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MalibuSSwagon · 11-28-2011, 10:50 AM

Love that garage. Looking for my first place and it's gotta have a garage of course. 4 bays would be ok.

Gotta have a spot for the Malibu and the truck.

motornut · 11-28-2011, 11:58 AM

looks like a great new spot

Low Elco · 11-28-2011, 01:08 PM

Congrats on the new place! Hereya go-

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/

Enjoy!

moneyeater · 11-28-2011, 04:17 PM

Great looking House and Shop!
Congrats on that!
Its worth the way to the city, work or whatever and its the excuse to use the Truck! ;-)

1985-GMC · 11-28-2011, 04:59 PM

I love the two Pontiacs in the garage, they look great!

The lowboy is really cool too, I would have bought one just like that a few years ago at a garage sale but someone had already snatched it right before I got there.

survivingalone · 01-30-2012, 12:48 PM

were the body side moldings you installed precut or did you cut them from a roll? where did you get the from? thank you.

Keith Seymore · 01-30-2012, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by survivingalone

were the body side moldings you installed precut or did you cut them from a roll? where did you get the from? thank you.

Precut - from LMC. There was one section I had to trim shorter, I believe the pieces that go behind the rear wheels on the box side. Other than that they were pre-cut.

K

notallthere · 01-30-2012, 01:56 PM

Nice truck and Pontiacs. I thought I recognized them from the Widetrackers.

Keith Seymore · 01-30-2012, 02:18 PM

Yes - that would be me -

K

tylervalo · 01-31-2012, 03:28 PM

Keith, how did you paint the inside of your doors? Did you just use rattle can spray or do you use a gun and compressor?

Keith Seymore · 01-31-2012, 03:42 PM

I used a spray can. Duplicolor Code 72 red.

It came out a little flatter than the rest of the paint but so far nobody has noticed. I have a spray gun but didn't want to bust it out for such a small job.

K

ChevyGearHeads · 01-31-2012, 04:08 PM

Hello, I work for Allied Systems, one of the companies that transports the new cars from the Flint plant to their seperate destinations.
also welcome aboard!

beamn7 · 02-02-2012, 01:35 AM

Keith, what a fantastic thread! My 78 that's been in the family since new is next up for resto and your posts with the patch panel install helps! 85 is pretty much done... errrrrr, are they ever done?

DirtyLarry and I are both field service reps for Workhorse chassis division of Navistar and get into the Troy, MI office periodically. Would be great to hook up with you sometime and swap stories!

Great job on Lil Red!

Jesse

Keith Seymore · 02-02-2012, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beamn7

Keith, what a fantastic thread! My 78 that's been in the family since new is next up for resto and your posts with the patch panel install helps! 85 is pretty much done... errrrrr, are they ever done?

DirtyLarry and I are both field service reps for Workhorse chassis division of Navistar and get into the Troy, MI office periodically. Would be great to hook up with you sometime and swap stories!

Great job on Lil Red!

Jesse

Sure - shoot me a PM the next time you two are in town; we'll tour the estate and drink some coffee -

K

Keith Seymore · 02-02-2012, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChevyGearHeads

Hello, I work for Allied Systems, one of the companies that transports the new cars from the Flint plant to their seperate destinations.
also welcome aboard!

You might remember the Boutell company of auto haulers in the Flint area - not sure I mentioned it on this thread but I had not one but two uncles who drove for Boutell.

My Uncle Joe was the person that loaned Mr Boutell the money to start the business...

K

Keith Seymore · 02-07-2012, 08:42 PM

Mid-winter update:

Lil Red is resting comfortably in the back barn, recovering from "rear end surgery".

I took this opportunity - mostly as an excuse to not drive it during the winter - to replace a leaky axle seal and cover gasket, as well as to install new rear brake shoes. The operation was a success and the rear is now clean and dry. I was really happy with how "tight" it was, too - minimal backlash and a most excellent wear pattern on the gears. One of the nicest I've seen.

