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General Discussion / Re: Hi - So, I acquired my father's old 1969 Camaro... It needs help. I need advice.

« on: June 17, 2011, 07:17:36 PM »

Congrats on getting the car..What I seem to be missing when I read your post is what do you want to do with the car...Make it a daily driver, drag car, just a rebuild for your dad etc........Unless you have unlimited means of funding,  MTC worth - I would approach this in a selective step process just in case you get to a point where you do not want to finish the car to minimize your investment.

ie. body work and paint first, then maybe the interior, then the motor, the wheels and traction control could come last since I assume that to be good based on this being a race car..

Eddie

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General Discussion / Re: Steering Wheel Shroud

« on: June 08, 2011, 11:39:58 PM »

I used the same paint sticks that was posted by IZRSSS ..I found the paint stick at a local Hobby Shop...It worked great...

Eddie

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General Discussion / Re: Steering Wheel Shroud

« on: June 07, 2011, 02:42:53 AM »

I do like the highly polish shine and red wood finish on lugnut69 shroud...Very Nice !!!...Marty, I feel we have done our home work here in getting to how the steering wheel shrouds came from the factory,,,I'm satisfied with how mine came out, so I'm going to put this to rest...Thank's for all the input and feed back.

Eddie
TMR

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General Discussion / Re: Steering Wheel Shroud

« on: June 06, 2011, 12:03:40 AM »

Marty, after reviewing the attached link, http://www.camaros.org/swheel.shtml#69, I believe that the RS and SS steering wheels came with the painted trim as depicted..

The photo of the 69 RS steering wheel in the center of the first row, looks like an OER part since it has molded dimples to the  left and right sides of the horn buttons...Not positive about this, but my original shroud and many of the other ones on this page are smooth so this leads me to beleive them to be original and the OER to have the dimples.

Eddie

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General Discussion / Re: Steering Wheel Shroud

« on: June 05, 2011, 02:47:36 PM »

Marty,

No need to apologize for providing valued in-site in helping others with similar problems. I thank you for assisting myself and other members with their questions or problems..

Eddie

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General Discussion / Re: Steering Wheel Shroud

« on: June 05, 2011, 01:09:10 AM »

OK, so its been discussed. The last time I checked this was a forum for discussing various camaro topics and to learn from others. I started this post when I asked a question if it was chrome or painted from the factory, something I did not know....As stated earlier, I ordered a replacement OER shroud and when I installed it and wiped it off  the Silver paint came off right away...

I was quite surprised and ticked off that this happened.  I know back in the day we did not have the cleaning products that we have today to clean our cars with..I'm quite sure the shroud on my camaro is the original one based on my knowledge of the cars history.  I've cleaned several times and the paint has not come off like the replacement OER shroud...When I called the shop that I got this from,  I got the answer only I must always get "Oh !!! this has never happened before" bull C$%^. I should have done what Marty recommended to begin with and shipped it right back to the dealer and bought from someone else...By posting this here and  getting the answers that I got from this site, it saved me from sending it back to only get the same problem from another vendor...


Eddie

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General Discussion / Re: Steering Wheel Shroud

« on: June 04, 2011, 11:38:01 AM »

Marty, if you do use the lief product please post your results and challenges if any in applying it....I would like to see how it turns out...I looked and the rest of my trim and it all looks pretty good for now.  I'm going to use the silver paint stick on the shroud for now..I put one coat on the other night and I will apply another this w/e..

Eddie
TMR

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General Discussion / Re: Steering Wheel Shroud

« on: June 02, 2011, 01:53:56 AM »

Today, I stopped by a national store chain called Michael's.  They had a product called Metallic Artist Tape and it come in a three color packet, (2) ea. Gold, Argent, and Black 1/8" wide 324" long...The company name is called the C-thru Ruler Company..www.cthruruler.com...This one was about $18.00...I'm thinking this one is not going to work all that well...It will have to be trimmed and that does not look to be too easy, even with a very sharp ex-zacto nife..

I also picked up an Testors Enamel pin marker, Argent in Color from my local hobby shop. This pin sold for about $5.00...

Here are three photos. The first photo showing the left side of the shroud is what it looked like before. The second one is with the outer right horn button done, and the last one is with half of it painted with the Argent color pin...I think I'm going with the pin and forget tryng to trim the chrome tape...A very nice touch-up...Thanks for the recommendations for these products...





Eddie

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General Discussion / Re: Steering Wheel Shroud

« on: May 31, 2011, 01:08:07 AM »

Did you pick this up at a hobby shop?

Eddie

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General Discussion / Re: Steering Wheel Shroud

« on: May 27, 2011, 11:32:50 AM »

I looked too and could not find anything..One of your comments led me to think about if the site Administrators would consider adding a section that could be  "Tricks of The Trade" or "The Watch Out"......This would be a great addition to the site where people could go an post or find out things that others have developed or run into for solving some stubborn problems..
Had I know this was painted I would have never attempted to clean it...

Eddie

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General Discussion / Steering Wheel Shroud

« on: May 27, 2011, 01:54:39 AM »

Man am I ticked off...I just bought and installed a new GM OER steering wheel shroud and the silver trim is coming off..Am I to assume that they came this was from the factory painted silver not coated somehow, or is this just what we are getting these days with OER parts....If I need to paint it what color and type of paint would you recommend for repainting the silver stripping on the shroud....

Eddie

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General Discussion / Re: First Super Chevy Show

« on: May 25, 2011, 01:33:29 AM »

At the end of the day. I keep this thought in mind. Its really about showing classic cars to people that likes to journey back in time. Forgets about next month rent, car payments or just to show the kids what mom and dad use to drive back when...

Now when I walk through a car show I blow past some of the cars, but when one catches my eye, by the color, the chrome, the paint job or even a big As# blowers I stop and look. Why, because I appreciate the time and effort that goes into building any kind of car.

We all seem to choose a car to buy or build based on what our dad's had, the first one that caught our eye, or we just want to hold on to a part of history, a very special time with a very special person...What was her name ?  Hummmmm !!!!

To put things in prospective - There is an older guy that lives close to me with a 1970 or 1972 Nova...He drives the car to the shows and it looks like the miles that he has on the car. Its not detailed, and could use a good waxing...He knows he is never going to win the best of show...He goes to the shows to meet people and he enjoys a simple conversation. He is the real hero of why car shows can be fun. That is until we add in the competitive edge...

Eddie

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General Discussion / Re: First Super Chevy Show

« on: May 25, 2011, 12:04:30 AM »

If you want to vote for any of these cars here is the link to vote - http://bestofthebest.superchevy.com...

Like the guy that was parted beside me said " we are not going to win this show, I've been to enough of these to know who's going to win...". I asked why is that ?...Its simple...That kind of car sell magazines and looks great on the cover of SCS...

Eddie

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General Discussion / Re: First Super Chevy Show

« on: May 24, 2011, 10:22:04 PM »

Here are the pictures that were requested from this w/e's SCS..The third photo was The Best of Show....














[IMG]http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w41/Esells7616/DSCN0456.jpg[/IMG]

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General Discussion / Re: First Super Chevy Show

« on: May 24, 2011, 12:59:56 AM »

Thanks, I could have not done this without all the encouragement from this site member and the recommendation to clean, clean, and then clean some more...It really paid off...

I would also like to thank a couple of strangers, a father and son team who actually went to the judges and said, "Hey you really have to look at this car. I have been and seen a lot of cars and this one needs to be in the Gold Class" , so I guess they listened...

So my lesson learned from this past w/e is that if the car presents its self well enough, then it will get the recognition it deserves. All I did was to drive Miss Daisy to the show the car show...

Eddie