Hipo rebound plate - original

acman63_old · March 7, 2009 at 11:40 AM

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specialk_old · March 9, 2009 at 7:14 PM

If someone buys this and has a copy stamped I would buy the first one.

Dave

acman63_old · March 9, 2009 at 10:24 PM

I looked in to the tooling to do this part correctly with a deep draw die . Its around $3K not counting the actual stamping cost which would be $30 per part. Minimum production run of 250 parts. So it would be dead cost of $42 per part to make . Rule of thumb on a low production run like this is to break even at selling 50% of the run so you'd have to retail them at between $200 and $250. Im guessing from the response ive gotten so far is that it would take 10-15 years years to sell out the production run but that's not set in stone. Ive found out in this business that once you make a part the there's no rush to buy and no guarantee you will ever sell out. I have a few parts we've made on speculation that we will never recoup our investment. If someone else wants to make these correctly and can do better than that, let me know and Ill buy them from you.

buck65_old · March 10, 2009 at 4:49 AM

I loaned a plate to a man who worked at the rouge plant . He had a die made up and stamped a number of them out . His name is Art and belonged to the Mustangs of southeast mi. or MOCSEM

round2K_old · March 10, 2009 at 8:35 AM

I imagine that Jim is right about parts sitting on the shelf; there couldn't be much of a market for this item unless you had a car that had a rear clip or a rust bucket. The only other reason would be to create a K code or Shelby out of something that never was to begin with.

5F09C_old · March 10, 2009 at 3:03 PM

Would people creating GT out of an A code not use this? I believe this was addressed here that they did have them. Now I can see more of a demand.

round2K_old · March 10, 2009 at 4:38 PM

I guess I should rephase that to mean converting a car from one form to another. I say that in the context of having seen too many altered cars, particularly fake GTs, that ended being sold to unsuspecting or inexperienced buyers.

Edited by - round2K on 03/10/2009 16:42:59

5F09C_old · March 10, 2009 at 7:55 PM

Yes, Sorry I ment to agree with what your saying. And ment to add that this was just not a K item that GT's would also have it, therefore possibly increasing its demand with people wanting to make a GT.

Hope you did not take it the wrong way.

round2K_old · March 10, 2009 at 7:59 PM

No offense at all.

CharlesTurner · March 10, 2009 at 9:12 PM

Just applies to 65-66 GT A codes. In '67, there were single exhaust A and C code GT's.

buck65_old · March 12, 2009 at 7:17 AM

let me get this right . it,s all right to replace a fender or other sheet metal parts but not a snubber plate ? Back in the 60's and 70's some radical things were done to improve traction. I have seen pipes welded to these plates to limit axle travel ruining the plates . How about replacing rusted front aprons . If I replaced a vin stamped front apron I would restamp it and it would be legal.

round2K_old · March 12, 2009 at 11:19 AM

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>let me get this right . it,s all right to replace a fender or other sheet metal parts but not a snubber plate ?<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>

No one has issues with replacement or restoration, just conversion for the purpose of misrepresentation to unsuspecting buyers. There will probably be a few cars that genuinely need a snubber plate for restoration and that's not an issue. If someone purchases a snubber plate with the intent of faking a GT or a K code for profit, that's unethical and just plain wrong. Does that help clear it up?

Edited by - round2K on 03/12/2009 12:03:59

dunc289_old · March 12, 2009 at 12:36 PM

The KEY Word here is " replace ", as in....put identical piece in place of another.... Swap might be a more appropriate word, as in engine swap, to improve or CHANGE to something else... a bent fender being replaced with an unbent one doesn't represent the same intent to misrepresent or defraud the unsuspecting.....<img src=images/icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=images/icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

raccol · March 12, 2009 at 3:35 PM

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/…%3AIT&viewitem=

from now on, please post the details about the auction with the post.

thanks

RE: http://www.hipomustang.com/hpmx/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9144

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wmcurryjr · March 12, 2009 at 6:45 PM

I"m confused. A code GTs didn't all have this type of snubber plate did they? I thought this was unique to the K code cars?

Let me know, Wallace

raccol · March 12, 2009 at 7:37 PM

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I"m confused. A code GTs didn't all have this type of snubber plate did they? I thought this was unique to the K code cars?<hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>I know for a fact 66 A-code GTs (at least some) had this plate as I have a friend who has two and they both have it. Don't know if it's unique to a certain plant, but some certainly had it. I've never looked at a non-K 65 GT to see if they also have it.

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