Back to work…sorta
It’s still too hot for me to get out in the garage and do anything big on the ’55. I did manage to get the sun visors and rear arm rests painted and recovered. I cranked up a fan and proceeded…
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From One Chevy Tri-Five Enthusiast To Another!
It’s still too hot for me to get out in the garage and do anything big on the ’55. I did manage to get the sun visors and rear arm rests painted and recovered. I cranked up a fan and proceeded…
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One more trip to get another pair of arm rests to replace the ones I got last week that were broken. When I got there, I told the owner what happened and he swapped out the broken ones for another…
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Today I installed the door latches on the inside. After polishing them up, it looks so much nicer inside. More original. I took apart and cleaned the arm rests too. These ones were so much dirtier than the last ones….
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Another trip to Craig’s for some more parts. I’m finally going to get two more armrests for the rear doors. While I was there, I picked up the original door latches for the inside. And while walking through the yard,…
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First thing I needed to do, was get some rust remover/inhibitor. Someone mentioned Ospho, a heavy duty chemical that supposedly does a real good job at cleaning rust and keeping it from coming back. Not the easiest stuff to find, but…
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Rather than shell out loads of money for new reproduction parts, I was directed to a guy who collects ’56 Chevys. He has a place that is almost like a bone-yard for old 56’s with a few 55’s and 57’s sprinkled…
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