Working Man's Burbon

[HO455]

Originally Posted by 3757chevy

Any way, The seats look great.

Thank you, sir. Kind words like that make it worth the all the work.

[CG]

I think the watch is a neat period addition. I think if I ever actually get a truck on the road again Im gonna get one, but its going to be a Timex ... Keeps a licking and keeps on ticking.

And like the metric system, military time seems just out of my pea brain.

['68OrangeSunshine]

I don't think a watch would stay in that position very long the way I drive and use the sun visors.
In Arizona we have an active and agressive Sun.
I often use the sunvisors against the glare of direct sun at or around Sunrise or Sunset.
Even in winter.
I pull it straight down if heading E/W into the sunlight or flip it 90* paralleling the window, N/S.
Southbound, going Downtown in the morning -- breaking dawn in my eyes -- and Northbound, against the setting Sun in the late afternoon.

A watch on a twist-o-flex type band might get flung off, and possibly fly out the window.

[CG]

Not an issue for us natives of the PNW haha!

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by CG

Not an issue for us natives of the PNW haha!

I reckon not. Do Wiper motors wear out there? Here the wiper blades get brittle and break every year, just before the mid-summer monsoons.

[HO455]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

I reckon not. Do Wiper motors wear out there? Here the wiper blades get brittle and break every year, just before the mid-summer monsoons.

Yes they do! I've also had to replace the wiper arm posts on vehicles due to excessive slop in the bushings.

And on a different subject what is this thing "AC" everyone is always carrying on about?

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by HO455

And on a different subject what is this thing "AC" everyone is always carrying on about?

AC? I think it's a company that used to make spark plugs in the USA. They don't anymore. Now I use Denso [which ARE USA-made, but a Japanese company]
Or did you mean A/C [air conditioning]? I don't have it. Not equipped on my '68 Stepside, which must've been a fleet truck. All manual, no frills.
My '71 Jimmy was a Deluxe trim model: chrome-ringed windshield, chrome bumpers, chromed shift sticks, vinyl side panels in back, carpet, full gauge dash, and A/C [which was INOP when I bought it.] I took all the A/C parts off when I first got the Truck, and since have lost the bucket they were in.
So it would cost a bunch to reinstall Air. A friend who has a Blazer himself, tells me in this climate, you won't feel the cold much even at full blast, the Blazer cabin being too big for factory air to be effective. Maybe it was more effective with R13, IDK.
Around here A/C is for sissies. I don't like the HP loss.
I used to have a bumper sticker -- THANK GOD FOR THE HEAT/ OR THE SNOWBIRDS WOULD BE HERE ALL YEAR LONG
But after 2 decades of solar exposure, it's burned off.

[HO455]

HOT SUBURBAN SIGHTING!
Hot enough to melt snow and ice!

[CG]

Hmm, I believe this months truck of the month is green .. know anyone with driving something green? =)

[CG]

When you're hot you're hot ...

When You're Hot, You're Hot (Remastered) - YouTube

[HO455]

Originally Posted by CG

When you're hot you're hot ...

When You're Hot, You're Hot (Remastered) - YouTube

A favorite song of mine since I was a kid.

[HO455]

Oh boy! This showed up at work today!


After more than a year of not finding what I wanted and gathering up parts and pieces I wasn’t really satisfied with I found these! Finally the WMB will have a complete matching set!

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by HO455

Oh boy! This showed up at work today!


After more than a year of not finding what I wanted and gathering up parts and pieces I wasn’t really satisfied with I found these! Finally the WMB will have a complete matching set!

Those look like the '67 type. Is the BowTie dot in the center a quick release button? Or do you lift the latch to release like some aircraft seatbelts?

[HO455]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Those look like the '67 type. Is the BowTie dot in the center a quick release button? Or do you lift the latch to release like some aircraft seatbelts?

It's the lift the latch style. They're the closest to the hard to find 67 style (like 3757chevy posted) I was able to find. I believe they are actually B body seat belts from the mid-sixtys.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by HO455

Oh boy! This showed up at work today!


After more than a year of not finding what I wanted and gathering up parts and pieces I wasn’t really satisfied with I found these! Finally the WMB will have a complete matching set!

Ooooooh! those look good! Hard to beat new stuff.

LockDoc

[HO455]

Originally Posted by LockDoc

Ooooooh! those look good! Hard to beat new stuff.

LockDoc

Thanks Doc, I'm pretty stoked about them.

[3757chevy]

Nice ! What does the male side look like? My belts from my '67 stepside looked different on the latch cover . Mine had a raised bowtie.

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by 3757chevy

Nice ! What does the male side look like? My belts from my '67 stepside looked different on the latch cover . Mine had a raised bowtie.

Here is what I remember mine looked like.

[HO455]

Originally Posted by 3757chevy

Nice ! What does the male side look like? My belts from my '67 stepside looked different on the latch cover . Mine had a raised bowtie.

I will have to get a photo of the male end and post it. I actually haven't unwrapped one yet. I was looking at the retractors and hardware when I got called in to dinner.

It was an pretty exciting day as I also got my new fuel tank for my Firebird from Tanks Inc. Lots of new to look at yesterday.

[Beach-Burban]

Yeah...I jumped on board with CG's request as well...but your post makes me wonder if there's a way to make the gate's button push in easier? My key/lock works just fine, but it takes a lot of oomph with my poor arthritic thumb to make it pop! By the way...those new seatbelts of yours look incredible!

Woody

[HO455]

Originally Posted by Beach-Burban

Yeah...I jumped on board with CG's request as well...but your post makes me wonder if there's a way to make the gate's button push in easier? My key/lock works just fine, but it takes a lot of oomph with my poor arthritic thumb to make it pop! By the way...those new seatbelts of yours look incredible!

Woody

Thank you, sir! Maybe your gate latches just need a good cleaning and lube to make them easier to operate. Mine doesn't require a lot of pressure to push in unless I'm trying to do it and hold something in the same time.

[CG]

Thanks for adding more to your post, I feel much better ... I need a smoke haha!

This has to be one of the very top ongoing threads on the board. So much info and so much info the truck side could use if they just wandered to this side now and again.

[LockDoc]

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I won't clutter up the thread with the whole how to but here is a link to a thread I posted about removing the lock cylinder from the housing after you have it removed from the gate. It kind of goes along with the post above.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=561226

It also shows the location of the code number for the key if there is one.

LockDoc

[HO455]

Originally Posted by LockDoc

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I won't clutter up the thread with the whole how to but here is a link to a thread I posted about removing the lock cylinder from the housing after you have it removed from the gate. It kind of goes along with the post above.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=561226

It also shows the location of the code number for the key if there is one.

LockDoc

Adding good information is never considered clutter in my book. Now if you want to see clutter take a look at some of the thread highjacks I have done in the past.
You're always welcome here Doc.

[HO455]

Originally Posted by CG

Thanks for adding more to your post, I feel much better ... I need a smoke haha!

This has to be one of the very top ongoing threads on the board. So much info and so much info the truck side could use if they just wandered to this side now and again.

Thank you. Coming from someone who's posted as much as you have it means a lot. I still finding it hard to believe the number of people who have visited the thread.