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Re: Starting a 52 Chevy 3100 Project.
wiring fun! keep at it!
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Re: Starting a 52 Chevy 3100 Project.
Shipped it off for wiring and to finish the exhaust.
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Re: Starting a 52 Chevy 3100 Project.
Took some pictures today.
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Re: Starting a 52 Chevy 3100 Project.
look at how great that looks out in the sun! congrats!
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Re: Starting a 52 Chevy 3100 Project.
Not much into the patina look but I would take that all day long dude. Nice.
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Re: Starting a 52 Chevy 3100 Project.
Thanks. I would prefer paint but building for my dad and thats what he wants. I do think it looks pretty cool though.
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Re: Starting a 52 Chevy 3100 Project.
It does. It will look even better driving back in. 😁
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Best thing to do is a dimension check with a drawing. Axle width at wheel mount surface, box width fro. Side to side on inner surface of fender opening and at the outermost part of the box sides behind the wheels. Use a plumb Bob and mark the floor or use a piece of lumber on the ground. Make sure the truck is level side to side when doing this. That way you know exactly what you have to work with before you buy tires. Ensure to leave room for the amount the tires will bulge with air pressure in them and allow space for suspension movement side to side so tires dont rub going around corners.
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Re: Starting a 52 Chevy 3100 Project.
Glad you got it on the road, enjoy...Jim
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Re: Starting a 52 Chevy 3100 Project.
Gorgeous truck. That's a nice feeling to be on the road again! I had the crappy eBay steering column and wish I just sprung for the nicer one too. Still drove ok, but was sloppy and made some rattles when I went over bumps.
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Thanks!!! Thanks!!! Thanks!!!! The steering column was awful. The shifter never was right and was really sloppy. The electronics inside were bad. I was so happy to get rid of it. Also I like your Model A project. I will be getting mine back in my garage soon. You should share your progress on thehamb. Here is a picture of mine.
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Very much enjoying the next chapter of hot rod life.
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Re: Starting a 52 Chevy 3100 Project.
So I am having an issues with the turn signals lights staying on constantly and not flashing. I have replaced the flasher unit with an LED one and the emergency flasher lights work fine. I have swapped the flashers around to see if the issue followed the flasher and it does not. Any ideas?
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Re: Starting a 52 Chevy 3100 Project.
haha yeah driving a tin can with a steel interior in that heat is a real life sapper.
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its how you have your column wired, there are two ways to wire it and when the lights stay on constant it needs to be the other way. it has to do with the taillights, if you have a separate turn only bulb and a separate brake only bulb, you wire it one way. most GM use a combination turn/brake bulb, so it needs to be wired the other way. the instructions for your column detail this, for whatever reason I think aftermarket wiring harnesses always have it wired the wrong way for a GM out of the box.
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make sure you test your workaround with all conditions, turn signals, brake lights, park lights, etc. the way electrical systems work in cars and trucks is ANY path to ground. since the bulbs are grounded on one side you can think of any bulb as a path to ground through the + wire, because when it isnt energized the ground will travel through the filament. if your workaround works in every case, it could be your harness is wired wrong. but 9 times of 10 and I have heard about this more than 10 times, the harness wiring at the column is to blame.
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Sorry, can you guys explain this wiring problem? Which aftermarket fuse boxes come wired backwards?
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Re: Starting a 52 Chevy 3100 Project.
thats great news! so the fusebox was wired wrong?
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Re: Starting a 52 Chevy 3100 Project.
It must be. The emergency flasher works fine just not the turn signals. I just put wires on the end of the flasher to test and it works. I stuck some tape on it and just shoved it up there for now.
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Re: Starting a 52 Chevy 3100 Project.
So yesterday I took it by the guys house who I bought the truck from. He thought it was pretty awesome. I found out more history on it. He actually got the truck from his uncle when he was 16 about 30 years ago. He said the last time he rode in it was when he was 16 so I took him for a ride. He also said his uncle had passed away quite a while back and took a picture and sent to his dad. He said his dad also loved it and was glad that it went to a good home. Here is a picture of it in front of his house.
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Re: Starting a 52 Chevy 3100 Project.
Nice reunion.
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Re: Starting a 52 Chevy 3100 Project.
thats a gorgeous truck!
i was thinking about your flasher problem, try extending the wires but hooking it up normally. it shouldnt really matter on a two prong flasher which prong is in which hole, its just a bimetal strip, it could be one of your prongs isnt touching?
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