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Vol. 36 No. 8 October 2021

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October 2021 The National Chevy AssociationTM 1

Designed to fit your 1949-54 exclusively – not a universal fit. Shifter does not interfere with the seat and shift pattern fits the car perfectly.

Preassembled, easy to install and instructions are included.

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Lubrication Chart __________________


Trim Clips ________________________ Remember those two pieces of stainless steel trim between the rear windshield and the trunk that overlap by an inch and have special 1 inch by 3/4 inch bracket clips with a mini carriage screw? There are 13 of those things (Fig. A), six on the left and seven on the right side with a thick rubber grommet enclosed in a steel cap and a hex nut on the inside of the trunk. They are engineered with a lot of vertical play so that the trim will fit the contour of the body and the head of the screw is flat so that it does not interfere with the stainless trim as it pivots into position. Well, most of mine were rusted beyond reuse (Fig. B) so I decided to replace them all with stainless, but have you ever found any? I did in a hardware store and you can too if you are willing to make them.

You will need 13 of everything (Fig. C) in stainless steel: (plus extra that may drop into oh-no land).• 1 inch fender washers with a 1/4 inch hole. Even

though 3/16 inch holes are also available, do not get them since there will not be enough play in the screw.

• #10 flat washer• #10 lock washer• #10 hex nut, 24 thread (3/8 inch wrench should

fit this)• #10 pan head machine screw, 24 thread, 3/4 to 1

inch long (Fig. D)• about 1/8 thick solid rubber, not the foam stuff

Grind down the head of the #10 pan heads (Fig. E) so that it is flat. I had a bucket of water handy to drop those into and suggest using a vise, first as a stable mount and second because it will pull off heat. Buy, or make like I did, the rubber grommets by drilling (Fig. F) 11/64 holes in 1/8 inch thick solid rubber. I used a piece of scrap rubber from another project. Then cut a circle about 1/2 or more around each of the drilled holes to make fresh grommets. Be sure to drill the holes first! The assembled parts look like this (Fig. G) but make sure that the 1 inch washer’s rounded edge is toward the screw head and that the sharp edge is facing up. (There is no need to assemble them all like this right now.)

It’s time to slide six of them into that left trim, seven into the right trim (Fig. H) and boy do they go around that curve smoothly. Note how the screws have plenty of room to maneuver (Fig. I). Install the left side trim first and try the fit. If you feel that a particular 1 inch washer needs a curve hammered into it, then do it. Here is the order (Fig. J): trim, screw, 1 inch washer with rounded side toward trim and screw head, car body, grommet, flat, lock, nut. There is nothing to keep the screw from turning inside the trim when the nut is being turned but this was not a problem for me. Just pull the screw from the inside of the trunk while pushing the rubber grommet against the car body. This created enough friction so that the nut went on tight.

The second screw in the from the door was in a difficult spot. So, I applied some silicone to the screw tip just before attempting to put on the #10 flat and lock washers. This process kept the two pieces from falling off the thread and gave me time to get the hex nut in place but it also made turning the nut more difficult since it added friction to the nut and the screw head turned all the more inside the trim. So, I tightened the grommet to the car body a little more and it was soon fixed. Aha, for this reason do not drill a hole larger than 11/64 inch in the grommet. The stainless hardware cost me $10.

VernNew Orleans, Louisiana


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Cover Car _____________________ I purchased a 1954 Convertible with power steering. The power steering had been added so the previous owner had cut the left fresh air tube to miss the power steering box. I did not like this look so I added a 4” flex to look like the original. The following is how I did the change.

1. Made a collar to fit over air tube and reduced to fit inside of 4” flex.

2. 4” flex purchased from N.A.P.A.

3. New strap to hold flex to inter panel.

4. Rolled and welded 1-1/2” wide collar to fit inside flex.

I cemented the flex to reducer collar and to the inside collar.

5. I then used the original rubber sleeve to go over tube at firewall.

I’m also seding picture of the car and the tubes. I hope this helps others.

Bill Taggart


__________ Installation Instructions


A few weeks ago I had a friend order the split manifold exhaust system. I put it on myself, sounds great. I am 76 years old and a Vietnam Vet, I don’t have any other way of ordering except by mail. I recently bought a 1950 2 DR hard top BelAir. With all the papers I got with it, I am the 4th owner. Right now it has 19,800 miles on it. The previous owner had it shipped from Illinois. He checked with the previous owners to verify that it is original. The car has had one re-paint, and has not been restored. Overall it is in very good shape for it’s age. I am sending you a picture which I hope to see in one of your mags sometime. I will be ordering more stuff as time goes on. If the prices go up and I come up short please call me and I will send it to you as soon as I know. Thank you for being there and doing what you are doing for the people who have these cars.

Roger Mathis

Tuckasegee, N.C.

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Mail or Fax to NCA, 947 Arcade St., St. Paul, MN 55106 • Fax 1-800-785-5354 or 651-778-9686

Congrats to Don K. of Newark, DE, winner of the Find the Hidden Firecracker Contest.

In this issue you will find five witches hidden in articles or ads. To enter the contest, find the witches, fill in the form below and mail or fax your entry to us by November 15, 2018. On November 18 we will draw the contest winner. Remember - if you don’t enter you can’t win. Have fun. Contest open to current members only please.

Entry FormName ____________________________________________________________________________________

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What pages did you find the witches on?

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FOR SALE — 1953-54 Hardtop Parts, Top of door stainless , L&R, (4 pieces) excellent $250; Glove Box Door $75, ’53 Parking Light Hous-ings L&R $100, Stainless Rear Gravel Guard, Driver Side only $40, Interior Rear Window Reveal L &R $25. Many more parts. Call with inquiries. CA pickup, shipping extra 714-838-4589 or [email protected]

Sept___________________________

CARS FOR SALE

FOR SALE — ‘51 2dr. Styleline Deluxe Chevy. Recent restoration. ‘54 235 12 volt. New: tires, brakes, chrome, interior, wiring, and more. $9000.00 Marco 1-218-924-4371 MN

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FOR SALE — 51 chevy deluxe motor tight Powerglide transmission needs right front door pics available $3000 obo clean title Cen-tral Wi 715-321-4646

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATESPlease advertise ‘49 through ‘54 Chev parts only. “Parts-Line” is printed once monthly and members receive 3 free 25-word ads per year. Ads over 25 words run 10¢ per word over the 25 word limit. Ad rates for non-members are $3.00 up to 25 words and 10¢ per word thereafter. All ads will run for 3 consecutive issues unless cancelled by you. Please put prices on items that you adver-tise. Mail 947 Arcade, St. Paul, MN 55106 or fax 1-800-785-5354 or email [email protected] ads before the first of the previous month.

FOR SALE — 54 Chevy BelAir 2Door stnd shft 50,500 mi exc con meadow green/shoreline beige 22,000 neg Bayside NY serious byers only view@ https://bit.ly/2TmMImu If you need more info let me know.

Sept___________________________

PARTS WANTEDWANTED — 1953-54, Looking for Crankshaft Pulley (Harmonic Balancer) with double pul-ley for power steering. Mark, 714-838-4589

Sept___________________________WANTED — 3-speed manual transmission with OVERDRIVE for 1950 Chevy Styleline De-luxe. Will pay top $! call Jeff at 707 972-2080 or email at [email protected]

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PARTS FOR SALE

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Address ______________________________________________________________________________________

City ___________________________________________ State ______ Zip ____________

Return to: National Chevy Assoc., 947 Arcade, St. Paul, MN 55106 • Fax 1-800-785-5354 or 651-778-9686.

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