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Old 03-17-2019, 03:22 PM
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Thanks to the sharp eye of Don Lightfoot, he sent me a page from the AIM manual with regards to extra plug wire holders that were used in 1969. I sometimes take what the AIM manual shows with a grain of salt as there are so many changes and/or plant variations that you can not treat it like gospel. However, this caused me to do some quick research and low and behold I found these on some photos Phil had sent me of one of his survivors. I went thru my bins and thankfully I had a set so they were cleaned and installed.

This is what I have said before, if you see something that is wrong here or missing please do not hesitate to bring it to my attention. I know so little about the 69's and am always looking for input and unlike some people I like constructive criticism especially when backed up by proof. Thanks Don and others for their input.
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Again, thanx for addressing your steps. I would have made the mistake of assuming the left and right 4 wire retainers would not have been the same part number. I'd expect to see the 5/7 wires spread like so often the case on chevys. Good stuff!
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"I know so little about the 69's"....


That might have been the case before you started this restoration...but, I think you have moved the 'knowledge needle' quite a bit

Picked up the MCR issue this weekend with the restoration article...great read. I have only one question...when do you guys sleep ??

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I have only one question...when do you guys sleep ?? Great job.
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I am sure you have heard the old saying, you can sleep when you are dead. Well there ya go. Seeing how I am only a few short years from retirement I figure I will put my time in now and after retirement Annie and I will see the world so to speak, and then take life easy.
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You won't like taking it easy, it gets boring.....
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Got the booster dialed in with the assembly line grommet, check valve, hose and clamps. The placard is a reproduction and nearly identical.

Fuel line was a whole other story. After going thru several manufactures and about ready to make our own, Mikey suggested I try Fine Lines and they fit 95% better. We only had to do some minor tweaking. An original fuel Y-block coming from Chris White and I am in business.

Thanks to Grady Burch, Mark Prunesti and Phil Woj for supplying several photos to work from.
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Last night was front door hardware install. Fairly straightforward as all the hardware had been restored already and ready to install other than the window guides which I restored with new nylon faces on them.

Thanks to Rainer Seitz for sending me 2 nearly perfect visor pivots. Certainly two of the best I have seen in MANY years. Another one off the list.
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The last little bit of fun I tackled were the two grille brackets that are riveted under the header panel. GM must have used a special tool to hand crimp these as there is no way to get a normal tool and hammer in there so we did the next best thing, customized a peening tool so that it would fit inside of a C-clamp and using hand pressure we were able to roll the head of the rivet just like what the impacting does only this just uses muscle instead. Worked out perfect and no damage to any part of the nose. Thanks to Albert Galdi and Ed Fischer for helping supply me with the brackets.
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Plan on a Canadian vacation when you decide to take it easy!! We can go for ice cream and BS.

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The last little bit of fun I tackled were the two grille brackets that are riveted under the header panel. GM must have used a special tool to hand crimp these as there is no way to get a normal tool and hammer in there so we did the next best thing, customized a peening tool so that it would fit inside of a C-clamp and using hand pressure we were able to roll the head of the rivet just like what the impacting does only this just uses muscle instead. Worked out perfect and no damage to any part of the nose. Thanks to Albert Galdi and Ed Fischer for helping supply me with the brackets.
Oh My Goodness, I am amazed!!!

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