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Re: Another Blue Chevy
I got the stock lights apart and tried some metal polish with a gray scotchbrite and a blue shop towel . Amazingly just hand rubbing turned out well . I also replaced the passenger side lens with a Chevrolet part I found on Ebay. I have some ideas for a light socket replacement and may try a LED version of an 1157 bulb, not sure.
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Re: Another Blue Chevy
I bought a pair of these light sockets . I think they will work fine for a double contact bulb.
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NEED MORE TRANNY & PARTS PICTURES ! .
I remember doing to 'mix 'N match on vintage trannies from the 1960's through the 1990's, it's fun and rewarding bench work . In particular I'd like to see the gear teeth, slider and countershaft gears . It's very nice you took it to mother in law =8-) . Congratulations on the grand daughter ! . Is it your first ? .
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Thank you, great photos .
I love spending time with my grand kids and great grandson....
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My son and his family came to see my new granddaughter a few weeks ago. With all the new cases of covid in the state we did my grandsons birthday party via ZOOM today. Better safe than sorry , Thanksgiving will be a smaller get together this year.
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Oops ! I forgot to respond to this :
The proper thing to clean & polish old silvered reflectors if lamp black, art stores still sell it . Last time I used cotton balls . Then I tried having the old reflectors chromes and Lo ! they looked great and worked well enough to drive at night with the original 6 volt bulbs, they were 30 watt or so . The 1157 bulb isn't going to illuminate enough to be safe but will at least make the lamps look good . There is no shortage of original style headlight bulbs, no one wants them anymore . 'A' model F***s use the correct socket, easily available re pop . Keep up the good works .
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Re: Another Blue Chevy
I am honored to have my little truck in the Truck of the Month contest. https://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vbo...d.php?t=814824
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I like your thinking on the older trucks. (fix whats broken, drive with the rest)
I am new to this age of truck but absolutely love my newest addition. The plan is to follow your lead and get my old girl going. Thanks and by the way, when I looked behind a metal plate on the firewall, I discovered that mine was originally blue also. So we got that in common. Your yellow wires look great. |
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I'm learning a lot more about these older trucks . I've been running the 67-72 trucks for almost 40 yrs. I'll do upgrades from time to time as the $'s allow. I really like the wires and would like to find a couple of hub caps for the drivers side but I didn't want to buy brand new if there are good usable ones out there somewhere.
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I got this info from AACA forum.
[QUOTE BY DAVE BAKER FROM AACA FORUM:] Posted November 15 I helped bring back to life a 1935 Chevrolet truck that had last run in 1980. It was a farm truck owned by two old farmers. 34,000 act miles this is not perfect but is a wonderful reference truck . The one unusual think about the 1934-35 trucks, the only color interior offered was green it did not matter what the exterior color was the interior was green. [/quote ]
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I love that truck, I voted for you and was really hoping you’d win. That old truck is perfect! Where in southern Colorado are you out curiosity?
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Thanks for the vote . We really like the truck. The previous owner did a nice job on a lot of things . I want to improve on only a few . We're just outside Canon City.
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I have been trying to search for a couple of driver quality hubcaps to match the ones I have . All the reproduction ones I see are different . My caps have center area with texture around the Bowtie and the repop has a smooth transition to the emblem. I have the 6 lug wire wheel which takes a different cap than the artillery wheel and bigger than the 5 lug wire caps. I may have to just buy 5 repops to have a matched set.
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I'll keep my eyes open for some decent original caps.
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I would appreciate that Tim. We WILL have swap meets again someday.
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The caps fit wire wheel only but look like the artillery wheel caps which don't have any way to retain it to the wheel.
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Good you pointed that out. Not to get your hopes up. Same here with swap meets last year. But I know some antique truck people and will put the word out.
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I installed some new taillights on the Truck on Sunday.
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Backed her out in the sunshine last weekend ,let it run for a bit and swept out the Conex.
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