1970 K20 Z62 Full Restoration

[IronCanine]

This truck came with DG4 mirrors which are generally the same from 69-71. There are some particulars to know about these mirrors and their hardware and that's pretty well fleshed out in this thread:

https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/....php?p=8672240

One of the low points of the build was realizing we'd misplaced our six "P" head bolts that mount the mirror brackets to the door. These are chromed large sheet metal screws and one of the few things we recovered from the original truck in good condition. I was able to source more, luckily...and get them refinished. I got the nylon washers from the board and the acorn nuts from an online hardware supplier. I do not think the acorn nuts or metal washers had a special bright finish from the factory. But I do think they were brighter than these dull zinc covered examples I procured. Eric did a light polish on them and they stood right up. See the comparison in pic 2 below.

I ran a die on the mirror elbow (which is an OE rechromed example) to clean up the threads. And boy the light chrome on the threads ate it! I guess that's why they put it on hydraulic cylinders.

I should also note that I do have an NOS mirror head (what's pictured is the TruckLite reproduction). But the glass/mirror in the NOS example lets it down. I may take on restoring that in the future, but I don't have much of an appetite for it now.