rhb1999

They sell foam in liquid form too.

This looks like the jack that came with my 1968 Chevrolet C-10 pick-up truck.

What they did after the plug was buffed and waxed was, they sprayed a tooling gel coat over the whole thing to a specific thickness, then with a chopper gun (a device that sprays resin and catalyst and at the same time cuts fiberglass rope from a spool via a cutter wheel) the plugs were "skinned" using tooling resin made for high tempurature and strength, then alternate layers of fiberglass mat, woven roving or fab-mat (mat and roving bonded together with starch) to a thickness consistent for a mold. Fittings for compressed air had been installed in the plug, as well as "pull tabs" for attaching grappling hooks to pull the mold from the plug.

The part your going to make a mold for (called a plug) should be perfect. I worked on a plug for a 28' boat out of wood then they sprayed the hull and superstructure with a primer called Duratec (I think it could be sprayed thick if needed) then we sanded everything with 150 and 220 grit and then it was able to be buffed to a high gloss. Re: the video, I don't think it would have taken much time to to put plywood butt strips underneath at the hood seams.

Wouldn't the end have to have a machined cylinder shape to fit the pilot bearing in the flywheel?

mineral spirits?

I think Toyota Celica or Supra.

From the photo it looks like it could be for the GMC 228/236/248/270 inline 6. 1939-48. I believe in 1949 the exhaust was turned rearward. Casting numbers would help with the exact year.

I thought GMC used this instrument panel from '63 thru '66.

'61 Chrysler town and country, not sure if New Yorker or Newport.

Are there holes in the rear for a vertical top mounted starter? If so, could be '26-'27 Cadillac.

Thanks, hursst. Ok, This engine has this code 17K444516, (9 characters) and it looks like '67 or '77, but the pictures on the site I looked at showed a '67 having a code 7A175291 (8 characters) and '68's with codes 18K23?80, 18B23000, 18Z137810. These having a resemblance to the code on this engine except for the second character being an 8. This is only a block, but it looks old. The pistons have valve reliefs, would a '77 350 had come with these?

Thanks, hursst and NTX5467. I'll look at the website. I'm hoping it's a '67, I understand this was the first year for the 350? This is only a block, but it looks old. The pistons have valve reliefs. A source I read said that the partial vin should have an "8" for the '68 model year instead of a "7" for this sequence of numbers.

I'm trying to decipher the numbers on the front passenger pad, 17K444516 and T1203CKH. The casting number is 3970010. Thanks.

Jaguar XKSS?

I always thought the '55 looked better than the '56. When the '55 model was shown, the automotive press at the time accused Chevrolet of stealing the idea for the grille from Ferrari, hence the reason for the more conventional grille appearing on the '56.

Packard owners may know of a source for these, or a restoration shop could make them. There maybe a marine rub rail that will be a match for these.

It should be remembered also that Chevrolet got a new engine for '57, the 283 a very good engine 185 hp with a two barrel 220 with a 4 and up to 270? with the Ramjet fuel injection. It was made for ten years, by '67 it had a 195 hp with a two barrel. I understand Ford outsold Chevrolet that year , but the Fords that year had valve train problems. I know this because my father in law said he bought one new.

First photo, first car, front row, '57 Chevrolet 150 series 2-door sedan.

I think '78-'83 GM G body station wagon should work also.

Buick V6?

'40-'41, I think the '39 had a wider grille and the '42 had additional horizontal grille work. Didn't Packards of this time have grille work between the grille and the headlights? I don't see any in this photo.

Styleline, Fleetline was a fastback model. Deluxe model would have more chrome above the front bumper corners, etc.

The gauges look smaller. Could it have been used as a gauge delete... was such a thing done back then?

'46-'48? Dodge D-25 coupe?