When beginning the process of designing a new component, we start with an OEM part, as discussed in Part 1. Once we have an original, the research begins on the details of the component. The OEM part numbers, cross-fitments, production numbers, vehicles in operation, components of the part, related parts, as well as the manufacturing…
Tag: car parts
Shop Tour – Part 1: Finding Originals
Making reproduction rubber parts for cars isn’t an easy job. Some cars can seemingly have hundreds of separate pieces of rubber on them. As some of you may know, the condition of the rubber on vehicles that are 20, 40, 60+ years old ranges from “ehh” to “where is it?” That’s where we come in. We devote an…
3 New Parts for March
Hope everyone had a happy St. Patty’s Day yesterday. We stayed so busy here at the shop I didn’t even realize how many people didn’t wear green. I did draw a green dot on my hand just in case anyone tried to pinch… Anyway, we’ve been working hard on getting new parts done faster this…
2015 Custom Catalogs
January is always a busy time at the company. Everything is getting updated or changed for the new year and we want to get it done as quickly as possible. We’ve already created two new parts for this year and it’s not even February yet! We want this year to be the best yet. One…