My dad built this truck 15 years ago and never drove it. He decided he doesn't want to mess with it and gave it to me It's on a 1997 Chevy 3/4 ton ch***is with a 5.7 Vortec. Needless to say, I am learning more about these obs trucks than I ever wanted to learn. Funny how much a free vehicle ends up costing. I made a custom dash for it, I think it turned out pretty good.
Hello, Nice work on the dash. Unusual, but, it is a modification most cannot do. It looks good. I was trying to get some information on a panel truck I had seen. So, I called this shop. I spoke to1 the owner about a year ago. He gave me some background information on the Chevy truck my wife and I always saw when we drove by his shop. He was an enthusiastic owner of the shop that deals with different parts and services for 1934 to 66 Chevy cars and trucks. He did not know me from anyone, but was nice enough to give me some facts about Chevy trucks and parts. If that is how one helps a guy off of the street, then it is a place to go for parts and advice. 1 Old Chevy parts? The neighborhood of the "surf ghetto" in South Orange County must be the location of the shop that has tons of parts. It is called Cl***y Chevy. These cars are usually seen outside on the main drag from the freeway to the ocean. It is a great way to advertise the business. (nice looking trucks as part of the business.) No, I do not work for Cl***y Chevy. 11 I had several questions about Chevy trucks. The shop owner helped me identify some old Chevy parts, how they worked on the truck and gave me some ideas on old Chevy Trucks in the USA. 1 This yellow/white 1942 Chevy pick up truck looks like a custom truck, but there are clues that it is a shop truck, carrying packages and boxes of parts to be shipped across the USA. It is a work truck for light weight parts and boxes. For the heavy st1uff, the friend behind the 1942 custom yellow truck, looks like it could carry a lot more, large and bulky car parts for delivery everywhere. The stake bed helps for larger items. A 38 Chevy stake bed truck? Jnaki This whole area is the old industrial area of the city that goes back historically, many years... (with Rainbow Sandals being the most popular industrial building known to most people. ) T1he newest industrial area is just a few miles up the street, on the other side of the freeway. The Chevy trucks parked outside are always a draw to this industrial area. The owner was very cordial,1 knowledgeable and was willing to answer any questions I had. He did not know me from anyone else… I was just an inquisitive customer. The website is called: https://www.cl***ychevusa.com/ It is quite complete with several options for parts and also literature. For a local Chevy truck restoration company, they do have quite the following. A call to 1them or fill out the contact sheet will get your project questions answered. YRMV "Cl***y Chev USA is a subsidiary of RepGuy.net,Inc. We started our California corporation in the year 2000 to market, sell and manufacturer cl***ic restoration parts for cars & trucks. We maintain a fully stocked warehouse in San Clemente, California, USA and ship worldwide to most destinations. We are distributors and represent many manufacturers of reproduction parts. All transactions are in US dollars." Welcome to Cl***y Chev USA We are a distributor of QUALITY reproduction parts for cl***ic car trucks hot rods & customs. We keep a very deep inventory of about 1800 different SKU's allowing us to ship quickly and have a 99.9% order fill rate. We carry both new and used parts and buy in bulk and keep our overhead low. We can offer compe***ive prices and almost always ship in 24 hours or less! 1 We inspect all parts before shipping ***uring the quality of each and every order. We are car people, having owned and restored over 35 cl***ic / hot rod vehicles in the last 40 years. We are knowledgeable about cl***ic cars & trucks and truly enjoy this business. This is a family business and we care a lot about our customers and the level of service we provide. Your source for quality parts. Cl***ic Chevy Cars & Trucks, Rat Rods, Hot Rods and Customs. We carry 1959 Cadillac tail lights, turn signal switches, old Chevy & GMC truck parts, hub caps and other sought after parts for your cl***ic Chevrolet & Ford! Let us help you with all your Cl***ic vehicle needs today! Brian We buy in bulk and keep our overhead low. We can offer compe***ive prices and almost always ship in 24 hours or less! We carry a large selection of USED 1934-1946 Chevy & GMC truck parts. Just email us your needs.
The truck has the obs steering column in it. I cut the center hub out of the 1997 steering wheel and attached it to the back of a 1961 Impala steering wheel. Now it will fit the column. I did a makeover on the Impala wheel, it turned out pretty
Sorry you feel that way. Just trying to make the 1997 Chevy steering column and wheel in it usable. I didn't put it on this ch***is. I had to figure out a way to mount the center caps on the front wheels so I made these spring mounted adapters. I was able to make screw on adapters for the back. https://youtube.com/shorts/07b2dIba2sE?si=tHNFuW7ZHA05ZYXN
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