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Re: Silverado restoration in Finland
Here are a few pictures when we drove the last time before winter. The truck is now in the garage about for the next 6 months.
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Re: Silverado restoration in Finland
Looks great! Finished just in time for the snow to fall! Mike
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Re: Silverado restoration in Finland
Thanks Mike! Fortunately, we were able to drive before the fall came. Hopefully, in the next summer, we can drive a lot more.
I would like to start renovating BMW but there is no room for both cars in my garage. I have to wait for Chevy to go to my brother's garage.
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Re: Silverado restoration in Finland
Beautiful truck!
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It’s terrible!!
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Again, terrible weather!!
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I agree! I think that you have same "problem" in Iowa than we have in Finland?!?
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Ilkka, I saw where you asked Mike (Dads79GMC) about wheel spacers. If I recall correctly, you need at least 3/4" thickness of material in the spacer to recess the nuts to bolt it to your axle. Then the spacer has studs that you bolt your wheel to. It appears that a 3/4 or 1 inch spacer wouldn't push your rear wheels out too far, but I'm just guessing, looking at the pictures. If 1/2 inch is really the right size, you may be able to just get longer studs and press them into your axles (after pounding the old ones out) so that you can install a 1/2 spacer plus your wheel and still have enough threads for the lug nuts to hold your wheel on safely.
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I'll bet longer studs are available. Let me know if you want me to check out anything in the States for you.
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I noticed that we have no picture of the engine bay. Something small still needs to be done before it is ready; for example stickers, air hose for the engine and jack...
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Looks outstanding Ilkka!!!
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Wonderful build and just a great looking truck! Keep warm up there!
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Thanks a lot, mingoman! We try to keep warm. 😉
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Re: Silverado restoration in Finland
Merry Christmas to everyone!
Same man who painted this truck, changed all truck rear end seals last week. Here are a few pictures when we drived it to the seals changing.
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I found and buyed this Chevy full-size pickup brochure. In that brochure is pretty much information of Chevy pickups and of course a few fine pictures. Unfortunate this is -87 model year (our Chevy is -84), but hopefully we will found somethimes correct year brochure. Here are a few pictures of brochure.
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Finland is quite same kind land than Norway and Sweden is. And yes, this kind of car is quite different than usually here in Finland. There is too much boring cars in Finland roads (especially in winter), but in the summer there will see some nice cars. I will put more driving pictures when the summer comes. It was a long time since last time when we did something to the Chevy. We have had a really busy autumn, but now is a bit easier, so now we have to do the rest of things in Chevy. Yesterday I went to the garage and did some small things. I have not a pictures of that, maybe later.
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It all came together nicely Ilkka!!
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Thank you Mike! I hope so.
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