"Bandit" (2bandit)
09/09/2020 at 10:00 • Filed to: DIY
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"Bandit" (2bandit)
09/09/2020 at 10:00 • Filed to: DIY | 23
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I still use the T/A keychain I received as part of Secret Senna a few years back!
I lose my keys all the time and decided I should do something about it. I decided to develop my welding skills a bit and made a key holder out of some bar stock and vintage parts!
I don’t have a before image of the valve cover I used, but here is one from the same pile. My father pulled a handful of valve cover sets off junkyard late-50s and 60s Chevy 283s and 327s sometime back in the 80s and they’d been sitting around for the last 40 years waiting to be used.
First was to strip the years of rust and any original paint back down to the metal. The cover was in surprisingly good shape with just some dents on sides. Nothing a body hammer and some finishing putty couldn’t fix.
Filler primed to take care of any small corrosion defects I didn’t take care of with putty. It was then sprayed orange as you see in the first photo
To make a key bracket
I cut up this .75
x .125
bar stock and glued it together...
very ugly welds but nobody will see them and keys aren’t exactly heavy. Tacked some nuts on to allow bolting the valve cover in place.
I then bent the brackets into shape and drilled some holes big enough for spark plugs, welded the plugs in place, and sprayed everything satin black . These plugs were NOS from the 70s or 80s .
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:03 |
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best use for Champion spark plugs
Tripper
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:04 |
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Yo that is AWESOME! Great work!
ttyymmnn
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:05 |
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Fantastic.
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Bandit
> Tripper
09/09/2020 at 10:06 |
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Thanks!
Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:09 |
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Woah, that is amazing! I love the idea! The spark plugs as hooks was a nice touch.
MoCamino
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:09 |
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That is awesome. I wish I had a welder so I could make one of these for my dad.
CalzoneGolem
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:13 |
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I love this! Great job.
I bet if you made these out of the remaining valve covers you could sell them.
BJ
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:15 |
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That’s very handsome , you did a great job.
To be honest, I think that the value of having a key rack or key bowl should be taught in school. You’ll never lose your keys, because where else could they be? Same for wallet, watch, etc - have a bowl/plate/box where you always place them when you walk in. After a week or two, it’s habit, and you never search for them again.
I think I was in my early 30s when I finally figured this all out!
ZHP Sparky, the 5th
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:17 |
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This looks amazing! Link to your Etsy store?
TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:22 |
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Dude, that’s fantastic. Well done
Tapas
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:22 |
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That looks brilliant!
Cash Rewards
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:25 |
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Repeat, sell, profit. This look awesome.
UserNotFound
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:29 |
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Love it.
WilliamsSW
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:29 |
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That is fantastic! I love it!
vondon302
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:30 |
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Neat!
I might have to steal that idea.
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Bandit
> BJ
09/09/2020 at 10:35 |
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I need to get in the habit of using the key rack now, it’s so tempting just to throw everything on the counter or nearest flat surface as I’m so lazy.
smobgirl
> BJ
09/09/2020 at 10:37 |
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You’d think. I still manage to sometimes drop the keys off in random places, only now I don’t even know where to start looking because mentally my only option is the bowl.
(Although about half the time they aren’t in the bowl it’s because they’re still in the deadbolt)
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Bandit
> CalzoneGolem
09/09/2020 at 10:37 |
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Ha, thanks! I’m sure the labor cost would exceed any what people are willing to pay though!
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smobgirl
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:37 |
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That’s fantastic! Very cool.
For Sweden
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:44 |
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Boilermakers and Hoosiers in the same house?
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:46 |
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That’s awesome. I may copy this idea with an old 300zx valve cover I have. I’ve been thinking lately that I need a key rack. Having 3 sets of keys makes things complicated
KnowsAboutCars
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:46 |
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This is good Oppo. Looks very nice!
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 10:49 |
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You’d be surprised. If you just clear coated what ever patina is one them you’d save a lot of time and probably sell them faster lol
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Bandit
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/09/2020 at 10:54 |
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Do it! A V6 cover should fit three sets fine I would imagine?
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Bandit
> For Sweden
09/09/2020 at 10:54 |
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Football and basketball seasons are rough to say the least.
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BJ
> smobgirl
09/09/2020 at 10:58 |
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Ha ha ha! I’ve used the deadbolt as key storage more than once...
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BJ
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 11:00 |
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The trick is consistency. If you use the same spot every time, that’s ok, too . I use our device charging dock as the reference point for my wallet and watch.
Just don’t pick a spot where they’re in the way later and will get moved, because then you're toast.
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CalzoneGolem
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/09/2020 at 11:06 |
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Might not even need to go that far.
Jerry Harding
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 11:10 |
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That is super cool. Fantastic job!
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> smobgirl
09/09/2020 at 11:16 |
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A few years ago I search for like an hour for my keys. Only to find them in the key whole of my car door.
Brickman
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 11:21 |
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That is awesome!
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smobgirl
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
09/09/2020 at 11:26 |
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Changing the subject, one of my favorite things about the van is now I can run with a physical metal key again and not have to lug some ten pound car fob around the trails.
onlytwowheels
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 11:51 |
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That’s a very cool idea. It’s a money maker, if you wanted to make batches and sell them at swap meets. If we ever have swap meets agai n.
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> smobgirl
09/09/2020 at 15:08 |
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I do that with the BMW. Take the little door key out of the fob, and lock the fob in the car. It doesn’t have keyless entry so it won’t open just cuz the fob is there.
Mark - Sixpots None The Richer
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 17:22 |
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Very cool!
I’m currently looking for a key holder - and now I know that I’ll never be satisfied with anything less than this magnificent creation. :-)
superdave847
> Bandit
09/09/2020 at 23:07 |
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That looks super clean. Nice job!