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Feb 26, 2007 | 10:58 AM

Harps

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56 Engine pad pics needed

Does anyone have some pics of some 56 engine pads.

I am looking for pics of the GR, GU, and FK pads.

Thanks,
Rob

Feb 26, 2007 | 12:19 PM

56Heap

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I think I've still got a pic of a real GU pad at home I'll look tonight

Feb 26, 2007 | 01:01 PM

emccomas

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I have a pencil rubbing of a real GR pad. Is that any help?

Feb 26, 2007 | 01:52 PM

Harps

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 56Heap

I think I've still got a pic of a real GU pad at home I'll look tonight

Thanks, that would be perfect!

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I have a pencil rubbing of a real GR pad. Is that any help?

Sure, I'd like to see that too, if you have it available.

Feb 26, 2007 | 04:28 PM

jimgessner

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Harps

Does anyone have some pics of some 56 engine pads.

I am looking for pics of the GR, GU, and FK pads.

Thanks,
Rob

I have an ORIGINAL "GU" that I took last year. email me privately and i will send it.

Feb 27, 2007 | 09:12 AM

Harps

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Anybody?

Feb 27, 2007 | 02:25 PM

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Here's an "FG" (Powerglide) pad - only '56 pad photo I have.

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Feb 27, 2007 | 02:42 PM

Harps

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Here's an "FG" (Powerglide) pad - only '56 pad photo I have.

John, thanks for the post on the FG pad! That one looks very nice.

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Feb 27, 2007 | 06:26 PM

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John Z, nice pad! Looks just like mine! Wait, it is my pad!! Really!Don't know where you got this photo unless you got it off of Vetteheads, but it is the stamp pad from my 1956, Bloomington Gold, Top Flight, Triple Crown car. Trust, me this is the way a '56 stamp should look.
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Feb 27, 2007 | 06:29 PM

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Rob, what are you trying to determine about a '56 pad? Maybe I can help you in some way. Let me know.

Feb 27, 2007 | 07:32 PM

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If you look at that pad, it was "whacked" 4 times.

The first 5 numbers were in a gang and stamped as a unit. (whack 1)

The next 2 numbers were stamped individually. (whack 2 and 3)

Then, the date/suffix code was whacked in a gang stamp. (whack 4)

That's the way they're 'sposed to look. NICE.

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Feb 27, 2007 | 08:00 PM

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Chuck, nice whack job! You are dead on correct.

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Feb 27, 2007 | 08:34 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Harps

Does anyone have some pics of some 56 engine pads.

I am looking for pics of the GR, GU, and FK pads.

Thanks,
Rob

Email me and I will send you some pictures.
ray63@rochester.rr.com

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Feb 28, 2007 | 02:25 PM

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Garry, I don't recall where or when I got it - I grab them wherever I find them for reference.

Feb 28, 2007 | 06:56 PM

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I seem to remember on Vetteheads where a couple of the guys found what appeared to be and turned out was an original GU car. Pad looked just like mine only worth a lot more with the GU code. That is probably where you got it. Glad to be of help. Take care.

Feb 28, 2007 | 07:35 PM

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Here's an "FG" (Powerglide) pad - only '56 pad photo I have.

John;

I really want to see this pic, and I can't get it big enough without distortion. Any ideas.

Feb 28, 2007 | 08:16 PM

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John;

I really want to see this pic, and I can't get it big enough without distortion. Any ideas.

Are you trying to simply enlarge the thumbnail, or did you click on the thumbnail to get the bigger picture? It looks great for me when I click on the thumbnail to see the larger version.

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Feb 28, 2007 | 08:50 PM

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Ed, send me an email and I will send you several of the same pad from different lighting and angles. Garry

Mar 1, 2007 | 07:45 AM

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Garry;

I got a nice picture of the pad from my computer at work. It must be my computer at home that is having a problem. POS.

Anyway, I see that your engine sequence number is 0447249. I'm guessing that you car is a May / June 1956 car? What is the VIN of your car?

I'm going to create a "restoration engine" for my 56, VIN 2117, which I am estimating is an early May, 1956 car. I'm thinking it will have a date code of late April / early May and a sequence number around 0430000.

What are your thoughts on these estimated dates / sequence number, etc?