Orange Juice Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 It is common knowledge that easels, boards and such can be blown away during a show. Even worse, your car or another could be damaged. I have come up with a solution. The board material can be found at most craft stores and is about an 1/8" thick. I laminated the sheets and doucuments to protect them. I am going to try and cover the whole board with plastic to protect it further. I cut the board to follow the grill cuvature and not cover any "vital" parts in the engine bay nor our grill. I cut two holes to line up with the hood pin "posts". I then located some rubber washers from my local Ace to finish off the holes. These washers (see Picture)fit tightly on the posts and keep the board from being blown off. The hood pins are then put on the posts so they are not just dangling around and possibly scracting our bumpers. The second picture shows the installed board. By the way, it will fit on your dash in case there is some threat of rain. I hope this will be helpful to many fellow SGT owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elgin Black Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 What a great idea. What is the certificate on the lower left? I have the hero cards,the authenticity certificate, and dash plaque(obviously). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harristotle Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Genius idea, I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2+2 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 You just saved me some money. Thanks for sharing. I was going to buy a painted or carbon fiber radiator cover. Can you describe the board material a little more? Are you happy with the edges? I also would like to know about the lower left certificate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobramach1 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Great job and looks really nice and professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
young768 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Absolutely Genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Juice Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I found a site that had certificate printouts to copy. I'll post the location ASAP.See the photo below of the certificate.Total '08 GTs, GT-Cs and like equipped(63 like mine). The "board" has a foam core and flat black poster board made onto both sides(from the factory). Thanks for the comments. I also have a reprint of the original stickers(Ford & Shelby) that I tape to the pass. window. The best thing about all of this is educating the public about "OUR CARS"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoggiebhr Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Brilliant idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank S Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Nice work. I think the material is called "foamcore", and is available at art supply stores, most reliably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2007_Shelby_GT Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Nice job Paul! Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_GT350 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Very ingenious.... necessity is the mother of invention! I'll have to look into doing something like this! Do I pay you the royalites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2007_Shelby_GT Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Oh, if you want a finished edge - consider some of that silicon rubber door edging you can purchase at most auto parts stores. Probably will work great with the board and it has it's own adhesive. (I used it to finish off the edges of the hole I cut in my hood for the scoop!) Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I've seen more and more people doing this now. Once in a while I still see an extremely fancy display board, but mostly I'm seeing this, or simply framing a mesh-work of articles and info, then placing it elaborately so it cant blow away. Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywickedshelby Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I found a site that had certificate printouts to copy. I'll post the location ASAP.See the photo below of the certificate.Total '08 GTs, GT-Cs and like equipped(63 like mine). The "board" has a foam core and flat black poster board made onto both sides(from the factory). Thanks for the comments. I also have a reprint of the original stickers(Ford & Shelby) that I tape to the pass. window. The best thing about all of this is educating the public about "OUR CARS"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! shouldnt the certificate identify your car as 08SGT0031? Looks like a typo....they put 085GT0031..........OOPS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Juice Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 WOW< nice catch!!!!!! Sam, that is a nice thought on the edging!!!!! I hope everybody will help us get the word out about our cars!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNTchris Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Can you please post the link to that certificate site? Thanks chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARALD KELLEY Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 It is common knowledge that easels, boards and such can be blown away during a show. Even worse, your car or another could be damaged. I have come up with a solution. The board material can be found at most craft stores and is about an 1/8" thick. I laminated the sheets and doucuments to protect them. I am going to try and cover the whole board with plastic to protect it further. I cut the board to follow the grill cuvature and not cover any "vital" parts in the engine bay nor our grill. I cut two holes to line up with the hood pin "posts". I then located some rubber washers from my local Ace to finish off the holes. These washers (see Picture)fit tightly on the posts and keep the board from being blown off. The hood pins are then put on the posts so they are not just dangling around and possibly scracting our bumpers. The second picture shows the installed board. By the way, it will fit on your dash in case there is some threat of rain. I hope this will be helpful to many fellow SGT owners. Nice, notch out for your engine bay tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Juice Posted July 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Great idea for the "notch"! I was told by my neighbor, that the program is in Microsoft Office. I'll keep you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Juice Posted September 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 I have since cut some lexan to replace the "poster board" setup. This allowed me to mount the data on the underside. This protects the certificates from prying fingers and a light rain. More of the car is visible as well. I'll have a picture up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Great job !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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