krazykat Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 While working on my gauge cluster for my '29 President, I tried to remove the ring holding the glass on the fuel gauge and of course, some of the ancient pot metal gave way. Problem being, none of the usual vendors seem to sell the model unit I have. A local foundry is willing to cast a new body but I would be left with considerable machining after the fact. Wondering if anyone knows this part and has cast any spares? It looks like a good candidate for a 3D printer if one can be located...anyone know of one that shoots metal? The reason for removing the glass was to get to the gauge face to repaint or at least touch up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 There is a King Seeley body on ebay right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMc Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Try this web site, they have lots of King Seeley parts.http://www.classicandexotic.com/store/c-85-king-seeley-hobson-fuel-gauge.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazykat Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 Guess I could have been more specific...while there are several of these gauge units for sale on the web, I've pretty much eliminated all of them as they don't fit my car. Studebaker used more than one King-Seeley model fuel gauge in different cars and the one used in the President in '29, was a little smaller than others. What I'm hoping to find, is someone who has reproduced this unit on their own and may have a spare for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Coyote Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Do you have a picture of what you are trying to locate? Can it be machined on a CNC mill? Just curios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazykat Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 Yeah, it could be cut with a CNC and that may be how this all goes down but thought I'd explore my options and try to wind up with something that looks a little more like the original piece. That and possibly easy to manufacture as I'm sure that I'm not the only one in this boat and if I were to wind up with extras, I coukd trade them off for ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Coyote Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I have a small CNC mill. Just wanted to see how involved it was to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazykat Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 I have a small CNC mill. Just wanted to see how involved it was to make.Well, I really don't think that the setup would take too much time. I've been thinking about casting slightly oversize, in aluminum but in two pieces and welding together. Take a look at the web under images to see good photos. They are all mostly alike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Coyote Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Here is a link to a company that sells mold making supplies for casting different types of mediums. Worth a try. www.tapplastics.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friartuck Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 The guys at classic and exotic have King Seeley bodies to include one for a '28 Studebaker. Is the one for a '29 President that much differant? In any case, theirs are CNC machined and they likely have all their bodies on file. Changing a couple of dimensions and letting them do it should be cheaper and easier than you starting from scratch. Just my $.02 worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studerex Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Classic and exotic already has the correct one for the 29 president. I have bought a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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