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01-20-2019, 11:27 AM
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What is this for?
What is this bump on the drivers side inner fender for? I’m wanting to smooth this out. Do I need to keep it?
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1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far." |
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01-20-2019, 12:10 PM
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Re: What is this for?
Mine are so dinged up I thought that was just another dent. It doesn't seem to support anything, I guess I'm no help. Someone has to know.
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01-20-2019, 12:14 PM
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Re: What is this for?
I always thought it was for added steering box clearance, but not sure.
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01-20-2019, 03:11 PM
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Re: What is this for?
Battery box support for right hand drive trucks?
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01-20-2019, 04:08 PM
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Re: What is this for?
Left ti.... Nevermind
Auxiliary battery support I guess.
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01-20-2019, 04:32 PM
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Almost Satisfied
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Re: What is this for?
It doesn’t look like the battery support on the passenger side so I didn’t think that was it
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1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far." |
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01-20-2019, 04:46 PM
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Re: What is this for?
Maybe it is a way for a Chinese reproduction part manufacturer to avoid civil penalties from GM for trade infringement if it were identical to the original.
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01-20-2019, 05:15 PM
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Re: What is this for?
Maybe it's a tumor.
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01-20-2019, 05:21 PM
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Re: What is this for?
It's not a tumer
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01-20-2019, 05:27 PM
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Re: What is this for?
Maybe it's a spot that got wet on Gizmo like in Gremlins and it's going to pop out a baby Giz.
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01-20-2019, 05:38 PM
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Re: What is this for?
What ever it is if you don't want it there get rid of it!
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01-20-2019, 05:54 PM
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Almost Satisfied
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Re: What is this for?
This is getting funny
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1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far." |
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01-20-2019, 05:57 PM
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Re: What is this for?
I would agree on the left hand battery tray
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01-20-2019, 06:16 PM
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Re: What is this for?
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I have no idea what it's for. My 1970 inner fender is different but has a similar bump. The bump on my inner fender looks like someone tried to drive a piece of 2 and 1/4 pipe through the inner fender. |
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01-20-2019, 06:18 PM
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Re: What is this for?
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Nice flat spot for a ground strap?
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01-20-2019, 09:42 PM
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Re: What is this for?
From the looks of this post it's a conversational piece!
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01-20-2019, 10:19 PM
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Re: What is this for?
The inner fenders might have been designed to be on a variety of vehicles outside the regular trucks and this might have included (for instance) military vehicles.
If it was used there it might have had a specific task that would never show up on the general pickups. I don't know this for sure....but it is a possibility. All good Coley
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01-20-2019, 11:54 PM
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Almost Satisfied
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Re: What is this for?
Interesting. Never thought I would see this group stumped on something LOL
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1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far." |
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01-21-2019, 12:15 AM
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Re: What is this for?
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01-21-2019, 12:17 AM
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Re: What is this for?
Not stumped. Just exploring all possibilities.
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01-21-2019, 03:11 AM
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Re: What is this for?
Battery tray mount dual batteries, should be a dimple right in the center of the pad.
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01-21-2019, 09:01 AM
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Re: What is this for?
It's for stacking purposes after they were stamped in the factory. IDK!
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01-21-2019, 03:10 PM
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So,, what else you got???
 
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Re: What is this for?
You sit your beer there when working under the hood.
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01-21-2019, 03:35 PM
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Re: What is this for?
ok now someone HAS to go put a jacket on, go outside with their coffee, dust the snow off and look down there and see whats underneath this monstrocity of a bump that mysteriously appeared on all of our trucks at the same time and figure out what its clearing for!!
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01-21-2019, 09:45 PM
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laying low
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Re: What is this for?
Don't look at me.
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