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                        Window louvers

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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Window louvers
                        Posted by lizardqing on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 12:38 PM
                        Does anyone know of any aftermarket louver kits available and if not how might one go about scratch building them. I am working on a bandit edition trans am to give to a buddy and would like it to be like the one that we never got around to restoring as teens. The only thing I see that I might ned is the that for the window and come up with something for the c.b. since it looks like amt did'nt include one even though thats one of the major componets to make it the bandit. Thanks.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 3:51 PM
                        The CB antenna shouldn't be a problem. Just shave a little bit of sprue to make the base, then stretched sprue for the whip. Small strips of thin plasticard would be great for the louvers. Just cut them out, glue to a support strip, and paint. What could be easier?

                        demono69
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 5:15 PM
                        Well I guess I could have thought of that. Sometomes the easy things are the hardest to think of. I'll have to mess around with it htough, never tried anything with plasticard.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        dubix88
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Maine,USA
                        Posted by dubix88 on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 5:21 PM
                        HEY,
                        I dont mean to sound stupid, but what is a louver? Also, for the CB, guitar string with a bit of elmers glue at the end may work.

                        Randy
                        THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!"
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 8:08 PM
                        Ah don't be feeling stupid now. A louver is a sunshade typr thing that goes on the outside of a window. They used to be popular on Trans Ams and Camaro's. Here are some pics of one off and on a car.



                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Wednesday, October 15, 2003 8:11 PM
                        Ok so the pics of it on the car did'nt work here's the link if want to take a look,
                        http://www.firebirdgallery.com/2nd%20Gen%20Images/77ta36.3.jpg

                        Demono- I have a antenna base in my spare box from a tank of some sorts, you think that could work for a CB antenna?
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 16, 2003 11:07 AM
                        Absolutely. The base for a CB antenna is almost identical to those used in regular antennas. I've repaired several of them. You may be lucky and even have the spring mount with it. Just make sure the whip is suitably long enough.

                        demono69
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