Where can I get new egg crate vents at? I can not find them any where.

Contact Paragon Corvette and/or Zip Corvette . Both have good used stuff. Also try any of our sponsoring Vendors...ya never know until ya ask.


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They are heavy.  I'd say pot metal.  By the way, just what IS pot metal, and why is it call such?


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I always thought it was a zinc and iron alloy but Wikipedia says:

Pot metal—also known as monkey metal, white metal, or die-cast zinc—is a colloquial term that refers to alloys of inexpensive, low-melting point metals that manufacturers use to make fast, inexpensive castings. The term "pot metal" came about due to the practice at automobile factories in the early 20th century of gathering up non-ferrous metal scraps from the manufacturing processes and melting them in one pot to form into cast products. A small amount of iron usually made it into the castings, but too much iron raised the melting point, so it was minimized.

There is no metallurgical standard for pot metal. Common metals in pot metal include zinc, lead, copper, tin, magnesium, aluminium, iron, and cadmium. The primary advantage of pot metal is that it is quick and easy to cast. Because of its low melting temperature, it requires no sophisticated foundry equipment or specialized molds.

I read somewhere else that it was called pot metal because it was a cheap alloy used for making pots.  I run into it a lot on my 1929 Chevy--it doesn't repair well and is used on the ignition and door locks to name a few...

Jim

 

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Your timing is good. I was actually sitting on the floor next to my drivers "crate" and started picking at the edges with my fingernail. All edges vert and horizontal are chromed. Someone did a real crappy respray on her. Covered up the egg crate chrome as well as the stainless (or aluminum?) along the bottom of the windshield where it meats the fenders. Dopes. I found a couple cracks and bondo....so ya the paint job will be more work. Its not even in the planning stages....I wanna drive this car this summer not fool with it. Shoot, I've only owned it since Nov 26th with the only miles being the drive home when the truck refused to pull the trailer over the mountains....about 90 miles. So I'll strip the trim pieces before summer. 

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Ya...the stainless trim along the rear of the wiper door should be body color, as will the two trim pieces on the tops of the fender edges/corners. 




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Well the dopes that painted the car didn't paint the wiper door rear stainless...its all nice and shiny. I thought it looked proper and the fender extensions were incorrectly painted.....thanks for the info. She's just a mixed up muddled up shook up girl....(ok whats the from....?)

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My Christmas present to ME! Bought Sat 11-30-2013. 72, 350 4 spd, Silver with blue interior...Can't you just hear Pablo Cruz playing in the background?

OK You had to drive me crazy trying to remember that line - finally got it, Lola by the Kinks!

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 And yes, ONLY the very edge of the stainless is shiny, but not the whole piece.....I shoulda been more precise in the description...good catch!




Iirc, they were painted like this to reduce the glare created from the shiny stuff right there in front of the driver's eyeholes.


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