My ’55 Chevy’s Getting Horny
Finally! Today I got tired of looking at the small hole the previous owners had put in the lower left part of the dash, near the door. To be more specific, the push button they used for the horn. I never could…
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Monthly Archive: May 2010
Someone Flipped Me the Bird!
And I thought that was very cool of them. The only real piece of trim missing from My 55 Chevy Bel Air when I got it was the centerpiece of attention. The Chevy Hood Bird. One of the benefits I…
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Kick it Down
With the shifter conversion out of the way, I decided to tackle the next project. The transmission kick down cable installation. I actually had the car for a couple of weeks before I realized what the loose cable under the…
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Something’s shifty here
For some unknown reason, the transmission kept popping into reverse when shutting down the engine. I tried adjusting the column shifter but that didn’t seem to work. I had picked up a B&M floor shifter and had been putting off…
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Start Me Up!
Today I was going to take My ’55 Chevy Bel Air out for a drive. But before doing so, I wanted to replace the grinding High Torque starter that was turning the engine over. So, since I know the engine came…
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Beat it Pinky!
After trying unsuccessfully 2 or 3 times before, I was minutes away from having the grill bead blasted so I could polish it up later. I talked with the guys that stripped my hood hinges and they suggested I try…
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Smooth and Quiet
I must send a big thanks to John at Meineke Car Care Center. He finished the work as promised and even noted a couple other things that needed attention. One thing John did show me was where I had planned…
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Hey, Look what’s here!
Went out to do some family stuff today. When I arrived home the delivery man had left a couple boxes with a new Transmission cross member, cross member brackets and a tail shaft mount. It felt just like Christmas. I…
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