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@Sanddancer
I foolishly got it into my head to make a couple of keyrings for some car obsessed nephews. They're 11 years old, mad about cars and in particular AMGs/Mercs, but anything spoken highly of by the Top Gear cast.
I thought it would be a piece of cake to get old, used engine part from ebay for pennies, clean it, drill a hole, insert a split ring and job's a good 'un. Something along the lines of: http://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/106195883/car-engine-part-keychain-salvaged?ref=shop_home_active
Turns out, it's really not that easy to find suitable parts and I'm not paying £100 for a couple of key rings.
Anyone got any suggestions for cheap, parts that I could get without having to spend a day digging through a scrap yard that may have a Merc/Porsche/etc logo stamped on them? Anyone have some old bits lying about they want rid of?