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chevyrestoguy · 01-09-2008, 05:46 AM

Worked around the house for most of the day Saturday, but got around to doing some little stuff on the '55. I was welding up unused holes in the floor and using the new auto-darkening helmet. Man, those things are awesome.

On Sunday, the wife and kids decided to go see a movie at the new theater near the house, so I bolted for the wrecking yards. The weather was horrible (cold and windy) but I found a couple of good things for my '73. I wound up buying two excellent '73-74 grilles ($12 ea, both had 454 emblems, too), an '84 center console with all the bracketry in great condition (blue, $10). I went with the intention of getting the rear bumper brackets for my NOS standard chrome bumper, and wound up pulling a perfect set off of an '84, only to find out that they are different than the 73-80 version. All in all, it was a pretty good day, even though the bracket thing was a bummer.

*** If anybody here has a set of 73-80 brackets and needs a set of 81-up instead, I'll trade straight across.****

bigblock73- That console turned out GREAT! Nice job.

01-09-2008, 05:46 AM	#6
chevyrestoguy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: apple valley, ca Posts: 2,670	Re: What did you get done? 01/06 Worked around the house for most of the day Saturday, but got around to doing some little stuff on the '55. I was welding up unused holes in the floor and using the new auto-darkening helmet. Man, those things are awesome. On Sunday, the wife and kids decided to go see a movie at the new theater near the house, so I bolted for the wrecking yards. The weather was horrible (cold and windy) but I found a couple of good things for my '73. I wound up buying two excellent '73-74 grilles ($12 ea, both had 454 emblems, too), an '84 center console with all the bracketry in great condition (blue, $10). I went with the intention of getting the rear bumper brackets for my NOS standard chrome bumper, and wound up pulling a perfect set off of an '84, only to find out that they are different than the 73-80 version. All in all, it was a pretty good day, even though the bracket thing was a bummer. * If anybody here has a set of 73-80 brackets and needs a set of 81-up instead, I'll trade straight across.** bigblock73- That console turned out GREAT! Nice job.