Next up: regasketing the engine (oil pan, valve covers and intake) to further aid in keeping Red off the road til spring.

So, in the interim, I'm driving this:

and - wait for it - here's the tricky part:

It's not to bad on the open road, but parking and other fine maneuvers are a bit strange. "Drive thru" is entirely out of the question. So far so good, though, as I haven't knocked the garage down or anything like that - lol.

K

Restrorob · 02-07-2012, 09:42 PM

Dang, Did someone set that one on the assembly conveyor assbackerds ?

3r!c84 · 02-07-2012, 09:54 PM

What is it? Thought you would be in a Chevy volt? I've driven one we got at the dealership. Pretty neat that a electric golfcart is louder than it lol
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beamn7 · 02-07-2012, 11:03 PM

Looks like the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera (European Volt). Very cool Keith!

Jesse

MalibuSSwagon · 02-08-2012, 05:57 AM

Wow the front end on that Opel is amazing.

MrBeast · 02-08-2012, 10:58 AM

Man Keith, I am loving your new Digs, you scored on that shop!

Keith Seymore · 02-08-2012, 08:56 PM

Yep - it's a Vauxhall Ampera, which is the RHD version of the Opel Ampera....

...which is the Opel version of the Chevy Volt.

Almost like "Six Degrees to Kevin Bacon", only automotive.

K

motornut · 02-08-2012, 09:44 PM

that looks quite nice
we've had a local story about a guy with one
seems his condo won't let him plug in
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories...ic-car-120127/
can't believe it,they should be happy somebody cares

oh but we do have passenger-side drive throughs !!

esbstuff · 02-18-2012, 10:19 PM

On the what were they thinking line, I have 2 Q's.

First I should say that I have parted out approx 500 73-87's of which 80% were 73-80's. So needless to say, I seen several weird options etc.

My 'bone' as it should be put, is with carrier bearings.

First --- I had 2 1979's at one time. Twins in almost every sense. Red, marron interior, rubber mats, scottsdales, long box, reg cab, 4x2, 350/350, 3.42's, 12 bolts etc etc. Infact they were with 8 yes eight of the same production number, xxxxxx1, xxxxxx9 (if I remember right...) Obviously built on the day. Anyway one truck had a 2 piece driveshaft, the other just a 1 piece. WHY?

Second 86 (?), 1/2 ton, reg cab, shortbed, 4x4, V6, 700R4, 208, 10 bolt. Obviously this truck had the shortest rear driveshaft available ever... and it had a carrier bearing, no kidding. WHY?

Me and the buddies always throught that some relation to someone at GM supplies carrier bearings. Just our guess.

Thanks in advance!

J Knight · 02-19-2012, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by esbstuff

On the what were they thinking line, I have 2 Q's.

First I should say that I have parted out approx 500 73-87's of which 80% were 73-80's. So needless to say, I seen several weird options etc.

My 'bone' as it should be put, is with carrier bearings.

First --- I had 2 1979's at one time. Twins in almost every sense. Red, marron interior, rubber mats, scottsdales, long box, reg cab, 4x2, 350/350, 3.42's, 12 bolts etc etc. Infact they were with 8 yes eight of the same production number, xxxxxx1, xxxxxx9 (if I remember right...) Obviously built on the day. Anyway one truck had a 2 piece driveshaft, the other just a 1 piece. WHY?

Second 86 (?), 1/2 ton, reg cab, shortbed, 4x4, V6, 700R4, 208, 10 bolt. Obviously this truck had the shortest rear driveshaft available ever... and it had a carrier bearing, no kidding. WHY?

Me and the buddies always throught that some relation to someone at GM supplies carrier bearings. Just our guess.

Thanks in advance!

Keeping in line with these Q's from esbstuff, I once owned a 77 GMC SWB, fleetside, 454/TH400/12 bolt, 100% original. It also had 2 drive shafts from the factory with a carrier bearing. On a SWB that seems odd to me, was there a real need for that?

