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That iPod jack is just a cassette tape insert that has the jack on it. You can purchase them at Bestbuy or record/CD/music stores. I think it was around $15-$20. I should also add that there is a thing called a "RediRad", marketed by a Pontiac enthusiast friend. It plugs into the antenna circuit and allows you to play your iPod (which the car picks up over the radio). I believe the website is www.rediscoverradio.com K
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I'm not sure what was used. I took it to the paint shop and gave them the original WA number and said "make it RED". It is a base coat/clear coat but I don't know beyond that. I can stop by and ask them if you'd like, because I drive past there every day (...I always honk and wave if they are outside ![]() K
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Beautiful crisp Michigan fall day today, so I had a chance to sneak off and do a couple "glamour" photos -
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Wow!! better than new!!
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Wow those are nice shots Keith!
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So how does that new repro dash fit and all? I see they also come in colors. Thanks.
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The worst part was finding the attachments underneath it once it was installed. It was not "pre drilled" for the screws across the bottom (above the glove box area), or the screw in the RH end, so it took some creativity to find those and hit the nylon nuts underneath. K
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Keith, Very nice truck.....I have a 86 this color waiting for a GEN IV engine with 6l90 tranny implant..
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Lil Red, gettin' some work done. This time, hauling our Christmas tree:
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Beautiful shots from over the weekend Keith, it's a beautiful town and beautiful truck!
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X2! the truck and family look great!
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Not sure what made me think of this, but I just was remembering another story concerning the 'lil red truck....
The "You Pig!! You Pig!!" Story - Back when we lived in Arizona, so it would have been around 1990 or 1991, I needed to pull the trans out of 'lil Red. As some of you know, in Arizona the weather is so nice that there's no need to work in the garage, so I commenced to tearing the truck down right there in the driveway. I made it as far as having the trans cut loose, crossmember out, etc and was in the process of dropping the trans down onto my chest when I accidentally hooked part of it on the emergency brake cable, pitching it rearward. The MY6 trans that I have uses automatic trans fluid, so it flows fairly freely.... ...which is exactly what it started doing - running down my arm and the driveway and generally soaking everything within a three mile radius with ATF, including me. ![]() Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your perspective) this was the exact moment when my oldest, then probably 4 or 5 years old, decided this was the absolutely most appropriate time to come outside to ask me if he could have a piece of gum. He caught me unawares in this most delicate situation and was exposed to the most vile, the most foul string of expletives that I could muster, which was (...and I quote...): "YOU PIG!! YOU PIG!!". Shocked and obviously wounded, he went running back in the house, great big crocodile tears jumping off his face, to tell his mother that I was yelling at him and calling him a pig ![]() At any rate, I got the truck put back together and it has been fine since then but, more importantly, we got a good story out of the deal that we still like to tell every so often, particularly around the Holidays. ![]() As for James, his sense of timing really hasn't improved much in the intervening 19 years or so. ![]() As for me, for the life of me I still can't remember why I needed to pull the trans.... ![]() ![]() K
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James actually has a long and glorious tradition of getting me in trouble.
