Sick.

 

Nice work guys!

 

I do some IT work for a tool & die shop, got to talking with their head engineering guy about this, he said it'd be no problem at all to make up some nice aluminum sill plates with the lettering all done by CNC, even matching the honeycomb pattern on the rest of the front & making a relief on the back for the lighting setup to fit into, then anodizing them.

So if I ever get started on my camaro project again (it was planned for this spring, but I came across a deal on a truck that I couldn't pass up, so it's getting all my attention right now ) I'm going to have a set made & see how they turn out, if they're decent I might have a few extra sets made.

 

Count me in

 

Also want in. 100% for sure.

 

I down for a set

 

I'll keep you posted, not likely to start on the camaro again until towards the end of summer, but this'll likely be one of the first things I work on. Picked up a '97 k3500 with a vortec 454 (and 4.10s ) and I've got a bunch I need to get done to it (new hood so we can finish painting, ls1 injectors, 411 swap, etc) before the Carlisle Truck Nationals so it's taking up pretty much all of my project $ right now.

On these we're going to try to make a complete sill plate, including the curved part that goes over the lip, getting those bends right is likely going to be the trickiest part, we could always machine it out, but that would waste a shiatload of material & add quite a bit to the machining & material costs, so we're going to attempt to bend it. Did all the years (from 83-92, I know 82 used a different design) have the honeycomb pattern on them? I know my '92 does, but idk about other years, I've never paid that much attention to other year third-gens' sill plates What about the Fisher logo in the center? Thinking about relocating it to the end like on the 2nd-gens.

 

I would be down for a set that had gta or Trans am as well

 

As long as everything else about them is the same between the different years/models, it shouldn't be too hard to change the logo on them, since we can use the same base file for all the different ones, just change out the center area with the different logos.

 

I would be in for camaro ones.

 

I'd like a Camaro set too.

 

Shop time is expensive, I see these costing a few hundred a set. I really want to see how they turn out.

 

Yeah, if I didn't have a hookup there's no way I'd be able to do anything more than daydream about it

 

Maybe I missed it but how much for a Camaro set in Blue?

 

Dunno yet, once we get closer to making them, probably once we have the design work done, we'll have a pretty good idea on the amount of shop time required, then I should have a decent estimate of what the total cost will be.

 

well get busy!

 

I am busy. Just not on the Camaro

 

How's this coming along? I wish I could have some made for my Trans Am!

 

Planning to get started on it sometime after the Carlisle Truck Nationals. Right now all my project $ is going into my k3500 (ls1 injectors & 0411 are going in this weekend!) trying to get it ready for that.

 

Just a /bump cause I'm still ready to put an order in when you start manufacturing these

 

looks great, love the ideal

 

i think space boy got it but need to paint underside of it use reverse lettering stick it on under it paint then peel off lettering so it does not peel off paint when scratched and have smooth finish on top just like you do for r/c car bodys

 

Getting there, sill plates are going with me next time I make a site visit so we can get them drawn up.

I think I'm going to borrow part of his idea, going to prototype it soon to see how it'll turn out, but what I'm thinking is to take a piece of lexan & emboss the logo on it, paint the entire thing silver (to help diffuse the light) & then black (to contain it), then shave off the very tops of the letters so that they're clear & the same height as the sill plate is thick so they fit exactly in it. If I do that then I can glue the centers of the A, R & O to the lexan & don't have to leave little tabs of material to keep them in place. Then I'll use some LED strips along the sides to light it, the silver coating should help eliminate hot spots.

 

I'm going to take some off a CUBE and put them on my TA...just kidding. I'd like a set for my GTA convertible but in that style of script Like 82-92 TRANS AM

 

I wish I still worked at the electric sign shop! This is a great idea. CNC some 060 aluminum and get out some clear acryllic... I'd CNC the aluminum for the insignia, and then CNC acrylic to the insignia shape. Put the acrylic in the aluminum, use #2 acrylic weld and hold it in place! LED lights underneath. Hmmmm.

 

Bumping this thread to see how the progress is coming along

Still excited about this

 

subscribed

 

Any update? Would love a set that said IROC-Z In black with red light.

 

Small update. The sills finally made their way to the machine shop over the weekend, my contact took them home with him to make the 3d model of them. Right now we're thinking it'll be cheaper to make them as 2 pieces, but we'll know more once he's done modeling them.

That's pretty much what I'm thinking. We're going to try modeling just the lit up part soon, it'll give us a good idea of how well my ideas for that will actually work or if I have to rethink some stuff.

 

Yay!

 

I am down for a pair too! Is there a place where we can put our names in?


0nthedl.

 

subscribed. Will sets that say "Firebird" or "Trans Am" in third gen (not fourth gen) fonts be an option?

 

I'll KNIGHT 2000 I'll give you the Knight rider font. Or TRANS AM in knight rider font.

 

Any new progress??
😀

 

Very very nice

 

Not yet. Once we get closer & figure out how many sets we're going to make I'll post something up and I'll make sure to PM the people in this thread that've already expressed interest.

If you can find me the font

Not yet. I might see him tonight & I'll ask where he's at on it. That's the downside of me knowing what I'm doing instead of having to go visit their site a couple times a month I only have to go once every few months now that I've got everything straightened out

 

pm sent, free bump..

 

I'm interested in a set that says IROC Z as well

 

Definitely interested in a set as well!

 

Anyone know a place on the web that does the custom CNC work? I'd like some door sills with the new Camaro font on it.

 

I want some too!

 

I might be interested in some for my Camaro. maybe some that say Z28?

 

I'd be interested in a set ,depending on the price though. They look good.

 

Bump

How goes getting this ready for manufacture?

 

I shouldn't have seen this thread... now I'm going to need a pair.

Maybe I'll try making my own too, but I should probably finish this semester up before getting into such a project.

 

Nowhere near close unfortunately Had some health issues the last few months so I haven't had the ability or the funds to do much of anything. It's not forgotten though. I'll try to dig out the LEDs I bought before crap started & take them with me this week so we can try to prototype it with some scrap aluminum.

 

Cool let us know

 

Excited to see how there turn out.

 

It's been a few years, but I still love this idea and if someone wanted to take up the mantle, I'm sure plenty of us would be down for a buy!

 

I haven't forgotten about it. The idea still bouncing around in my head as something I want to do, but I don't have the support contract for that shop any more so I doubt I'll be able make a full sill plate that would imitate the OE honeycomb like I originally had in mind. My dad & I keep talking about buying a 3d printer & one of the ones we're considering has a CNC option. It wouldn't be big enough to make a complete plate, but it'd be big enough to do either a small section to replace the center of the factory one or to do an overlay like the OP did.

Unfortunately I have no idea when I'd even start on it at this point, I have this habit of buying cheap projects & they keep getting in the way of making any progress on my '92. But hey, at least currently one of them is a 3rd gen