Scraaaaaaape!
Since I had the dash all taken apart, I decided the pinkness had to go. So with that, I grabbed a scraper and proceeded to rid the dash of it’s unwanted coat. What I found underneath was another coat of…
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Monthly Archive: October 2010
From concept to reality
Today I brought out the woodworking tools and attempted to turn my design into something real. I measured the cardboard template carefully and proceeded to cut the wood by the design. A lot of cutting and trimming and fitting and…
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Now where should things go?
I was in a “let’s see” type of mood today, so after researching last night, I jumped in and attempted to design a floor console. I would like to keep the dash as original as I can (after repairing the old…
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A little lift here and…
Well, I re-evaluated the drive line/e-brake issue, seems that it may work like that after all (amazing what a good night’s rest will do). If there are still issues, I noticed online that there is an offset lever that is…
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Buckling down and moving along
Today was a productive one. I installed the tail light harnesses I received earlier in the week. I never thought I would have to “chisel” rubber grommets to get them out, but I guess after 55 years somethings are bound…
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It’s Friday so the dash is no longer holy
I took a trip to Craig’s 56 Chevy yard today. I got the needed light socket that goes behind the instrument cluster and a dummy cigarette lighter to fill the hole that will be left in the dash when I…
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The lights are on and I am home
My tail light and parking light harnesses finally arrived. Things for a 1955 Chevy can be difficult to find sometimes but when you do find them, it’s so nice to have the right parts from reasonable places. I hope to…
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Baby steps but still moving
Today was a productive one. The new wiring harness is separated into sections. With the exception of the tail light harnesses (on order) I got the tail section of the wiring done. It feels good to be making progress on…
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Man this car should fly now!
With all the added horsepower from the new speedometer. OK, you got me. It’s not new, but it sure looks pretty close to it. The way I saw it was I could pay a few hundred dollars (the chrome bezel…
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Insert fuse here
I finished pulling all the old wiring out today and cleaned up the areas where the new wiring will go. So much rust was flaking off, but overall the car is still pretty solid. I also pulled the old e-brake…
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