[Fot] Glove Box material

[Rocky Entriken]

I remade one for my street '64 Spitfire out of sheet metal. Aluminum, 
actually -- I forget what thickness but thick enough it holds its shape well 
under mild stress. Holds up better, looks nicer.

Used the beat-up cardboard for a template. Did the whole thing on my 
workbench with a ball-peen hammer and a pair of tin snips. Bends are very 
basic -- a 2 x 4 worked fine as a bending press. Even folded over the front 
edge to avoid the possibility of a sharp edge. Attached it in the car with 
pop-rivets.

Of course, I just wanted a useable glovebox. Wasn't doing a concours 
restoration. '64 Spit didn't have a door, it's just an open tray. Painted it 
the car color. Looked good.

--Rocky Entriken

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Harmuth" <harmug at us.ibm.com>
To: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 12:14 PM
Subject: [Fot] Glove Box material


> Hello, my wife wants to rebuild the glove box her on a 80 Spitfire. Does
> anyone have a source or spec for the cardboard / fiberboard material? How
> about the material behind the vinyl used to make the door and other
> interior trim pieces?
>
> thanks
> mike
>
> G. Michael Harmuth
> Software Engineer
> Automated Material Handling Equipment Engineering Services
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