As in the "Drag Race trip from Hell" story... Again, while we were living in Arizona, I had a friend from back in Michigan visit for a few days. We decided while he was there it would be fun to take the Chevelle out to Firebird Raceway and make a few test passes. I was company vehicle driver at the time and had a real nice red crew cab dually (big block powered) with Alcoa aluminum wheels, as my driver. I hitched up the open trailer, loaded up the car, and off we went. Unfortunately, the afternoon and evening went downhill from there. During the course of the night the bearing in the alternator froze, pitching the fan belt. No big deal, in the grand scheme of things, but we were done for the day. After hanging out a bit we loaded up and headed for home. It wasn't a very long trip but I noticed right after we got on the freeway that there was a local police car following me. I started checking my gages, making sure I wasn't speeding (or driving with my turn signal on) and everything seemed to be in order. We had already decided to stop for a snack so I exited the freeway and prepared for a right turn and, sure enough, that's when the pretty lights came on. I pulled around into the restaurant parking lot and gathered my paperwork. The officer approached and, in a very nice way, let me know that it was not a traffic infraction that was causing a problem but that he was confused ![]() As I alluded, I thought I had layed this all out very clearly but, to my dismay, we had to go through this little dance two or three more times before the officer was finally satisfied. After a long delay back at his cruiser he suggested I have a nice day, that I drive safely, and with that he went on his way. I had already dismissed Dad, James and my guest to run into the restaurant and get a seat so, after the officer left, I locked everything up and headed inside. ... ![]() ... ![]() About midway through our snack it occurred to me I didn't know where the truck keys were. I dug around in my pockets a bit and, not coming up with them, had that nagging sensation that I had locked the keys in the truck. I excused myself and headed back out to the truck to check. Sure enough, there were the keys hanging in the ignition. ![]() a) Those sliding rear windows, which don't look very secure......well, they aren't. b) I had brought with me every tool that I owned, sitting in the pickup box of the truck. Within a few short minutes I had popped the latch, slid the slider opened, jumped through the window and, keys in hand, went back inside to finish my snack. When everyone else had finished we loaded up once again and, after just a few miles on the city streets, dropped my buddy at his hotel room. By now it was getting fairly late at night. It wasn't far after that and I pulled into my own driveway and made arrangements to unload the car and stick it in the garage. But first - I told James to go directly inside and go to bed, without speaking to anyone. Riiiiiiight..... ![]() Backing the rig into position I slung the garage door open - only to have it jump the track and wedge about halfway, unwilling to be opened further or closed completely. As I was in the process of gathering the necessary tools (...still in the truck...) to fix the door my wife pops out of the house, totally ripping me up one side and down the other because James had gone straight into our room to tell her that he (quote) "....had eaten so much junk food that he hoped he would never eat again..." (end quote). ![]() At any rate, this night set the standard for "bad race experiences" that has yet to be eclipsed. ![]() K
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Great thread!
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great thread... hoping to get started on my '86 custom deluxe. that i've had since the Spring of 1988.. my highschool truck.
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Great stories Keith. Keep sharing, they're always welcome.
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I was looking for something else and stumbled upon this little "trip down memory lane" - courtesy of my old business cards:
The first one would be from the day I joined the Engineering group, in the C/K Assembly Liaison team. I held that job about 4 hours - before we split into the future C/K (GMT400) and current R/V teams. Obviously I stayed with the R/V truck: ![]() That would be the 1985/1986 timeframe. I was at Milford from 1986 to 1989, then the Desert from 1989 to January 1st of 1994. ![]() Not shown was my brief tenure as a brake development engineer. I came back to Michigan in 1994 to be a Design/Release engineer, both in Troy and then in Pontiac, for the GMT800 program. I designed the engine air induction system that is still in use today. ![]() I've been doing this same job since the 2001 model year, so the same card will work even as the programs come and go (the 2001 Denali, the 2002 Escalade, 2003 pickup, 2007 utility, 2008 H2 and now the Volt): ![]() ...although I no longer have a desk phone... ![]()
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nice truck
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all right Keith,so im droping my truck off later this week for a full resto like yurs
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Cool retrospective with the business cards.
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U've dun a dinomite job on the truk and the Chevelle has plenty of class, too!
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Mr. Kieth Seymore
Sir You ARE GM history. And Im totaly honored to be a brother to you by way of this forum. By you telling your story and following with pictures of History. I felt like I was with you on that line. Running down stairs and heading to the dealership. Amazing my friend. Thank you very much for sharing and as far as im concerd. To alot of us your a GM Icon and we say Thank You. Chief Michael Scriven
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Thanks, guys -
Thanks, Chief, and welcome! Do you have any relatives up here? Our seat belt Design/Release engineer has the last name of Scriven. K
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