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chewychevy67 10-26-2020 09:54 PM

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Not for my truck but I got this made to hang on my garage wall. I might paint it like my 67 will be painted.

Kronald_70GMC 10-26-2020 11:54 PM

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That is awesome! Where did you get it from?

chewychevy67 10-27-2020 12:01 AM

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I had a buddy make it on his cnc table. It is nice

cornerstone 10-27-2020 10:45 AM

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Those buddies with the high dollar fun tools sure come in handy! I will show this picture to my friend with a 12' Plasma Cam table and give him a nudge... hinting how cool it would be if he would make a 72' Chevy for me!;)

chewychevy67 11-18-2020 02:42 PM

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I have had my precision seals on this cab for over 2 years and I still had to slam the doors. So I bought these door seals from Honda and wow. Closes like a new door. And my locks now work smoothly. They also have no cut and fit perfectly. I would recommend them over the precision press ons.

cornerstone 11-19-2020 12:32 AM

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I keep hearing the same situation from several builds here. I guess I should just not even waste my time trying the Precision seals and go straight to the Hondas.;)

TA_C10 11-19-2020 04:50 PM

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Take a picture of the inside lip on those seals, show folks what they look like. I went with precision now as well because of the way it looks not covering that inside lip and has a "bulge" to it with an extra inside strip that fit the civics trim. At least that was my experience with the civic seals I tested.

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1971Stepside 11-19-2020 06:07 PM

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I also tried the Civic seals. They do fit great and the doors closed really easy, but I opted for the Precision press on seal for the same reason TA mentioned.

chewychevy67 11-19-2020 06:11 PM

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The last truck I had the metal around the top driver hinge was actually cracking around the hinge so I'd rather have the doors close nice. I'll get over the lip.

1971Stepside 11-19-2020 06:21 PM

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The last truck I had the metal around the top driver hinge was actually cracking around the hinge so I'd rather have the doors close nice. I'll get over the lip.
In no way were we trying to be critical. I think it is a good choice. I just wasn't aware of the extra piece of rubber that would be on them when I purchased them. I think TA was just pointing that out so others knew. I love your build and you are doing a great job. Sorry if it came across as negative.

chewychevy67 11-19-2020 06:27 PM

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I never took it that way. Now that I read back I'd did sound kind of funny. Was just typing fast at work lol

chewychevy67 11-19-2020 08:17 PM

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Picture of the inner lip that was mentioned. I wonder if it's possible to trim it off and still have it look good or glue it down to itself so it looks smooth?

chewychevy67 11-29-2020 07:22 PM

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I bought new 66 Chevelle door latches and just modified the top end so my door handle pin will hit it. Now the door will stay locked if you close the door with the button on. That's why I needed softer door seals. This operation was impossible with the precision pieces. I always hated the original door latch system. Wish they changed to this system in 67 for the new body style.

Kronald_70GMC 11-29-2020 08:30 PM

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Those look pretty neat. How much did they cost? Ive been looking at the Altman latches.

chewychevy67 11-29-2020 08:38 PM

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These are the 2 I purchased. I am super happy with them. Another reason I went this route is that power locks are useless if you can't close the doors and the locks pop up everytime.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-67-Che...53.m2749.l2649

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-67-Che...53.m2749.l2649

Kronald_70GMC 11-29-2020 08:59 PM

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I often wondered about that with power locks. Sounds like a nice upgrade idea. Will you be cutting out your original latch location on the cab and making it flush?

chewychevy67 11-29-2020 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Kronald_70GMC (Post 8842567)
I often wondered about that with power locks. Sounds like a nice upgrade idea. Will you be cutting out your original latch location on the cab and making it flush?

Absolutely. On the door and the the pillar.

Kronald_70GMC 11-29-2020 11:11 PM

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I look forward to seeing it. Then I can decide what to do with mine.

TA_C10 11-30-2020 10:39 AM

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Another reason I went this route is that power locks are useless if you can't close the doors and the locks pop up everytime.

So your locks would pop up on original door latch system when you shut them? Mine don't do that. I also have the precision door seals and power locks and they work fine. I did modify the connection point for the door lock actuator so it's easier on the actuator but other than that I don't see that issue. I curious to see why your locks pop up like that.

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chewychevy67 11-30-2020 06:48 PM

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Every 67 72 I've ever had when you lock the door and close it the lock would pop up leaving me to lock it with a key and I'd have to wait for the passenger to close their door to activate the power lock switch or I'd have to walk around and use a key. The 67 chevelle ones do the same but if you hold the button in and close it the lock will hold down keeping it locked.

TA_C10 12-01-2020 12:13 PM

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Foot in mouth man. I just went and tested this and sure enough mine do same thing. I'm still finishing my first truck and guess I have never tested this sequence before. Now I'm REALLY glad I put power locks in, that would be annoying to have to use the key to lock every time... Was this designed specifically to keep you from locking your keys in truck? If so, that's kinda cool really.

Thanks for the lesson chewy.

:chevy:

StingRay 12-01-2020 01:06 PM

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How do your stock handles actuate those? They look like they are a lot lower than stock.

chewychevy67 12-01-2020 03:55 PM

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How do your stock handles actuate those? They look like they are a lot lower than stock.