11-28-2011, 10:50 AM	#601
MalibuSSwagon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Weare,NH Posts: 1,592	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Love that garage. Looking for my first place and it's gotta have a garage of course. 4 bays would be ok. Gotta have a spot for the Malibu and the truck. __________________ Eric 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser 1986 Chevrolet C10\|5.3L\|TKO600\|Shortbed\|Custom Deluxe 1983 Malibu Wagon\|TPI 305\|T5 5 speed\|3.73 non-posi

11-28-2011, 11:58 AM	#602
motornut 78K & 79C Jimmys Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa Ont CANADA Posts: 7,901	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy looks like a great new spot __________________ John 1978 GMCJimmy4X4-350/203 1979 GMCJimmy4X2-305/350

11-28-2011, 01:08 PM	#603
Low Elco Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Indep, MO Posts: 5,893	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Congrats on the new place! Hereya go- http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/ Enjoy! __________________ Boppa's Old Yeller Truck Build, Old Yeller's New Heart! Project Buzz Bomb Flyin' Low!

11-28-2011, 04:17 PM	#604
moneyeater Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern Germany,near Bremen Posts: 684	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Great looking House and Shop! Congrats on that! Its worth the way to the city, work or whatever and its the excuse to use the Truck! ;-) __________________ My little US vehicle parts business: http://www.thegearheaddepot.com/ Come have a look! ´81 GMC C 10, Spanish Red

11-28-2011, 04:59 PM	#605
1985-GMC Chevy Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canyon Lake Texas Posts: 2,024	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy I love the two Pontiacs in the garage, they look great! The lowboy is really cool too, I would have bought one just like that a few years ago at a garage sale but someone had already snatched it right before I got there. __________________ Tony 1985 GMC K2500 restoration Project: Rust, White & Blue 1989 Chevy R3500 CC Cummins & 4X4 swap some day... 1989 Burb (D60, 14BFF, 12V, NV4500, NP205, 37" tires in progress)

01-30-2012, 12:48 PM	#606
survivingalone Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Posts: 842	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy were the body side moldings you installed precut or did you cut them from a roll? where did you get the from? thank you.

01-30-2012, 01:56 PM	#608
notallthere Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: sarnia ontario canada Posts: 211	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Nice truck and Pontiacs. I thought I recognized them from the Widetrackers.

01-30-2012, 02:18 PM	#609
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,226	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Yes - that would be me - K __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/

01-31-2012, 03:28 PM	#610
tylervalo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Knoxville, Tn Posts: 408	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Keith, how did you paint the inside of your doors? Did you just use rattle can spray or do you use a gun and compressor?

01-31-2012, 03:42 PM	#611
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,226	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy I used a spray can. Duplicolor Code 72 red. It came out a little flatter than the rest of the paint but so far nobody has noticed. I have a spray gun but didn't want to bust it out for such a small job. K __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/

01-31-2012, 04:08 PM	#612
ChevyGearHeads Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Anne Arundel County, MD Posts: 108	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Hello, I work for Allied Systems, one of the companies that transports the new cars from the Flint plant to their seperate destinations. also welcome aboard!

02-02-2012, 01:35 AM	#613
beamn7 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Wildomar, CA Posts: 466	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Keith, what a fantastic thread! My 78 that's been in the family since new is next up for resto and your posts with the patch panel install helps! 85 is pretty much done... errrrrr, are they ever done? DirtyLarry and I are both field service reps for Workhorse chassis division of Navistar and get into the Troy, MI office periodically. Would be great to hook up with you sometime and swap stories! Great job on Lil Red! Jesse Last edited by beamn7; 02-02-2012 at 01:46 AM.

