johnhammer
johnhammer New Reader
11/22/09 8:35 p.m.

So, one night "Mike" decides to get hammered and drive through my neighborhood at 3:30am. By the time he was done, his truck was wrapped around the tree in my neighbor's front yard and our mailbox was scattered in a thousand tiny pieces across 2 lawns.

Since we had to put up new mailboxes anyway, my neighbor & I decided to share our Car Guy hobby with everyone. And...this is what came of it...

johnhammer
johnhammer New Reader
11/22/09 8:36 p.m.

Let me try another angle...

Grtechguy
Grtechguy SuperDork
11/22/09 8:38 p.m.

924guy
924guy Dork
11/22/09 8:58 p.m.

massive bonus points!

Appleseed
Appleseed Dork
11/22/09 9:45 p.m.

Needs a V-8 block for a base. 95% complete.

Trans_Maro
Trans_Maro HalfDork
11/22/09 11:58 p.m.

Cool!

A Gasser mailbox!

The fenderwell headers look bitchin!

Just needs to be a couple shades lighter for Pontiac blue.

Shawn

cwh
cwh SuperDork
11/23/09 6:36 a.m.

Looks like some substantial metal that will put a hurt on the next fool. He won't get as far as the tree.

44Dwarf
44Dwarf HalfDork
11/23/09 6:40 a.m.

To bad they didn't bend the baseplate at a V angle to make the boxs look more like valve covers..

Gearheadotaku
Gearheadotaku GRM+ Memberand Reader
11/23/09 6:49 a.m.

Jay
Jay Dork
11/23/09 7:29 a.m.

That's awesome! Nice job.
What are those headers from?

Trans_Maro
Trans_Maro HalfDork
11/23/09 9:15 a.m.

In reply to Jay:

They look like SBC headers put on upside-down.

Shawn

Trans_Maro
Trans_Maro HalfDork
11/23/09 9:17 a.m.

In reply to Jay:

They look like SBC headers put on upside-down.

Shawn

Trans_Maro
Trans_Maro HalfDork
11/23/09 9:18 a.m.

In reply to Jay:

They look like SBC headers put on upside-down.

Shawn

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/23/09 9:57 a.m.

Now your mailbox is gonna get stolen

slefain
slefain Dork
11/23/09 10:02 a.m.

Stolen headers in 3....2....1....

NYG95GA
NYG95GA SuperDork
11/23/09 12:17 p.m.

SBC headers w/ Ford blue block? Trim a deep sump oil pan for the bottom, tunnel ram intake connecting the two boxes at the top? Plug wires in colored looms, stainless braided oil/fuel lines? There is much to be added!

Very cool.

turboswede
turboswede GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/23/09 2:12 p.m.

Need moar GRM sticker!

johnhammer
johnhammer New Reader
11/23/09 2:25 p.m.

The headers were from an old pickup truck...we got them the Grassroots way; FREE.

The paint is more like the darker picture; the "lighter" pic was at dusk & the iris opened more than expected.

We ALMOST did the engine block/mailboxes-as-valve-covers, but the weight was extreme.

The post is 1/2" square tube with 22" in the ground & 2 sacks of Quickrete holding it in place. If Drunk Mike comes by again, he's in for a big surprise!

Keith
Keith GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/23/09 2:51 p.m.

I almost wish people played mailbox baseball in my neighborhood. I'd love to build a little surprise for them.

Love the V8 box.

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