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Message |
 Topic: Drop Spindles on '73 SS |
OldChevysNeverDie
Replies: 1
Views: 47
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 Forum: Suspension Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:28 pm Subject: Drop Spindles on '73 SS |
Oh Great and Powerful OZ, I beseech thee. Sorry was watching the movie with the kids.
Got a situation with my 73. I'm having the front end rebuilt, all new rubber, shocks, joints and such. I want ... |
| Topic: 4th gen Tailgate Top Trim |
OldChevysNeverDie
Replies: 4
Views: 148
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Forum: Body
Restoration Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:15 pm Subject: 4th gen Tailgate Top Trim |
I have a '73 with some spare parts. The tailgate top trim is there but questionable. I do have an extra pair of bed side rails. My question is:
Can you make a new Tailgate Top Trim out of the be ... |
| Topic: 1974 |
OldChevysNeverDie
Replies: 2
Views: 94
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Forum: Body
Restoration Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:38 pm Subject: 1974 |
| The sheet metal is always a problem. If the paint is decent then it has been repainted. Look for bondo and fillers. If it has a good tailgate top trim it is worth picking up. |
| Topic: What made you fall In Love |
OldChevysNeverDie
Replies: 26
Views: 626
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Forum: General
BS Topics Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:22 pm Subject: What made you fall In Love |
| Back in '79 I learned to drive in my dad's '73. 350, 4 bolt mains, limited slip, TH 400 and snow tires all year round. Red with a black vinyl roof and black topper. Before I left for college in the ... |
| Topic: Anyone Here Have an Overnight Sleep Test Done? |
OldChevysNeverDie
Replies: 21
Views: 437
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Forum: General
BS Topics Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:49 pm Subject: Anyone Here Have an Overnight Sleep Test Done? |
| My wife, her sister and one of her brothers had it done. One is on the machine. A buddy of mine had the test, then his soft pallette removed and is as healthy as he was in high school, he is 44. La ... |
| Topic: 81-88 elky and monte carlo parts |
OldChevysNeverDie
Replies: 16
Views: 1080
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Forum: Garage
Sales Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:30 pm Subject: 81-88 elky and monte carlo parts |
| What are you including in the Dash Cluster? |
| Topic: part hunting |
OldChevysNeverDie
Replies: 12
Views: 352
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Forum: General
BS Topics Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 12:40 pm Subject: part hunting |
4th gens appear to not be a favorite for dealers of replacement parts. I have a '73.
What is the big differences in the '77 that make it so rare and hard to find from the 73~76? |
| Topic: Maintaining your Elky, the dark side |
OldChevysNeverDie
Replies: 22
Views: 713
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Forum: General
BS Topics Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 12:27 pm Subject: Maintaining your Elky, the dark side |
| Belts and hoses have to be the worst. The last time I was scalded by hot coolant, an oximoron in itself. And those belts move so fast I cut my hands to shreads. The three times before that were no ... |
| Topic: Buying an El Camino |
OldChevysNeverDie
Replies: 5
Views: 218
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Forum: General
BS Topics Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:12 pm Subject: Buying an El Camino |
| Using eBay (little e for evil) as a guide, you can figure about $6,000 value for a good looking and good driving elky. Not a collectable or frame off restoration but a good daily driver that you will ... |
| Topic: Replace metal bed trim with something else, like ? |
OldChevysNeverDie
Replies: 6
Views: 239
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Forum: Body
Restoration Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:43 pm Subject: Replace metal bed trim with something else, like ? |
I would like to find a hard rubber bumper similar to the bump strip on the side of a small boat that could be used to replace the stainless bed rails.
Everything I have found so far is meant to be ... |
| Topic: Update on my car... |
OldChevysNeverDie
Replies: 5
Views: 146
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Forum: General
BS Topics Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:28 pm Subject: Update on my car... |
Impressive custom work to the dash. Not thrilled with the sparkles but the dash pad looks great. You kids and your rock and roll. I graduated high school in '81.
The two tone door panels work we ... |
| Topic: OMG! HALL OF SHAME! OMG! |
OldChevysNeverDie
Replies: 31
Views: 1294
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Forum: General
BS Topics Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:59 pm Subject: OMG! HALL OF SHAME! OMG! |
http://i6.ebayimg.com/06/i/001/0e/1f/dbbf_1.JPG
Good-bye |
| Topic: grrrr |
OldChevysNeverDie
Replies: 10
Views: 237
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Forum: General
BS Topics Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:08 pm Subject: grrrr |
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| Topic: rear bed cover...77 E.C. |
OldChevysNeverDie
Replies: 2
Views: 94
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Forum: Wanted
Items Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 9:01 pm Subject: rear bed cover...77 E.C. |
Hard cover or soft tonneau? The soft ones are easy to come by. Several of the parts places have them.
ECPARTSel Camino StoreCrafttec
Not sure if they have the 4th gen yet but they were working ... |
| Topic: Dual Tanks?! |
OldChevysNeverDie
Replies: 4
Views: 165
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Forum: General
BS Topics Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:32 pm Subject: Dual Tanks?! |
| When I pulled the lid off the trunk of my dad's '73 I saw the cutout in the inner body panel for a fuel door. I measured it out and found a tank (over 25 years ago) to fit in the well but I never had ... |
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