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I can see you are enjoying your bus, Ray.
Well done and thanks for the pix........

Are those "Crupi" scuff plates - they sure polished up a treat if they are?

frats,'

Rosco

rosco wrote:
Are those "Crupi" scuff plates - they sure polished up a treat if they are?

frats,'

Rosco

gday rosco

no theyre "stingray" scuff plates - was lucky enough to have a good set which I had chrome plated, although they did need to be lead wiped before chroming - a bit thin in places
and the inlays were in pretty good nik also - a nice touch i thought
so.....what are these crupi scuff plates you speak of , i know of the crupi bros.

regards ray

Hi Ray,
sorry for stealing your space here on Your EK.......

I saw stainless plates at Nowra nats and liked the look of them - they are finished in a satin........... but stainless as you very well know is virtually for ever................

I bought a set from Sam Crupi of Shepparton, Vic a few years back with the intention of fitting them when I started work on my interior........

Last year I was between projects and had the bench grinder set up of polishing - just decided to have a bit of a peek at how they would come up.....

After around two weeks, was absoluteley chuffed with them - fitted the inlays and - well, you'll see at Yamba - I believe I have them as good as chrome....

word of warning to anyone watching - please speak with me prior to working the buff on these -
Our old bus was in our treasurer's wedding and Sam was a guest at that - he was impressed with the finish..........

frats,
Rosco

ps - again, sorry Ray - this is your car's post - I'll put one up of my own eventually........

hi rosco

thanks for clarifying that mate, keen to see how yours turned out - hadnt heard of them before
love the chrome, was an easy choice for me
please dont be sorry our pictures & stories warrant questions, remarks, comparisons etc
so theres nothing to be sorry about

regards ray

Hi Ray,
still working in the boot but whilst had the camera out - took these for yourself and Malcolm.................

This is just the overlap portion of the plates - they differ from original in that the just overlap, they do not have the built up "bulge" which creates a cavity.
If you use these, you must change both the front and back on each side.
You will notice the quality of the s/steel - it will buff up beautifully, but we warned - it is very thin and you must be aware of not offering a "leading edge" to the buffer.
It is also important not to over-heat them on the buff - they will distort, I had to "buff" the underside of the first one I did to "bend out" the distortion.
It is also most important that spacers are used to hold up the plate to support it - if not, you will squash them - I intend to fill mine eventually with expanding foam filler - I will lay wax paper or foil to the floor/carpet and allow the foam to adhere to the underside of the plates............

here's the pic.......



frats,
Rosco

Wow your knees are hairy Rosco . Id hate to see your back

you can take your tongue out of your cheek, Harko - I'm sure you know it's the back of the seat cover - and for the record, there's probably more "hair" on my back than my head - I don't know, neck won't go fully around yet and too frightened to look in the mirror............

frats,
Rosco

thanx rosco

nice work there, they do look like chrome - at a fraction of the cost too, im sure
also more rewarding, as youve done them yourself
i had my exterior mouldings polished, also came up like chrome
sounds like a guy could save some money on polishing, with the right tools of course

regards ray

[quote="rosco"]there's probably more "hair" on my back than my head - I don't know, neck won't go fully around yet and too frightened to look in the mirror............

Tell me about it Rosco Im thinking of doing a comb over with my back hair or just sweeping my nose hair back

I can sympathise Craig,
just given up with mine - far easier with a regular #4 when it starts to annoy....

Guess we get the slick look, women get the gravity look............ age is a very cruel leveler......

frats,
Rosco

hey guys...

stingrays wagon is in the latest street machine...

its under readers cars, page 138... looks COOOOOOL!!!

thanks for the surprise ray...


matty martin

thanks again matty

one day ill get the interior reupolstered, then i can call it "finished"

ps: send your pics in guys, would be good to see some more forum members cars in SM - unless your ratbox.....his cars are always in there

regards ray

seen it today at a mates place and went hey that's stingrays car
they're only in there cause i'm always out an' about in them

ratbox wrote: they're only in there cause i'm always out an' about in them

im with you ratbox, drive em dont hide em!
we build them to enjoy, not sit & look at

Well done mate .. did the same thing with the missus as we were going thru it !! "Hey thats Stingrays !!!!"