Here's a picture of the inside. I put a rubber cap on the end so I can make my lighted lock system work. You need to push it in 1/8 inch to ground the relay.

chewychevy67 12-01-2020 03:57 PM

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67 never had these pressure vents so I think I'll add one to each side where the old catches were.

chewychevy67 12-01-2020 06:28 PM

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Foot in mouth man. I just went and tested this and sure enough mine do same thing. I'm still finishing my first truck and guess I have never tested this sequence before. Now I'm REALLY glad I put power locks in, that would be annoying to have to use the key to lock every time... Was this designed specifically to keep you from locking your keys in truck? If so, that's kinda cool really.

Thanks for the lesson chewy.

:chevy:

I'll bet it was done this way to keep you from locking yourself out. Even with my car set up it will still pop up. It will only stay locked if you hold the button in when you close it.

chewychevy67 12-02-2020 09:54 PM

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I trimmed the lip on the Honda seals and this is how they look. I am ok with this. If you put the seal on a bigger table and cut it smoothly throughout the whole seal it looks good.

TA_C10 12-02-2020 11:01 PM

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I trimmed the lip on the Honda seals and this is how they look. I am ok with this. If you put the seal on a bigger table and cut it smoothly throughout the whole seal it looks good.

Nice job. They look good from the pic but hard to see the details on it. That and the squarebody was distracting my focus ;)

I am gonna try that on the set I have. You just use a razor blade knife?

chewychevy67 12-02-2020 11:23 PM

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I just used a thicker blade (1") olfa knife so it didn't flex. Just have to be real smooth and it will look very good. If you cut too deep you will hit metal. This was my 1st one. I'll have to get another passenger side and do it again. You have to learn somewhere I guess.

chewychevy67 12-02-2020 11:27 PM

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This is my next project as I'm waiting for metal work. I'm going to take new t3 headlights and split them and put the faces on the newer rear cases. Just another stock looking detail I would like to have. https://www.hotrod.com/articles/1006...ide_front_view

1971Stepside 12-03-2020 11:26 AM

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That turned out much better than I imagined it would. Nice work

chewychevy67 12-08-2020 06:29 PM

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This is probably the most useless option in the catalog of gm parts from that era but it is rpo CE1. Headlight washers. Came on Chevelle corvette and Camaro and probably anything else gm made. I wasn't going to add this but I got bored so I'll figure out how I'm going to make this work. The absolute only option I don't have that I tossed around is V75 liquid tire chain. If I could find a complete set up of that I know how I would make it look stock but good luck finding it anywhere.

IronCanine 12-08-2020 07:30 PM

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This is probably the most useless option in the catalog of gm parts from that era but it is rpo CE1. Headlight washers. Came on Chevelle corvette and Camaro and probably anything else gm made. I wasn't going to add this but I got bored so I'll figure out how I'm going to make this work.

100% on brand. I love it.

chewychevy67 12-14-2020 03:08 PM

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I added these door harness grommets from a 66 buick to pass the wires thru the door to my panel. Looks clean and keeps it era.

chewychevy67 12-14-2020 05:44 PM

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Passenger side. It just barely clears the motor. The vent window frane sits quite a bit away from it. This sideshows better from the inside

TA_C10 12-15-2020 07:17 PM

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Oh, wish I knew about those a year ago!!! Dang.... Very nice.

chewychevy67 12-26-2020 02:43 PM

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Trying to get the dual air cleaner set up properly and moching up some other small stuff before the metalwork starts. I thought this looked cool. Kind of like a real life exploded view.

IronCanine 12-26-2020 04:12 PM

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Dave Kindig is working on a convertible C-10...maybe a '67. I think it's going to be the season finale. Looks like you've got him beat. I doubt his will have headlight washers.

chewychevy67 12-26-2020 05:08 PM

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Dave Kindig is working on a convertible C-10...maybe a '67. I think it's going to be the season finale. Looks like you've got him beat. I doubt his will have headlight washers.

LOL. Everyone wants a C10 Vette it seems. I wish I had his team and cash flow to do a build. It would Be a blast. Here is what I figure on the air cleaners. I wish I could find the original hoses in good condition. That will be tough. I'll probably spray these to look like the rubber ones used original. It's as close as I can find with a smooth inner wall and heat resistant.

chewychevy67 12-28-2020 07:19 PM

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Not that I really want to get another decal project going, but I'm happy to help if it doesn't come off cleanly. You know I like this project.

Take careful measurements before you attempt removal...that's always helpful. If there is not a good reproduction version currently available, it shouldn't be a particularly difficult one to do (if you want).

Ha. The other one came off clean but the one on my air cleaner is already destroyed. I have a picture of the air cleaner decal with correct number here. Any chance you could make it? I have another here but has a corvair part number on it. I could send you the repo I have with the different part number on it for correct sizing if you need.

chewychevy67 01-01-2021 12:40 AM

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I hit a snag with my headlights. The octane housings that I have are not big enough to accept the face of the T3 lenses. This thread has the same problems. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...ights.1209713/. I don't want to wreck the octane lights so I'll look for hella's that will accept the t's lenses as he did and sell the octane lights. Also the headlight bezel won't have enough room to put both headlight washers on the upper part of the low beam so I'm not sure if I'm going to put one on top and bottom or one on high and one on low.


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