I’m alright, it’s OK
Now we are starting to have some fun! First stop (besides the rest rooms) was the Boot Hill graveyard. Not only was it cool to see but the stories behind it are very interesting as well. Next it was the OK…
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From One Chevy Tri-Five Enthusiast To Another!
Now we are starting to have some fun! First stop (besides the rest rooms) was the Boot Hill graveyard. Not only was it cool to see but the stories behind it are very interesting as well. Next it was the OK…
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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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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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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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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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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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With the headers finally installed, I needed to get the collectors welded on so I would not get pulled over for creating a disturbance. We all know we can’t drive around with open headers all the time creating noise pollution (as…
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Always keeping safety in mind, I got some new seat belts. I went with a retractable one because as you can see, the knot method for taking up slack didn’t go over well with me. While removing the old belt and…
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