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Old 08-04-2021, 09:53 PM   #401
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Took Big Red and got some paint correction and UndrDog treatment. My my my, I can’t believe my own eyes! The color is so much brilliant now. He got out a few surface scratches and a lot of sand marks & white spots in the paint. I am beyond impressed!
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Old 08-04-2021, 11:42 PM   #402
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Looking Awesome!
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Old 08-05-2021, 08:32 AM   #403
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Old 08-05-2021, 10:07 AM   #404
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Old 08-05-2021, 10:10 AM   #405
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WOW!!! very nice... ...and bright!
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Old 08-05-2021, 04:30 PM   #406
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Yes! It really did make the color pop. I noticed it from the road, before I even got down the driveway.
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Old 08-17-2021, 11:38 AM   #407
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The town where I live had it 21st Annual Hot Summer Nights Cruise In. My brother came up with his Honda Civic. There were 385 cars in attendance. We all congregate at the Fairgrounds for registration. Then the parade starts from there into Downtown, which is all blocked off for us to park. It was a beautiful evening and had an awesome turnout.
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Old 08-18-2021, 01:37 PM   #408
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Looks like it showed real well!
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Old 08-18-2021, 11:15 PM   #409
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Looks like it showed real well!
Thank you, it did, but not enough to win anything
We still had fun. Ran into a lot of friends from work. Since being retired, we don’t get see everyone as much. I don’t miss Honda, but I do miss some of the people.
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Old 08-24-2021, 06:44 AM   #410
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Big Red got a gift today! RetroClassic cooler for the car shows.
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Old 10-02-2021, 01:13 PM   #411
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Hit a local Car Show, right here in Bellefontaine. Lots of C10’s and other cool cars & trucks.
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Old 10-02-2021, 01:24 PM   #412
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More pics of the show
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Old 11-14-2021, 10:48 PM   #413
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Well since Big Red is pretty much put away for the winter, I started on doing some things that have been on the back burner.
First up is, I have had a set of NOS lamps to replace the aftermarket ones, in the front bumper.
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Old 01-31-2022, 09:49 PM   #414
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I did get some Holley Retro led lights for Big Red. I don’t like the LED’s that look like LEDs at first glance. I like the idea, but I wanted to keep the looking like the stock lights, and these foot the bill. They finally got delivered, so now I just need to install them.
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Old 01-31-2022, 09:53 PM   #415
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One thing I have always been missing, is my vin tag on the door. The previous owner must have removed it, or something. Well I finally found a place that remakes them, and it arrived today in the mail.
Link https://ecsauto.com/products/vin-dat...89-gm-vehicles
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Old 02-03-2022, 08:19 AM   #416
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Finally getting started on the new headlights. I got the old ones out, but got sidetracked. After getting the buckets and headlights removed, I found a bolt missing. I believe the core support or the bumper filler, to the fender, maybe. Also found a couple of speed nuts missing from the surround trim.
Spent some time polishing up some of the trim parts while it’s in the disassembled stage.
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Old 02-05-2022, 05:28 AM   #417
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I did get some Holley Retro led lights for Big Red. I don’t like the LED’s that look like LEDs at first glance. I like the idea, but I wanted to keep the looking like the stock lights, and these foot the bill. They finally got delivered, so now I just need to install them.
Did you buy 2 or 4? Please give us a good review of the headlights!
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Old 02-05-2022, 11:20 AM   #418
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Did you buy 2 or 4? Please give us a good review of the headlights!
I had to get 4, because of the 4 lights I have. But I had gotten these during a special 1 day Pre Black Friday sale. So I bought 1 set and got 1 set free. But I will post pics and review when I get them done. A friend of mine got his in already, and they definitely look like they are going to be great, I can see that already from his pics.
Even with my brights on, I can’t hardly see anything at night! So I’m anxious to see myself!
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Old 02-06-2022, 09:22 AM   #419
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I did get the LED marker light bulbs in. Had to take the grill lose to get enough room to get the connector & bulb away from the lamp housing. Kind of wished I would have gotten LED bulbs for the bumper lights now, lol.
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Old 02-07-2022, 10:33 AM   #420
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No special flashers required??
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Old 02-07-2022, 10:54 AM   #421
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So far, no. I checked the blinkers and they were working fine, they were not flashing fast.
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Old 02-07-2022, 11:00 AM   #422
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I also ordered the LED Bulbs for the bumper lights. Fiqured I might as well since I’m doing the other lights.
The headlights themselves, I was missing the harness adapters. In the video for how to install the lights, he specifically says the adapters are included in the kit with the harness. Well it wasn’t, so now I need to wait on those to get here.
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Old 03-25-2022, 09:48 PM   #423
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Still haven’t gotten to the headlights yet. I got the adapters and then when I finally got around to installing them, I was missing the connectors. So I got those ordered and they were delivered today. So the plan is to get the lights in this weekend!

Another little project that came about suddenly. I bought a set of seatbelts on eBay to clean and restore. But when they arrived, they were way better than I expected. These things are almost perfect. I have a nice set in Big Red now, but these are BETTER! They only needed some very minor cleaning and a little rust removal from the mounts. I also lubed the mechanisms. So I’ll be swapping these into the truck. I already have NOS center belts, so I’ll leave those.
Here’s a few pics of the belts I bought, before & after
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Old 03-26-2022, 09:46 AM   #424
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Truck looks great! I have to get one of those coolers.
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Old 03-26-2022, 10:47 AM   #425
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Truck looks great! I have to get one of those coolers.
Thanks! They are nice to take to the Car Shows.
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