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A FREE forum with -member photo gallery- for the vintage Chevy, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and any GM builders.

PLEASE Sign Up & Post in the Classified Section  - If you don't want to talk No Problem  - But Please - List those Parts for Sale or Parts Needed!

As you all know locating any parts for these early GM vehicles is tough, the goal of this forum is to bring the restorers, lowriders, street & rat rodders together. 

There are plenty of forums out there and it's a pain trying to locate Chevy/GM parts tucked in all of those Ford, Dodge, Plymouth etc ads. Some forums don't like mixing restored cars with custom cars, we'll focus on the early BOWTIE's....but mix it up some. To be clear we love all vintage vehicles regardless of make..it's just tough locating the Govt Motors stuff!

To assist in your projects advertising is encouraged & will be FREE for both PRIVATE and COMMERCIAL sellers. 
Don't be a Bowtie Parts Hoarder!


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sixy
April 02, 2025, 07:24:49 PM by sixy
Views: 363 | Comments: 3

A few years ago a member from Brantford by the name of wood remover had an ad on the Hamb for grill inserts for 1931 / 32 Chevs. Anyone on here know this fellow and how I may contact him about an insert for my Chev? Thanks
sammons
March 30, 2025, 08:03:51 PM by sammons
Views: 950 | Comments: 13

Mower repair/maintanice, get ready for this ol dudes 27th season. At least no deck repair, did that last summer. After mow season last fall i went to mulch up leafs, she spun over 4 times and broke another starter drive gear. I just replaced it again last spring, noticed then the bushings were getting sloppy at top. Figured thats why its breaking them when it's off when it comes up to fly wheel. For a few bucks more than new drive gear and bushings, i just bought a new starter off Amazon.

I got my garage door unclamped/ insulation removed so i could get it opened back up for summer. Got the mower broke loose from the ground and pulled it with p.u. into garage. Time to put the new starter on the  old big block. This thing reminds me of an old chevy 396, not the most powerfull offered, but plenty of power and torque and very dependable. 😁

Getting the front starter bolt is a real pain, if it didn't have that torques bit in the middle, you couldn't get it out, it's tucked in behind drive gear😡

Tom came over and bent my front spindle arms  around to get my toe set on the front axel and greased everthing for me. Be nice if these had and adjustable drag link. Did find out this mower was built by Huskvarna, did not know that. Got batt charged, engine
degreased, cooling fins all cleaned out. Turned fuel on, give throttle and choke a couple pulls to make sure they weren't froze up. Hit key... i bet it didn't turn over 3 times and fired right up, no slobering just smooth as silk, surprised me. Clean up wax body next.

All engine under the hood😄 Had bad toe out.
Rattiac
March 21, 2025, 01:56:31 PM by Rattiac
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This season I had the Schwinn guys contact me and wanted me to bring my trike.  So I cleaned it up and sent it over to the Pinstriper.
He laid some cool lines on that went with the paint scheme I had painted.  66 Sting-Ray on the chain gaurd.  Also upholstered a banana seat for my son's bike (black) and added some ape hangers.
Friday night I met with my uncle and checked out all the cars.  BS-ed a bit and had a beer, burgers.
Saturday the gun show was next door.  I grabbed me a brick 500rnds of 9mm ammo and a extended mag for dad's 380. Now I can fit my whole hand on it.
Back at the show I had a custom shirt made of the trike on the salt.
Drank more beer,  walked around. 
Sunday came late in the day and then it was time to pack up.
Overall a great weekend and good to get a break from dad's house.
Oh yeah.  Saturday I sold his RV.  A huge relief.
Pics loaded soon. Keep checking in.
Rattiac
March 08, 2025, 07:32:15 PM by Rattiac
Views: 1165 | Comments: 2

Had a super nice 67 camaro in our shop getting some work done.
The employee of the shop that brought it,  said it had 350k into it.
When it left, ,,, it left a huge puddle of oil 🛢behind.
So don't feel bad when yours leaks oil.  Even expensive cars leak oil. 😉
Essex_29
February 27, 2025, 04:37:57 PM by Essex_29
Views: 787 | Comments: 3

A super simple tip for finding electric shorts in a car.
A tip or a tool, you decide, but after using it once, I saved  the bulb and its leads and it became a tool.

This is great for finding problems in an electrical system.
Say, your parking light fuse blows. You try a new fuse, and as soon as you turn on the lights, it blows
again. That's where this simple tool comes in handy.
 
-Connect the bulb with two long wires to the fuse box, in place of the blown fuse.

- turn on the parking lights, and as you have a short, the bulb will illuminate. The
long leads will allow you to put the bulb where you can see it all the time.

- Now start looking for potential places where shorts can occure, remove bulbs, light
assemblies etcetera. If the H7 bulb dims or goes out, and the parking lamps light up,
you are close to finding the problem.
This is where this method for searching for an elecrical shortcut is so helpful, since you can
look for the problem and not be in any hurry, and you will instantly know when you find
 the issue.
If the circuit that is investigated draws more than 55 watts of power, the H7 bulb will not
go out when you move the bad wiring, or whatever is shorting, but it might dim and the
circuit might show signs of working, so you still have a good chance of finding the problem
without having to blow a dozen fuses.

I got the idea for this use of a bulb when the park fuse blew on my Caprice station wagon
and I had no idea for where to start looking.

Obviously you can use any bulb, 50-60 Watt driving light bulbs are ideal. You could repurpose
a sealed beam with a busted low. or an H4.
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