conley RIP Staff Member

    With friends like me who needs enemies????
     
  7. Waterboy

    Waterboy Mullet Mafia since 6/20

    So Duane, are you still making these reproduction pieces?
     
  8. Duane

    Duane Member

    No,
    Sadly I am not.

    Other companies made reproductions of these pieces that were not molded, like mine and the originals, and it undercut the market.

    There is no need to get into all this again, but I do enjoy seeing what many of my “old parts” are bringing today.

    It is justification as far as what I made and how I made my parts.

    There are many people that are still interested in acquiring parts that are as close to the originals as is possible to make, with today’s technology and scales of value.

    To these people “good enough” is not in their vocabulary.
    Duane
     
  9. Dr. Roger

    Dr. Roger Stock enthusiast

    I got the repros a few years ago, they seem to hold out a lot better than the originals, which crumbled to dust when I tried to unscrew them.
     
  10. Austin Kendall

    Austin Kendall Well-Known Member

    Can someone post some pics of this item
     
  11. Dr. Roger

    Dr. Roger Stock enthusiast

    Corner of the rear window, red arrow.
    GS pic.jpg
     
  12. Austin Kendall

    Austin Kendall Well-Known Member

    Thanks, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.
    Those items in the rear deck are usually sun "burned" badly.
     

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