my 1970 belvedere project

[Hemirunner]

id love to have that red hood off the orange RR

I tried to sell you one just like it. You won't find them any cheaper!

 

[roadrunnerman]

josh,that tail panel looks great. It breaks up the all one color look.

 

[68sportsatelliteragtop]

Cars looking good, keep at it.......

 

[moparstuart]

did you try to pop the socket in without the bulb? as far as I know, they all take the 1157.

good idea basket , my 70 sockets are really really tight to get in and out also so it could be your just not getting it all pushed in . THey have horrible grounds from the factory also , so if you can put an extra ground wire to the body its always s good thing .

 

[Basket case]

now I've never had a grounding problem, and my gas gauges have always worked...:sideways tongue:

 

[kev]

...i think car was white a one time...the floor pans are white..

I think your car is painted in it's original color of Yellow Gold. Does your fender tag read DY3 on the third line down?

 

[joshb1983]

I think your car is painted in it's original color of Yellow Gold. Does your fender tag read DY3 on the third line down?

ya i think its is yellow gold it says dy3 on tag..

 

[joshb1983]

i wanted to get the air grabber hood...but investing 1500-2000+dollars in hood alone is to much for me..between metal work,,paint,,and finding all the hardware and breather is expensive, so i fig a amd cowl hood is the better way to go for my car since its just a belvedere and not a RR or gtx..my cousin had a 440 6pack hood he gave me...so im gonna use it for now...and get a nice cowl hood from amd for it this spring.

 

[Hemirunner]

Hey it's no sweat off my brow... I'll cut this one up and put the airgrabber in my Dodge Ram hood, lol...

 

[snakeyes]

hang on to it someone will come along , :eusa_think:

 

[joshb1983]

anyone ever got floor pans or panels from year one? im ordering my floor pans and maby trunk pan today and looked at AMD,,sherman,,and year one..amd and sherman uses 16-18 gauge metal,,year one reps told me they use 20 guage or better thats all he kept saying..way yr one talked like all theres is 20 guage is that thick enough?...amd with shipping is $937 for complete front floor pan plus rear floor pans,, shermans is about the same...year ones alot cheaper but is the quality as good as others and ain't 20 gauge kinda thin?

 

[Propwash]

20 gauge range is typical to automotive sheetmetal Josh. The AMD trunk and floor pans I installed were in the 20 gauge range on my recent project. 16 Gauge is literally just about twice as thick as 20 gauge

 

[joshb1983]

20 gauge range is typical to automotive sheetmetal Josh. The AMD trunk and floor pans I installed were in the 20 gauge range on my recent project. 16 Gauge is literally just about twice as thick as 20 gauge

so 20 gauge is pretty standard? thats good to know..thanks for the info..with the discount i can get at year one its about $300-400 cheaper than amd..

 

[moparstuart]

i say on your budget progect just go with the year one stuff , plus your floor is not totalled you will be fine .

 

[joshb1983]

i say on your budget progect just go with the year one stuff , plus your floor is not totalled you will be fine .

thanks for all the help and advice moparstuart..i really appreciate it

 

[joshb1983]

im glad i found this site...i know alot about the mechanical side of cars but never got into the body work and panels with them..all the help and advise ive gotten from everyone here is a big help and saved me alot of money and time....thanks everyone

 

[Propwash]

No sweat man.....lotta guys here with the know how and are willing to lend a hand. That's why this site is so great. Not a lot of drama, just car guys helping car guys.

 

[joshb1983]

iv found almost all the parts i need but one...the side quarter panel "scoop" louvers....were do u find these at? i haven't had any luck and searched many sites

 

[kev]

No reproductions. If you want those you'll have to find them on ebay or someone selling. But the '70 Belvedere never had them originally.

 

[moparstuart]

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