55 E/G – New old ride – Page 32

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March 26, 2013 at 6:24 pm #37730
babycakes
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Tom,got to say ‘NEVER A DULL MOMENT” !!! Another ‘memory’ to add to the new ‘ODD JOB ‘ 🙄 😆 Pete.
March 27, 2013 at 4:31 pm #37741
tomblake
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Cleaned up the viewing area by moving the gages. All the gages are connected and work plus still able to remove the dash with only two Dzus fasteners.

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March 27, 2013 at 6:15 pm #37744
patina
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Tom nice tach I had the same in my first 57 in 1968 sold it when I went on vacation to south east asia. The gauges all look 60-ish except for the speedo, is that because it’s a GPS model.

Pat

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March 27, 2013 at 7:12 pm #37745
tomblake
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Pat ….Yes the speedometer is a new style GPS. Most of the other gages are like the older ones from the original 55. Some of the actual gages in the 55 are pretty old, have been using any of the old stuff I had that would work.
I have a cable drive tach that I did use in the original 55 but didn’t put in this car.
March 29, 2013 at 4:59 am #37764
tomblake
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Working on putting parking lights into the 55.
Mikey….Back on Feb 10th you said I should do something about parking lights, well they are coming.

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March 30, 2013 at 5:27 am #37773
tomblake
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Both parking lights are in the car. Still need wiring and molding into place for looks.
It is looking more and more like a real 55 Chevy, well maybe close to looking like a real 55.
Added a couple of pictures of the front end as 1st installed with paint and now with the addition of lights, grill, painted bumper and grill areas.

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March 30, 2013 at 5:33 pm #37779
dino
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center Hood Emblem ? to finish it off? Hey Frank…got a spare kickin around?

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April 2, 2013 at 1:45 pm #37805
babycakes
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Tom,that really ‘dressed-up’ the nose! NICE!!! 😉 Pete.
April 3, 2013 at 1:23 am #37808
tomatohead
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……. “TOM” car looks great ❗ 😀 , you do really NICE work ❗ 😀 ………….. dont stop now ❗ 😆
April 3, 2013 at 12:48 pm #37812
babycakes
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‘Mater’ Joe, check out the ‘color’ of Tom’s 55 front bumper; a reminder from Mikey on your Fairlane! 😕 😆 😆 😆 Pete.
April 5, 2013 at 6:56 am #37817
tomblake
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Finished up a small project Thursday. The windows are now easy in and out with Dzus fasteners. That works good for cruising having open windows and letting air flow inside.
April 5, 2013 at 6:05 pm #37819
tomblake
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Window in and less than 10 seconds windows out.

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April 5, 2013 at 6:22 pm #37820
babycakes
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WOW Tom…that is COOL! Thanks for sharing! 😮 😉 …Pete.
April 8, 2013 at 1:57 pm #37838
tomblake
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The past weekend was a fun and busy one. We went to 5 different car shows. The Chevy has 206 trouble free miles on it so far. We even went to a car show in Dover, that’s Dover FL.
We have been told by some locals “We did know Dover had a dragstrip” until we tell them Dover NY and no not Dover MD or Dover FL but Dover NY.
Sometimes it is almost as much fun talking to the folks as it was dragracing. We break less parts anyway. 😀
April 10, 2013 at 3:30 pm #37845
super-sport-pete
TOM, never mind the lites, HOW do those big back tires work? are they intended for track use? you must have “tried them out” by now. if not i will give you a complementary road test. pete P.S.- make the backup lites work.
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