Re: Making A Replacement Part

[Brian Morrow <teamamc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a few of these as I hate to see them go to the crusher.
Send your address if you want  a spare.

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From: AMC74Hornet@xxxxxxxxx (Mr. AMC)
Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:00 am
Subject: Making A Replacement Part

> After looking for a year for the guide pin that is made of white metal
> for the hatch of my orange 74 Hornet I finally gave up and said 
> the hell
> with it. To most it is probably an insignificant little part that 
> is not
> saved and goes to the crusher with the car. It is nothing more 
> than a
> 1/8" thick 3/4"X2" mounting plate with a 3/8"X 7/8" pin cast together
> and 2 counter sunk screw mounting holes in it to mount it on the 
> hatch.Mine had the pin part broke off in the plastic guide in the 
> body's hatch
> lip. It probably works just fine without it but the PIA I am had 
> to fix
> it by making a new one out of steel. I used a piece of 1/8'' steel 
> strapcut to the proper size, drilled and counter sunk the holes 
> for the
> mounting screws. Drilled a 3/8'' hole for the pin. Cut the pin out of
> 3/8'' round stock, tapered the edge  and welded the pin into the 
> hole on
> the plate from behind and ground off the excess weld so the plate will
> mount flush on the hatch. Total time 1 1/2 hours to make. Now for the
> PIA part, sanding it smooth so I can use one of Eastwoods plating kits
> on it. Every last nick and scatch will show up if it is not smooth 
> as a
> baby's bottom. Once plated and polished it will look like chrome. 
> I have
> used Eastwoods plating kit on parts in the past on my yellow 
> Hornet. The
> parts turn out really nice.
> "Doc"
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