02-07-2012, 08:42 PM	#616
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,226	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Mid-winter update: Lil Red is resting comfortably in the back barn, recovering from "rear end surgery". I took this opportunity - mostly as an excuse to not drive it during the winter - to replace a leaky axle seal and cover gasket, as well as to install new rear brake shoes. The operation was a success and the rear is now clean and dry. I was really happy with how "tight" it was, too - minimal backlash and a most excellent wear pattern on the gears. One of the nicest I've seen. Next up: regasketing the engine (oil pan, valve covers and intake) to further aid in keeping Red off the road til spring. So, in the interim, I'm driving this: and - wait for it - here's the tricky part: It's not to bad on the open road, but parking and other fine maneuvers are a bit strange. "Drive thru" is entirely out of the question. So far so good, though, as I haven't knocked the garage down or anything like that - lol. K __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ Last edited by Keith Seymore; 02-20-2018 at 11:14 PM.

02-07-2012, 09:42 PM	#617
Restrorob The One And Only !!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hole in the woods Florida Posts: 4,567	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Dang, Did someone set that one on the assembly conveyor assbackerds ? __________________ 93 Jeep XJ 88 Buick La Sabra Toys; 88 TA-GTA in the works.... 97 GMC Ext. Cab 502 Crate 5 Spd......Sucks Gas But Haulz Azz ! The primary function of an Engineer is to make it difficult for the Fabricator and impossible for the Mechanic. *"Why go out preserved when you can go out beat up, worn out, sliding in sideways screaming, Holy Sh!t What A Ride" !!!*

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02-07-2012, 11:03 PM	#619
beamn7 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Wildomar, CA Posts: 466	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Looks like the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera (European Volt). Very cool Keith! Jesse

02-08-2012, 05:57 AM	#620
MalibuSSwagon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Weare,NH Posts: 1,592	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Wow the front end on that Opel is amazing. __________________ Eric 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser 1986 Chevrolet C10\|5.3L\|TKO600\|Shortbed\|Custom Deluxe 1983 Malibu Wagon\|TPI 305\|T5 5 speed\|3.73 non-posi

02-08-2012, 10:58 AM	#621
MrBeast high-Tech Red Neck Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Livingston, MT/On my boat WA/BC/AK Posts: 2,294	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Man Keith, I am loving your new Digs, you scored on that shop! __________________ "He used to be a pretty nice feller, now he's a welder!"

02-08-2012, 08:56 PM	#622
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,226	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy Yep - it's a Vauxhall Ampera, which is the RHD version of the Opel Ampera.... ...which is the Opel version of the Chevy Volt. Almost like "Six Degrees to Kevin Bacon", only automotive. K __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/

02-08-2012, 09:44 PM	#623
motornut 78K & 79C Jimmys Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa Ont CANADA Posts: 7,901	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy that looks quite nice we've had a local story about a guy with one seems his condo won't let him plug in http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories...ic-car-120127/ can't believe it,they should be happy somebody cares oh but we do have passenger-side drive throughs !! __________________ John 1978 GMCJimmy4X4-350/203 1979 GMCJimmy4X2-305/350

02-18-2012, 10:19 PM	#624
esbstuff Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: St Robert, Mo Posts: 730	Re: Intro from an old Assembly Plant guy On the what were they thinking line, I have 2 Q's. First I should say that I have parted out approx 500 73-87's of which 80% were 73-80's. So needless to say, I seen several weird options etc. My 'bone' as it should be put, is with carrier bearings. First --- I had 2 1979's at one time. Twins in almost every sense. Red, marron interior, rubber mats, scottsdales, long box, reg cab, 4x2, 350/350, 3.42's, 12 bolts etc etc. Infact they were with 8 yes eight of the same production number, xxxxxx1, xxxxxx9 (if I remember right...) Obviously built on the day. Anyway one truck had a 2 piece driveshaft, the other just a 1 piece. WHY? Second 86 (?), 1/2 ton, reg cab, shortbed, 4x4, V6, 700R4, 208, 10 bolt. Obviously this truck had the shortest rear driveshaft available ever... and it had a carrier bearing, no kidding. WHY? Me and the buddies always throught that some relation to someone at GM supplies carrier bearings. Just our guess. Thanks in advance!

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