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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 56 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 56 | well i have started checking the ole 52 over a little and thought i would show a few more pic,s and ask a few questions.
i have to brag about my door panels-- first off do not hate me because of my lovely door panels http://www.flickr.com/photos/11977495@N06/2452570722/in/set-72157604648920809/ i may see about repoing them. does anyone reconize this tach and why do you think they added the vacumn gauge? the fellow that owned it years ago did several personal touchs to the dash. http://www.flickr.com/photos/11977495@N06/sets/72157604648920809/
Last edited by midnight auto parts; 04/29/2008 6:35 PM.
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1952 COE
1952 3100
1953 3100
1950 6400
1951 Suburban
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,144 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,144 | well wipers were vacumn operated some trailers had vacumn brakes at that time as for door panels the pictures just leave one speechless. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 | tach looks like old military unit. the door panels....  | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 | An old Sun tach I would say it was an aviation piece but 3500 just don't sound fast enough for aircraft. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 385 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 385 | You'd better nail those door panels down. Take them in the house at night. If not, I'll find you, and your doors will look like mine do. ;}
195? Chevy 3800 dump truck
1973 Chevy C30 cab and chassis
1987 Suburban 3/4 ton 6.2L Diesel
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 864 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 864 | I'm Just floored over those Door panels...  | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | For a time in the 70's lots of experts recommended using a vacuum guage to maximize fuel economy. The higher the vacuum the better your mileage if I remember correctly.
1955 1st GMC Suburban | 1954 GMC 250 trailer puller project | 1954 GMC 250 Hydra-Matic | 1954 Chevy 3100 . 1947 Chevy COE | and more...
It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 139 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 139 | we had that same linolium flooring (different color) not that it would have helped it look any better, in my parents house that was built back the late 50's.
good find on the coe though.
cheers,
1947 Studebaker M15 on 76 GMC one ton dually chassis with 454 4 spd
1953 Chevrolet 1/2 ton p/u
1957 Oldsmobile 88 2dr hardtop
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"I would say it was an aviation piece but 3500 just don't sound fast enough for aircraft."
Back when I used to fly none of the engines ever saw 3500 rpm. That was a long time ago but he operating range was more like 1900-2200. Maybe some did but I never saw one.
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 51 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 51 | Did this truck also come with a red and green light that tells you when to shift? That is some serious 'bling' on the dash. Almost deserving of my 'Hoopty COE Truck' 
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