SANTA BROUGHT ME PILLAR TRIM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!UPDATE 11-17

[daytonalo]

Here it is , my stainless pillar moulding I made in my shop , and before you guys [ you know who you are ] jump on me , yes they do not have the tabs , after installed you would never know that they are missing . It is after 3am est and they need to be polished , they were just sanded with a DA with 220 .

[BigBlockSam]

very nice,  

[daytonalo]

more pix

[daytonalo]

Thanks RENE !

[daytonalo]

They still need a little final sanding before polishing

[daytonalo]

Im thinking about making a few and selling them along with a full set of new  daytona wheel trim

[tan top]

   awesome work dude , good stuff

[Ghoste]

Nice work Larry.  I see the cat approves as well.

[wetfeetmi]

 I like....mass production coming soon?

[nascarxx29]

They look good.Cant wait to see pictures how they look installed on the car

[nitrometal]

Looking good!    How much work/hassle are they to make?
Phil

[hemi68charger]

I have to admit, those look nice.. Good job...........

[daytonalo]

Wow , it brings a tear to my eye , we are speaking to each other like human beings !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BigBlockSam]

let me know the price. cause i need a set. Rene

[daytonalo]

trade you for a trunk cap ?

[daytonalo]

These will also fit a bird , simply drill two holes ! I would have to get 300 a pair in order to cover stainless and labor , two hundred less that ERIC NELSON

[BigBlockSam]

trade you for a trunk cap 

i give Gene a call today and see if he has any 

[daytonalo]

Good luck grasshopper !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nascarxx29]

I was doing a pillar research this afternoon

[daytonalo]

If I was the owner of that car , I would break your fingers , DUST SCRATCH"S paint and glass !!!!!!!!!!!!! Just the tip of the day , I just went over the that with my girls 5 year old son !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[daytonalo]

Inform who ever owns those cars I will lend him money to get a roll of painters mask off plastic , apparently when you have money all common sense goes out the window !!!!!!!!!!!!

[nascarxx29]

He a cool old guy that has these and many more since 77-80-s.He has always dust wrote me messages and lets his grandson.Hes talking about retiring and moving cars .But will make them available only to me when hes ready to off cars and parts.Doesnt want foot traffic or ebay As I serviced and worked on the cars .For many years and still continue to do so .I just use my key and go to work.On 2 69 rr converts and V code superbird

[daytonalo]

If he ever wants any restored  , paint and body , call me . But from the looks of things he likes the dusty use as a work bench look

[Chris G.]

He a cool old guy that has these and many more since 77-80-s.He has always dust wrote me messages and lets his grandson.Hes talking about retiring and moving cars .But will make them available only to me when hes ready to off cars and parts As I serviced and worked on the cars .For many years and still continue to do so .I just use my key and go to work.On 2 69 rr converts and V code superbird

Is it just me, or does Dave constantly dive into threads to make himself seem so much better than the rest of us?  I always get that impression when he posts.    Kidding Dave. 

[nascarxx29]

Blessed with good car friends I guess.Other buddy let me store daytona at his house and his mopars . Guy called me and said go down and check on my cars I havent had the time. He is the same guy I help buid the FM3 superbird ragtop .Tue was my day only off to check on them.The 69 F8 RR 4 speed conv was offered to me awhile back for $7K I passed it to a buddy Carl .He passed car had a 440 a it neeeded needed a top and had some holes in the trunk floor.Dont know what he would let me have it for currently though Id wouldnt have having the superbird.After we left there and cruised looking at homes you know what we found /6& RT pair  $8K
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[daytonalo]

The owner of those cars needs to be smacked around for leaving those cars uncovered and with the top down , what a joker . He doesn't deserve those cars . Thank you Dave for Hi jacking my thread . No pix pf you friends cars , or dogs , pony's , deer , or anything else . Start a thread under gen for all of your friends cars . Larry

[nascarxx29]

My friend is on the road alot.No time for his cars atleast they are garaged.And I check up on battery tires antifreeze as winter is near and work on themTop is done on F8 ragtop.Like my 69 daytona from MD same scenario there my side work . He works 7 days a week day and night.The 2 ebodys I just found today.And met the owner for the first time today showing me the cars I asked about in his yard

[BigBlockSam]

cujo

[nascarxx29]

Nice dog sam I used to be a pet person .But those show weekends when your not home made it rough.And you know im out driving for a living for work and play .And like spotting these kind of animals like this bird

[nascarxx29]

Its nice to think our kinds of cars .Are in sheltered hiding places where ever .But the case is alot are not that fortunate.

[daytonalo]

Somebody forgot to smile !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dads_69]

Its nice to think our kinds of cars .Are in sheltered hiding places where ever .But the case is alot are not that fortunate.

A simple car cover would be better than whats happening to them right now though. Let me guess, hes another won of those guys that doesn't drive his cars and *takes* care of them as shown. Sorry for jacking your thread here Larry, but another horses ass already did that as you can see.haha...
Mark

[daytonalo]

I made a second pillar stainless and just fit it on the car , and this is for Dave THE BANDING WIRE IS TEMPORARY, ITS 3AM AND I WILL DRILL HOLES LATER . Larry

[daytonalo]

more

[nascarxx29]

They look good you hardwork is paying off.I had some of these moulding laying around from a parted conv.As they are already concave .Might be a place to start from and modify a existing piece.Got to hand it to for fabbing up those from scratch.Do you start from with a piece off stainless.Or alum which would be easier to shape .And could be highly polished out

[daytonalo]

I MAKE THEM FROM A BLANK PIECE OF STAINLESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT FROM ALUM ,  NEW STAINLESS

the pillar stainless is straight with a slight twist to it , that said theres not a straight section anywhere to be found on the conv stainless ,If anyone out there needs a set let me know , I will be taking orders . Larry

[nascarxx29]

So your saying your built pillars lack the tab detail found on original parts.How much are your in comparision .
Eric Nelson makes them...they're $500 a pair.

They're actually more complicated than they appear. As for my clone, I wouldn't mind if they were a little different if they were substantially cheaper. I'm sure that Eric's parts are very accurate and warrant the $500 price tag. It's just that for a driver clone, that's a little more than I would like to spend on a couple of small trim pieces.
Keep us posted if your guy decides to build them

[hemigeno]

OK... before the sniping gets any worse, I am going in and editing some threads.

Enough already.     

[nascarxx29]

I have this set of original that we couldnt bring ourselves to cut up for the superbird.And looked around to scavenge up something in the garage to modify.I had scrap metal pieces and conv trim .Just to experiment with

[daytonalo]

Dave those tabs are not visable when installed so my pillars will look as good and fit better than orig , just look at the top , the stock is just angled , mine have a slight curve , looks better . Please keep us all up to date with pix on your conv top stainless transformed into pillar stainless . When your done with that I need a SPACESHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!