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141. Re: [oletrucks] Brake Bleeding (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 07:55:43 -0400
Excellent description of the brake bleeding process, Grant! That's one to print out and keep for the 'home shop manual'. Is the process you describe a "one-person" process....or do you still need som
/html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00488.html (10,480 bytes)

142. Re: [oletrucks] Tailgate chains (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 15:23:19 -0400
One possible thing to check if the tailgate chains aren't the "correct length". Check to see if the tailgate hinges have been moved up or down. On my '47-2, some PO moved the hinges up a bit....proba
/html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00504.html (7,931 bytes)

143. Re: [oletrucks] new beds (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 15:27:42 -0400
Brad, I saw an AD at an auto show last year that had a F**d Ranger bed on it. (Ranger is the mid-size pickup.) Don't have any idea what modifications were made, but the bed seemed to be a good fit. T
/html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00505.html (8,266 bytes)

144. Re: [oletrucks] new beds (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 20:42:11 -0400
Grant, I think I saw the same truck at a car show in Myrtle Beach, SC last year. Was it red, with a '59/60 Chevy car dash, and (I think) '55 Chevy headlights? If so, that's the most awesome AD custom
/html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00522.html (8,607 bytes)

145. Re: [oletrucks] Window clingons (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 07:54:29 -0400
Hey, we're starting to sound like Star Trek........"We're having trouble with the Klingons!" I remember when we were discussing the design on the old sticker a couple of years ago. Same issue....rod
/html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00536.html (11,525 bytes)

146. Re: [oletrucks] Ole Truck T-shirt idea and offer (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 09:48:03 -0400
John, thanks VERY much for the offer to make the T-shirts. Looks like you're the person we needed to have been talking with from the beginning. I'll sure go with whatever the list members want to do
/html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00672.html (11,172 bytes)

147. Re: [oletrucks] T-Shirts (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 09:58:59 -0400
Mark, on a recent trip to the NC mountains, I found a great truck T-shirt in a flea market. It has a pic of a red '54 or '55-1 on it (stock, with side-mounted spare). The pic looks like a painting, a
/html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00674.html (8,390 bytes)

148. Re: [oletrucks] Nomad with 'Vette front end (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 22:25:20 -0400
Ben, the "Nomad with 'Vette front end" you're referring to is most likely the original concept car for the Nomad. It was built by Harley Earl (head of Chevy design in the '50s) in 1954 for the New Yo
/html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00750.html (8,157 bytes)

149. Re: [oletrucks] Tourists (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 22:39:27 -0400
NM Jim, I like your "turon" statement. I live close to Myrtle Beach, SC and it's LOADED with turons every Summer. We have a bumper sticker around here that kinda says it all......"If it's tourist sea
/html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00751.html (9,242 bytes)

150. Re: [oletrucks] In Defense of Mechanics. (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 21:34:52 -0400
Kevin, this is an excellent message for all of us. Very well stated, my friend. VERY hard to find those people nowdays who do something just because they love doing it. They're national treasures....
/html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00781.html (11,503 bytes)

151. Re: [oletrucks] wheel striping and new hubcaps (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 12:57:41 -0400
Ron, this subject was covered a year or so ago on the list. Bet there's something in the "Archives" about it. Tom Caperton 47-2nd 3100....in Whiteville, NC oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks
/html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00794.html (7,968 bytes)

152. Re: [oletrucks] Dream Truck (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 22:57:39 -0400
Thanks for this email, Donald. The Rod & Custom Dream Truck was one of my favorite customs when I was a kid. I dearly loved that truck and kept a pic of it in my room when I was in the 7th grade. The
/html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00854.html (8,578 bytes)

153. Re: [oletrucks] wheel striping (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 22:48:19 -0400
At the Charlotte AutoFair last Spring, I saw a guy selling a pinstriping tool that looked fairly easy to use. Don't know the name of the vendor, but someone like Eastwood might sell a similar product
/html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00930.html (9,722 bytes)

154. Re: [oletrucks] The things you find while cleaning... (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 11:48:47 -0400
Back in the '50s and '60s, my dad used to drop his spare change down into his gas tank on all his Chevy trucks. He traded trucks every two years, and when he would go to Chattanooga, TN to buy a new
/html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg00988.html (10,241 bytes)

155. Re: [oletrucks] turn signal cup (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 11:38:17 -0400
Congratulations on being "street legal", Michael! That always helps you rest a little easier when driving around! The turn signal unit on my '47-1 was slipping all around when I got the truck. I trie
/html/oletrucks/2000-07/msg01033.html (8,230 bytes)

156. [oletrucks] Patrick's Phone Number (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 15:18:59 -0400
Can someone please give me the phone number for Patrick's. Had it at one time, but must have misplaced it. Does Patrick's have a website? Thanks in advance! Tom Caperton '47 2nd 3100...in Whiteville,
/html/oletrucks/2000-06/msg00006.html (6,762 bytes)

157. [oletrucks] Set of rods for 216 (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 15:23:31 -0400
I'm looking for a set of rods for a 216 engine. I've checked Obsolete Chevrolet, Jim Carter's, and a couple of other places....no luck. Anyone know where I can get them?? Thanks! Tom Caperton '47 2nd
/html/oletrucks/2000-06/msg00007.html (6,460 bytes)

158. Re: [oletrucks] Shipping big items (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 20:58:19 -0400
Since we're talking about shipping "big items", could I get some suggestions on shipping an entire vehicle.....on the East coast? I'd sure appreciate some help! Tom Caperton '47 2nd 3100...in Whitevi
/html/oletrucks/2000-06/msg00676.html (8,163 bytes)

159. Re: [oletrucks] Stopped by the police (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 10:06:54 -0400
Great story, Smokey! It's amazing how many people want to talk with you when you're driving your oletruck. Just one of the neat dividends we receive from our investment. BTW, haven't seen any pics of
/html/oletrucks/2000-06/msg00753.html (8,452 bytes)

160. Re: [oletrucks] Headlight components and installation (score: 1)
Author: "tcape" <tcape@weblnk.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 13:34:51 -0400
Casey, check the diagram in the Obsolete Chevrolet Parts Co. catalog. It shows an "exploded" view of how the headlight goes together. This diagram shows the unit fitting together in the following ord
/html/oletrucks/2000-04/msg00269.html (7,414 bytes)


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