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Forum: Technical & Restoration 01-25-2025, 01:35 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,216
Posted By 70post
Spend the extra $ (if required) for at least one...

Spend the extra $ (if required) for at least one (two is better) FLOOD LAMPS inside the cabinet. Really helps you check your progress w/out having to open the door. I have one flood lamp in a...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 01-23-2025, 07:35 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 11,047
Posted By 70post
That would be a trademark issue.....and you can't...

That would be a trademark issue.....and you can't just "hold" the trademark. They do expire and have to be renewed. Finally, the trademark has to be "used" as opposed to "held". No "use" and it...
Forum: Technical & Restoration 09-30-2024, 05:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,582
Posted By 70post
Pic of a MC lid/cover replated by Mike Gibbons...

Pic of a MC lid/cover replated by Mike Gibbons back in February of this year. This is the original lid/cover for a '69 Delco Moraine disc brake master cylinder I have (double bale style).....master...
Forum: Technical & Restoration 09-30-2024, 01:55 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,582
Posted By 70post
I'll repeat what Tuna Joe said....Mike...

I'll repeat what Tuna Joe said....Mike Gibbons/brakeboosters.co does superb work on the covers. The finish will be super consistent and nice. He can also remove pitting from the surface if that's...
Forum: Technical & Restoration 02-20-2024, 03:49 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 9,976
Posted By 70post
I don't think GM did any of it....meaning my bet...

I don't think GM did any of it....meaning my bet is that the roll steel sourced for the dust shields was specified to be galvanized (at the mill,etc). Then the pieces got stamped out from the rolled...
Forum: Technical & Restoration 02-27-2022, 06:35 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,596
Posted By 70post
Bright dip anodized AFTER they were stamped. ...

Bright dip anodized AFTER they were stamped.

Yes, they can be rehabbed w/out trying to have them reanodized. Plenty of time and basically it's a "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" type deal. ...
Forum: Technical & Restoration 02-25-2022, 01:30 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,596
Posted By 70post
Yes - they are Bright Dip Anodized...a different...

Yes - they are Bright Dip Anodized...a different process compared to regular clear anodizing. Extremely hard to redo nicely on a door sill plate where there are all the little ridges, nooks and...
Forum: Technical & Restoration 02-18-2021, 02:13 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 11,400
Posted By 70post
Time (meaning deterioration of the plating) and...

Time (meaning deterioration of the plating) and beadblasting "wipes out" the distinctive flake appearance on these. It all depends on how "weak" the galvanizing was before you worked on the shields....
Forum: Olds 01-16-2021, 04:12 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,717
Posted By 70post
That thing is a disaster! And an embarrassment. ...

That thing is a disaster! And an embarrassment. Looks like it would flip over just looking at a corner. What a mess.

Well, it does appear to have a "arrest cable" hanging down from underneath...
Forum: Technical & Restoration 11-20-2019, 04:26 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,587
Posted By 70post
Yes, you need a pair for your centerlink...one...

Yes, you need a pair for your centerlink...one for the idler arm connection and one for the steering box/Pitman connection.

The Inline Tube "64-81 Center Link Washer" (ILT #15036) set is a pair. ...
Forum: Technical & Restoration 08-01-2019, 03:13 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,402
Posted By 70post
There is a test a plater can do to try and...

There is a test a plater can do to try and determine what the finish is. I believe it involves using a dab of acid and checking the reaction of the finish. I'm in the "camp" that the original...
Forum: Technical & Restoration 06-03-2019, 04:22 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,772
Posted By 70post
IMPORTANT - ask them to first send some...

IMPORTANT - ask them to first send some swatches/samples as they may have some different choices....worth it even if they charge something for the samples.
Forum: Olds 05-16-2019, 05:24 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,495
Posted By 70post
Olds had an optional variable ratio power...

Olds had an optional variable ratio power steering box which was probably available on the Abody cars . Not sure when it started and stopped, year model-wise. Didn't really have anything to do with...
Forum: Technical & Restoration 04-24-2019, 04:30 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,591
Posted By 70post
That guy has all kinds of these "GM package not...

That guy has all kinds of these "GM package not included" listings....lots of new bolts. Makes me think he's buying various bolts from AMK Products and selling them as NOS.
Forum: Technical & Restoration 01-03-2019, 03:52 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 10,553
Posted By 70post
Sure.....IF you can find anyone that will mess...

Sure.....IF you can find anyone that will mess with it...

Any galvanizer will be a huge outfit...industrial concern doing BIG stuff. First reaction will be "we don't do one-offs, small stuff,...
Forum: Technical & Restoration 01-02-2019, 07:12 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 10,553
Posted By 70post
Eastwood's tank paint looks like....well.....it...

Eastwood's tank paint looks like....well.....it looks like paint. Nothing out of a can, etc will give that original look if it matters. Paints just lay down a mono-color/mono-tone finish.

The...
Forum: Technical & Restoration 01-02-2019, 02:59 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 10,553
Posted By 70post
That's not a stain....the rust that you removed...

That's not a stain....the rust that you removed had eaten away the factory "coating" (tern finish). It's pretty much bare steel in those areas once the rust is removed. Likely, anywhere you have...
Forum: Technical & Restoration 01-30-2018, 06:40 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 13,129
Posted By 70post
Usually not. Many semi-gloss paints are MUCH...

Usually not. Many semi-gloss paints are MUCH glossier than satin. Typically closer to gloss than they are to satin.
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