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I used a new corvette wheel back in 1989 when I installed it. It uses the same column parts as the orignal truck stuff.
I fixed the horn cap it sits flush now like it's suppose to. ![]() ![]()
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1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 ![]() Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. |
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Re: Re : Steering Wheels
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Re: Steering wheels
Mine is from a 91 Lumina. You can see the gauges through it and it's diameter makes it really comfortable sitting in the truck.
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Re: Steering wheels
the way i feel about it is these trucks are at that age that little details can make or brake it. if you see a 57 vette with a monza steering wheel and keystone mags you may like it but alot of people are going to go wtf. i use period car 67-72 vette,cheville,camero they look right but you wanna knock it out of the park go with mid 50s to mid 60s GM car and truck wheels. they are two tone with chrome horn ring and other chrome parts. my fav is 62 impala 57 cameo truck they look OEM to me and classie.
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Re: Steering wheels
Looks great! I worked on mine today but ran out of time
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Re: Steering wheels
heres a pic of the monte ss wheel on my 89 silverado
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Re: Steering wheels
Grant Mahogany colectors edition
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Re: Steering wheels
The red one is going in my '67 C1500 Super Custom SWB truck. The Saddle one is going in my '72 K2500 Sierra any day now:
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Re: Steering wheels
A cassette player in the dash - I love it - do you have a good variety of cassette tapes?
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Oops ~ doesn't everyone have an AM-FM Cassette Player in the dashboard ?
I have a nifty thingie (Technical Term there) that looks like a Cassette but has a wire that plugs into a portable CD Player so I can listen to my vintage music , I still need to transcribe about 100 + Cassettes to CD's so I can play everything . I see lots of really nice steering wheels here , being an old man , I'm partial to horn rings but Saturday I went to The Truck Shop and bought a brandy new repop green stock steering wheel , it's a fair bit darker that the original one but the HUGE gaping cracks in my otherwise cherry original steering wheel are driving my batty .
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Re: Steering wheels
nothing wrong with a cassette player VWNate1, 8-tracks included, they have a certain at-home-feel in the 67-72 year trucks
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Re: Steering wheels
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I have the same connector that VWNate1 has, but I plug it into my ipod and it works great.
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Re: Steering wheels
the wooden one in my 68 c20....was there when i bought it.....
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Re: Steering wheels
billet specialties 15.5 inch worth the money.
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I still listen to cassettes...sound as good to me now as they did 40 years ago. I never owned an 8-track because I thought cassettes were better. Guess I was right because I still listen to TDK tapes I recorded as far back as '76. I have a recording deck and can record tapes off of CDs and LPs. I am saving an Alpine AM/FM/cassette that will slip right into my '72 dash...unlike any CD player. I also have Bose speakers that fit under the seat and an Alpine amp. All this was in my '84 and it sounds killer! Putting a good stereo in these trucks was one of the first things I did,along with dual exhaust and cool wheels & tires. No need to start changing what has worked well since about day-1 if you ask me. Change just for the sake of change is not for me. If it ain't broke,don't fix it.
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Well I took the old Corvette wheel out and replaced it with a 67 SS Chevelle wheel and love it. I had to refinish the wheel and paint it but I think it turned out great.
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Re: Steering wheels
14" Foreversharp wheel for my GMC. I definately would not go any smaller than this. I have power steering so its ok. If I didnt have power steering I would go with a larger wooden Grant 3 spoke wheel like some of you have posted here.
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Re: Steering wheels
In the Blazer (power steering) Chromed "billet" half wrap 14.5"
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