Where in Texas...

tweety · 04-21-2006, 07:56 PM

This isn't specific to Texas but I want to see if the request can be done closer to home.

I am looking to locate a custom fabricator much like the Foose or Boyd's of this world to create me a new fiberglass or carbon piece for my car.
I have one of the new Solstice cars and it comes with this lame single exit exhaust located on the right side of the tail.
I want it to come out the center much like many euro-cars out there. Problem is that there just doesn't seem to be any talent to draw from.
I provide the insert, the talented folks take it and make a mold from which they can make me a new one-off piece.
The internet doesn't yield me much so I don't know if my searches are not specific enough or if these folks work by word of mouth alone.

Any help would be a great big help!

Oh yeah...this is what I want it to look like when it is done:

bob.

Spectre · 04-24-2006, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tweety

This isn't specific to Texas but I want to see if the request can be done closer to home.

I am looking to locate a custom fabricator much like the Foose or Boyd's of this world to create me a new fiberglass or carbon piece for my car.
I have one of the new Solstice cars and it comes with this lame single exit exhaust located on the right side of the tail.
I want it to come out the center much like many euro-cars out there. Problem is that there just doesn't seem to be any talent to draw from.
I provide the insert, the talented folks take it and make a mold from which they can make me a new one-off piece.
The internet doesn't yield me much so I don't know if my searches are not specific enough or if these folks work by word of mouth alone.

Any help would be a great big help!

Oh yeah...this is what I want it to look like when it is done:

bob.

Try Milburn's Paint and Body in Pasadena, TX. These guys have done custom stuff in MANY magazines.

http://www.milburnscustompaint.com/

I've seen their work........Mike is awesome!

tweety · 05-01-2006, 11:00 AM

Thanks!
Finally a lead. Whew!
All these people in this city and all this money but I couldn't locate a fab shop. What's up with that?

Thanks for the 411.

Bayou Titan · 05-01-2006, 11:33 AM

Why does the place have to be in Texas? Shipping the part UPS couldn't be too expensive. If I had one done, I would want the person making it to have done several just like it in the past and have experience with that particular part.

I would let the guy that did the one in the picture do it.

Elbo · 05-01-2006, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bayou Titan

Why does the place have to be in Texas? Shipping the part UPS couldn't be too expensive. If I had one done, I would want the person making it to have done several just like it in the past and have experience with that particular part.

I would let the guy that did the one in the picture do it.

Is that Photochop?

tweety · 05-02-2006, 02:06 PM

Yes. The picture was chopped.
Being local in Texas means that I can show the person what it is I want done. We all see how hard it can be to do business verbally on the net.
A few vendors that have done molds for this car have told me that there isn't enough demand to make what I want. But have I been trying like crazy to get people to want one!

Bayou Titan · 05-02-2006, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tweety

Yes. The picture was chopped.
Being local in Texas means that I can show the person what it is I want done. We all see how hard it can be to do business verbally on the net.

That makes sense. I didn't realised the pic was chopped. I was thinking let the guy that has already made one make another one even if he was out of state.