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10-18-2015, 07:54 PM | #1 |
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Vintage Steel Visor...
So I ran across this the other day and bought it...
Has anyone installed one of them or seen a build thread with the installation of one they can point me to? Its not as straight forward as one would think... Just looking for tips.
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10-18-2015, 07:57 PM | #2 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
I have never seen one for our trucks but I like it.
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10-18-2015, 08:01 PM | #3 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
The guy bought it over 25 years ago and still had it in the box.. the instructions were shredded....
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10-18-2015, 08:05 PM | #4 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
Ive only seen em in fiberglass
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10-18-2015, 08:22 PM | #5 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
Me too.. and I don't care for the look those give. I have been all over google looking for one like this, not even knowing if there was ever even one made, for a while with no luck. Fired up Craigs List and there it was... an hour away... Only one I've ever seen, and its for 67-72... my lucky day I guess
Still, its gonna take some tweaking to get it to fit right.
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10-18-2015, 09:23 PM | #6 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
Those were made by J&J Enterprises. They made them in chrome or primed. They fasten using nutserts and stainless button heads. The split in the sides is for the drip rail. You don't need instructions, pretty simple to install. Looks like you have it figured out
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10-18-2015, 09:30 PM | #7 | |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
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I think Ill make some nylon tube spacers if thats the case. Thanks
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10-26-2015, 07:08 PM | #8 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
Got it sort of fitted today. Since I mounted it in a lower angle than it was designed for and used spacers to get a 1/2 inch gap along the roof line I will have to patch in the notch around the rain channel to get a cleaner look out of it, but I think Ill be happy when its done. I like the look it gives.
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10-18-2015, 09:27 PM | #9 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
nice
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10-19-2015, 08:32 AM | #10 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
Nope. Just like the fiberglass ones, it just bolts on. The nylon washers are a good idea. The louvers and step in the center relieve air pressure and it's plenty rigid w/o brackets.
I had ordered a chrome one for my '70 C/30 work truck back in the late-80s. The listing said 67-72 C10-30. Well, not if it has clearance lamps and all dual rear C/30s do...and most were dual rear. Not to mention the lamps were an option on any 10-30. I returned it for a primed one since I had to cut into it to make work. They made me pay the return shipping as if I had ordered the wrong part. I disagreed, they wouldn't budge, so I sucked it up and paid rather than be stuck with a useless part. Well, they sent my unpainted one and I put it in the barn. A few days later I came home and thought I was experiencing deja vu. Leaned up in the same place was another one. It wasn't deja vu, it was good karma for being the one to give in to those butt heads and bad karma for them. So like man, I stashed that one and checked the stars that night to see what was aligning to cause these good vibes and even checked my horoscope...man. I decided I wanted to keep the body stock on the C/30 and had two stashed. Flash forward a few years and I bought a '70 C/10 for one of my guys to run. I put a Reading steel work cap painted Medium Olive to match and while I was at it painted one of the visors because I thought it would look tough with that combo (cap was cab-high). I just did sell that freebie a few years ago to a member in Oregon who posted he was wondering if there were any visors made for these trucks other than the Lunds (that were designed for Fords)
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10-19-2015, 09:07 AM | #11 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
funny how some look at stealing from others as good karma. says a lot about a person.
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10-19-2015, 09:23 AM | #12 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
Let's not get critical, it's not stealing when they send you two. It's a gift, never look a gift horse in the mouth.....lol
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10-19-2015, 10:56 PM | #13 | |
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BTW, I've had people talk to me about my trucks while buying gas for decades and have enjoyed talking with them each time. I'm just a friendly truck loving kind of guy
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10-20-2015, 12:22 AM | #14 | |
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10-20-2015, 02:14 AM | #15 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
We don't need that crap on here or your bad attitude.
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10-20-2015, 09:14 AM | #16 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
Well, this used to be a place one could post up stuff and not get called names and guys didn't act like angry school girls attacking each other.
I was told a little while back I had no right making posts because I'm not a paid member, even though I have bought parts from members. SMH... I dont plan on paying until I have enough parts to post for sale when the truck is done.... Yes its a cool visor, and will get painted the body color, but I do plan on making some sort of brackets to mount it with. I dont care for how it gets mounted so close to the painted surface of the roof.
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10-20-2015, 10:41 AM | #17 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
I've seen similar visors on older trucks and always wondered if there was a visor made for our 67-72s. I think it looks pretty neat. Do you have pictures of the whole truck with the visor in place?
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10-22-2015, 05:13 PM | #18 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
not yet bud.. truck is still apart... gonna be a while yet
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10-25-2015, 12:02 AM | #19 | |
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10-19-2015, 11:27 AM | #20 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
I never even thought of a steel visor. that will look good body colored
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10-19-2015, 11:33 AM | #21 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
Lucky!..I have a fiberglass one and i just used screws to hold it on.
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10-19-2015, 09:20 PM | #22 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
I would love to find one of those!!! Pretty cool.
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10-20-2015, 01:21 PM | #23 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
Some people on here are just destined to have ignorant posts every time, like a permanent crappy attitude....
Anyway, the visor looks good there. Should look good painted
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10-20-2015, 01:46 PM | #24 |
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Re: Vintage Steel Visor...
The only caution I would throw out concerning the brackets is before they are permanent make sure they don't whistle going down the road. Don't know how your going to test them ahead of time though.
When I built small boats I used to deliver them on brackets fastened to the roof of my van. If I didn't get the boat just right on the brackets there would be a moaning sound start at about 50 MPH and it would get loud about 65. (Just like blowing across the top of a soda bottle.) All I had to do was tie a rag in a knot to the after bracket to disturb the air flow and it would go away. Anyway, I said all that to suggest you fab your brackets with the idea in the back of your mind to have some method to disturb the air flow if they whistle. (Doesn't have to be a rag)
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