1929 Chevrolet International - 4 Door Sedan Project by BearsFan315

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went out and removed the generator and drive belt and ran the engine for a few minutes. the whine is there, so it is NOT the water pump NOR the generator. sounds like it is coming from the front end, trying to track it down with my mechoscope (mechanics stethoscope)

5-31-2022

finally had some time this weekend to get back to putting my 1929 together. I have been engulfed with the AACA Grand Nationals our Region recently hosted. Was a superb show !! working on closing that out and getting focused back on other things.

started to put together the front end. stanchions, headlamp bar, headlamps, etc... basically have to put it all together loosely then line everything up and tighten them down. slow and tedious. 

next up was the front bumper and my turn signals  bolting everything together and lining it all up then go back to tighten the bumper bolts down. the left side would jump skip and spin when i tried to torque it, then it hit me, the frame threads were stripped when i got it. so i ended up getting a thread insert (helicoil style) kit. drilled out he threads, screwed in insert, broke off tab, put on bumper, threaded in bolt, and bam like a charm !! worked great, was able to torque it down and not issues.

tested out my signals and they both are working and function correctly.

wired up the headlamps and tested those out. everything seems to work and look correctly now.

fired up the engine, as it has been sitting for a while, pumped hte accelerator a few times, a little choke, and fired up after a few tries...  warmed up and idled nicely.

5-31-2022

decided to tinker with the tail light & stop light, I have an original style on the car 2 bulbs, but also built and LED version using the Lambert LED kit.  So i decided to run a few test on various bulbs, Incandescent & LED to see how they work and how bright they are in my garage. 

Incandescent Bulb

#63 Tail Lamp (Parking)

#87 Brake Light

LED

#78845 Tail Lamp (Park ON) 1-2

#84776 Brake Light 3-4

LED

#687985 Tail Lamp (Park ON) 1-2

#978696 Brake Light 3-4