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| | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,249 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,249 | On my 1951 Suburban, an OEM mirror was added to the cowl on the passenger side. By looking at the back side, they missed the factory placement up and towards the center of the cowl by 1/2" or so. The holes were drilled tight and not a slight oversize like the drivers side. So, either done at the dealership or some future owner, but most likely after it left the factory. I'm starting to work on lower cowl repair and putting the whole cowl in epoxy primer. If you are interested, my progress can be followed in the DITY Gallery. So, the question becomes, as I fill other wayward holes in the cowl, do I fill these also and move the mirror mounting down a 1/2'"?? Or just leave well enough alone?
Fishing for opinions here. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 | Concourse restoration? If yes, move it. If no, leave it be. JMOðŸ›
Martin
'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,518 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,518 | Must be irritating for you to mention it,I would be too, plus if you look under the dash, it is apparent where to drill for this mirror. Somebody a very long time ago missed the boat. With it in its current position ,can you open the hood all the way? If not,
it has to be fixed.
BTW, I just spent an hour in your build pics of your suburban at I am awestruck. Love the gantry crane, everyone should have this in their garage. Seriously, huge kudos for the time and care you have spent here.
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1953 Chevrolet 3100261 cu inch, sm420, 3.55 rear, torque tube still,omaha orange, still 6 volt, RPO green glass, side carrier spare, all done In the DITY GalleryVideo of the 261 running1964 GMC 1000305 Big Block V6, sm420, the next cab off restoration
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | You are a "body man".
You are doing a careful "restoration".
It will most likely bother you forever, if you leave it.
You have to decide if you want to do what you think you should do? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,518 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,518 | That is right Tim, in for a nickle in for the dime. Just do it and don't look back. Then you don't have to worry about the purist coming up to you saying how much he likes the suburban but your passenger mirror is installed in the wrong location,lol.
1953 Chevrolet 3100261 cu inch, sm420, 3.55 rear, torque tube still,omaha orange, still 6 volt, RPO green glass, side carrier spare, all done In the DITY GalleryVideo of the 261 running1964 GMC 1000305 Big Block V6, sm420, the next cab off restoration
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | No, I am not worried about the purists.
My vision: if you do not fix it, is that YOU will point it out when someone is admiring your truck. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,249 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,249 | Ya'll have pretty much said what the voices in my head have been telling me. Put it in the right place. Here's the kicker, since I decided to keep the spot light, the mirror has been 3/4 blocked and useless. Moving it to the original location will make it completely useless. Not that you can see the whole world through a 4" round mirror! I guess if I concentrate hard enough, the back side of the spot light can be used as an extreme convex mirror!
Thank you for the opinions and compliments! | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,271 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,271 | Mirrors shmirrors. I have those tiny mirrors without a spotlight to block my view and I still run people off the road because I can't see them.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
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