Radar Material Help!

I know i need a Saw mandrel, but i am Completely Lost as to what to use for the radar! Im building my own modernized Ecto on a 92 Cadi Fleetwood Brougham. Im going with a Mixture of Both cars, and not having the radar part is causing some grief, Hope someone can shed some light…Thank you!!

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Please don’t.

also most fab it from a metal base, metal or wooden arrow, and plastic bowl or globe for the clear part…but again, if thats a sedan and not a commercial chassis car (i.e. hearse) please…don’t.

Its a Full size hearse…I wouldnt do a build on anything less…Sorry to not Clarify upfront

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On the cheap: '67 Bonneville Ecto-1 Progress Thread - #193 by donkey8012 - Ectomobiles - GBFans.com

Done right: The ECTO-1B...Daytona Speedway!!...UPDATED 11/29/2009 - #108 by ThePinkGhostbuster - Ectomobiles - GBFans.com

The dish is just half a n 18" diameter dome…there are a couple plastics places online you can find that sell them…or the ebay can help sometimes too.

Thank you! $35.00 buys one 18 x 9 i assume =)

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And the sonobouy?

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Hey, I resemble that remark. Just kidding. That stupid dish is the number one thing I want to replace on that rack because I hate the look of the bowl.

You are going to have the most difficult time finding the 1/4 sphere part of that dish. The rest can be fabricated pretty easily. You might try eBay for a clear dome or hemisphere that you can cut. Good luck!

The sonobuoy is a custom made deal for the correct dimensions, but PM me and I can assist you with acquiring one.

So can anyone direct me as to where i can find the saw mandrel? i got the dome in=)

http://www.hardwareandtools.com/Chicago-Die-Casting-1560-Ball-Bearing-Mandrel-6116669.html

Thank you!

Ok few images of the radar construction. all in all i think it turned out great=)

Good job! Looks really tight!

Liked how you said when it moves freely… and someone mentioned it was tracking a ghost… cool beads! :cool: