by "Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
Published 04/15/2017 at 18:37
by "Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
Published 04/15/2017 at 18:37
Tags: Firebird
; Trans Am
; Clock
STARS: 5
Finally got around to making a clock out of an old Pontiac hubcap like the ones that were originally on my aunt’s 1977 Firebird Esprit that I bought when I was 16, but never had the hubcaps on it. They were stored in the rafters of my grandparent’s garage and probably got thrown out before I knew to care. I saw them once when I was young, before I ever thought of owning the car, and forgot about them until years after I got rid of it in my dumb youth.
I had the old clock bits lying around from a NASCAR license plate clock my Father In Law got me, so I measured and drilled the hole in the Pontiac center cap
The threads weren’t long enough to pass through the entire thickness of cap, so it’s held in by tension at the moment but that’s fine I think.
There was a metal triangle shaped clip that held the cap in, but now that the clock bits are in way I had to slightly bend the locating tabs for the cap over to hold it in. Its fine. I think.
I mean, it looks like a clock, and it works. And that’s all that matters.
But do I use these numbers? Or different ones? Or none at all?
"S65" (granthp)
04/15/2017 at 18:57, STARS: 1
No numbers
"My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
04/15/2017 at 19:17, STARS: 0
No numbers but paint the clock hands black.
"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
04/15/2017 at 19:20, STARS: 1
No numbers. Some notches, maybe. See if it’s worth the money to get them engraved.
"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
04/15/2017 at 20:02, STARS: 1
I think those hands are too small. given how cheap clock mechs are you could easily fix that.
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
04/15/2017 at 21:17, STARS: 0
I could etch some into the metal... Hmmmm
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
04/15/2017 at 21:18, STARS: 0
True. And while at the craft store for... Reasons I noticed they sell complete kits with numbers in different styles.
"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
04/15/2017 at 21:32, STARS: 0
stay away from craft stores, we aren’t compatible with those people.
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
04/15/2017 at 21:34, STARS: 1
But but but... they sell MODEL KITS.
"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
04/15/2017 at 21:47, STARS: 0
We can buy real cars, no use for models anymore.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/15/2017 at 22:16, STARS: 0
Nah, no numbers.
Cool clock though!
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
04/16/2017 at 10:36, STARS: 0
But what about: This Is My Real Car... This Is My Toy Car
"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
04/16/2017 at 11:03, STARS: 0
There’s a reason he makes fun of that.
"lecrab" (superservaas)
04/17/2017 at 05:00, STARS: 1
I kinda like it. The small hands are just right!