Is flow coat GM speak for dipped?

Mine certainly appeared dipped.  Had little puddles of dried paint.

That's funny Gary.

My first marriage went 8 years and three kids.  Best three kids around.  Still very close.

My wife is an angel.  I am the luckiest guy on earth.  Wouldn't trade her for anything.


Can't help you with the nut and stud.  Sorry.

Very good to know John.  Learned something today.

Seems strange that the two divisions would do this differently.

Of course, I don't know what Buick was doing in 69, as it was later 70's when I started working at the Buick dealership.

If you'd like, I'll dig my R&L NOS mirrors out of storage tomorrow and post pics of them. I bought both of them from GM in the early 80's (I wanna say $17.00 apiece), and they are still where I put them 30 years ago or so. If I remember correctly, they are DMI's, not DMA's.

Regards,
Steve

Will give you $18 a piece for them.

Boy my spelling sucks.

Oh sure, blame your wife.

John:

Can't express how much I appreciate what you do for the hobby.

I was correct on the alt bracket, but had no clue on the other one.

Lynn

It is open.

That is one reason so many quarters rust.  Debris gets down there and collects moisure.

When I replaced my drop off on the drivers side I found:

3 drill bits
2 pieces of sandpaper
assorted wood and sheet metal screws
unidentifiable papers
muck and dirt (just enough to hold moisture.


GM probably should have put a big flap down there to allow exit, similar to what is on the back inside edge of the rockers.  Instead, there is a little tiny slit under the body plug.

I did a search, but probably missed it.

Correct finish for:

Hose bracket on top of alternator bracket?
I believe painted  black.

Hose bracket on the pass fenderwell?


Thanks in advance.

I have looked at many 1111480 distributors.   Haven't looked at that many 1111170 distributors.  However, I am inclined to say that the one Wilma99 has for sale is a real stamp.  Just been glass beaded over which changes the appearance slightly.

He does sell lots of restamps, but represents them as restamps.

Bingo.

Also, just because he is asking $5k doesn't mean he will get it.

I am going out on a limb here.   I was the brake and front end tech at a Buick dealership in the 70's.    Cars were routinely aligned as a maintenance, even when close to new and many aligned under warranty.

I realize I am talking 70's not 60's.   But, every new Buick I aligned had ONLY the shims without "handles"  from the factory.   When performing the first alignment (whether at the delaer or an independent shop) MANY alignment techs would discard those in favor of the handled shims simply because they were a pain to keep in place with one hand while you were tightening the bolt with the other.  The one exception would be the owner of an independent shop because he actually had to PAY for the new shims.  Most techs didn't care about the additional cost, as they were paid the same regardless of whether they used new shims or re-used old ones.

This one is going to be hard to document either way.  I can't tell you how many cars received an alignment during the warranty period.   In fact the service advisors (who were paid based on the amount of work they wrote up) would advise the client to complain about a crooked steering wheel or "pulling" in the front end, just to get a free alignment under warranty.

So... unless you bought the car new, AND never had the front end aligned, it will be hard to know what came in there.

My PERSONAL belief is the non-handled shims.  I have seen them as thick as 1/4 and as thin as 1/32 on factory cars.

Well, GM switched to the locking ones eventually.  Unless you are planning to have the car judged in a class that will ding you, I would just use the Anchor replacment interlocking mounts.  Just put a pair on my 69 Z and they fit perfectly.

Old thread I know.

Apparently the listed vac cannisters are getting a little tougher to find.

I scored this one on ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/390484463582?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D390484463582%26_rdc%3D1#ht_1193wt_930

Well then, the "air motor-powered reciprocating spray guns on fixed supports" missed part of my tail panel.