Chris P Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Just wondering if there was anyone out there doing custom smithing for automotive accessories. I've been thinking about a few things I could make from my '79 IH scout, was starting to wonder if there might be a niche market there.. Just a thought anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I've seen some pretty nice forged/fabed material racks done for proclaiming a smith's business and skills....Forged ornaments for the underside a PU like say a pair of fancy....mud flaps would appeal to more ''real men'' than those cheap plastic things......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old N Rusty Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 What ever happened to gun racks for the back window in pickups? I want to make a very nice scrolly piece, and show it off with an AK- 47 complete with two banana clips taped together. .. be cool in da hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't tread on me Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I am planing on making some shifter nobs for my dad one of these days when it gets wormer here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris P Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 Gun racks don't work here in Massachusetts.. Kind of a legal issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Dan, you're a hoot!! They'd run me outa town for sure, if I had an AK in the back window. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayden H Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Wow, we had a talk about something along these lines today in ag after a kids truck rolled into the wood shops brick wall.... Glad he didn't have a Ranch Hand bumper, there'da been no wall left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Make the kid a cow catcher for the front of his truck LOL Or an anchor to keep the truck where he parked it. You could make a hood ornament such as http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/17517-dragons-and-hood-ornaments/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I know that Mr Dillon (Danger Dillon) has made some fantastic parts for his motorcycles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptree Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I have made several hood ornaments, all dragons with spread wings. First one went on my then 16 year old Daughters art car. Had a Barbie doll with long blonde hair riding the dragon. When the car died the dragon ended up on my 72 chevy truck. The long hair makes a heads up display speedometer:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DClaville Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I have for some time now been thinking of making a gear shifter nob from pattern-welded steel for my car, but puzzled if I should try to get the numbers shown in the pattern its not a problem remembering where each gear is for me, but if some one els should drive it they sorta need to know whats rear-drive and 1,2,3,4,5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 There's something to be said for adding art to cars and trucks. I was trying to think what would be the coolest hand made thing you could sell to someone for a show car? I'm thinking shift levers and Hood ornaments. there is a huge resurgence in the "rat rods" of the old days. things like shoulder high shift levers with cool ends and wild looking hood emblems and such would get peoples attention. another thing would be rear license plate mounts. and old style scroll work bumpers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Gun racks a problem in MA---where do you store your canes and fishing poles????? Shifter knob---Mosaic Damascus of course! Bumpers: watch out for liability issues! And of course the sub-genre of VW's http://www.oldbug.com/ironbug.htm http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/artCars/photosWroughtIronVW.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a62rambler Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Hitch covers seem to be personal expression items in my area and with even most SUVs having the small hitches a pretty big market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kailey Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I just had a local guy from a “Rat Rod” magazine ask me to make some forged shifters and mirror mounts. These rat Rod guys have money and are always trying to one up each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pug}{maN Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 thats how i started out smithing , most of the rat rod guys and chopper guys needing stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 LOL- Holy Toledo- that reminds me. I once had a guy come in my shop and he needed me to forge the hardware for an old convertable top on a car he was restoring. He needed the metal extensions that raise the convertable top. I think the car was a mid 1950's model. He had the right side hardware, but the left side hardware was warped, twisted and beyond repair. He came in saying I was his last hope, because he had no luck finding a replacement part. I love people who come in and say that. Anyway, I made the hardware by simply matching a pattern of the undamaged piece and flipped it so it would be a mirror of the good one. The guy was pretty grateful. I was too, because I charged him out the yin yang for the work. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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