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Post by Lord Vadus on Sept 6, 2011 9:22:42 GMT -5
That's a good idea; sort-of a welcome sticky. I don't know if this forum has the option of a global sticky, but there are a few that I've been a part of that used to have this or a "READ THIS THREAD FIRST" in the introduction section. I'll create the thread there if someone cares to make it a sticky.
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Post by Lord Vadus on Sept 6, 2011 16:10:34 GMT -5
Here's a picture of my green car; note: there is no battery in this car.
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Post by sigmfsk on Sept 6, 2011 17:13:18 GMT -5
Thanks, LV. I think yours is like TK826's and is a 1974 yoke for cars with a build date prior to 1/2/74, and is what the bluesmobile fall-a-part car had.
Here's my chart:
It looks like your car has a hole, where circled in red, while TK826's has an indention, but not a hole.
Interesting. It'll probably be easiest to compare side-by-side, maybe next CEVS! At least I know to be on the lookout for a pre 1/2/74 yoke. One never knows when these things might pop up at a swap meet. Well, one kinda knows, but one can hope.
thanks guys! /arthur
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Post by Lord Vadus on Sept 6, 2011 17:15:57 GMT -5
I'll check my Brougham tomorrow, just to see. After all, that one is just ODD.
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Post by Mr Mercer on Sept 6, 2011 20:06:53 GMT -5
Arthur , keep doing what your doing . I like to see all the little / big differences in all years of Monaco's . Mine's not even close to screen accurate , but I like it that way . And from the reactions at last years cevs show when we had more monacos was too funny . How we were all the same .... but different , from the lettering to the paint finish . We're all have a common interest and share info and parts between us that makes this more enjoyable .
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Post by countrybunker on Sept 6, 2011 20:17:34 GMT -5
Amen to that!
Were all here for a good time! Arthur and I were talking about that at milan. How accepting everyone here is, unlike other car hobbys.
Keep up the posting arthur! I enjoy the reading myself! Sorry my responses havnt been real quick lately! Just been busy..
-zac
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Post by sigmfsk on Sept 7, 2011 2:55:39 GMT -5
Thanks for the good feedback, 177 and Country. I'm really pleased how the conversations yesterday turned out, and I like Lord Vadus' new sticky. We get to have all the details - but make clear that we're not all about the details. It's about sharing the spirit of the blues. And you guys certainly continue to do that giving me rides around in your cool blumos! Now I've got to ride in a: - monaco - bluesmobile - and now a DRAG CAR! thanks, arthur
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Post by tk826 on Sept 7, 2011 8:53:45 GMT -5
I am open to discussing even the smallest of details.
From a "movie prop replicator" standpoint it is the small details that make all the difference. For the casual message board reader, it provides new topics of discussion, learning and research.
Now if someone chooses..., or chooses not, to incorporate these details into their own projects is entirely up to them.
Of course no one is going to be bashed for not having a missing turn signal lens, a red steering wheel, or the fact they put in a 6 speaker, after-market stereo.
But, for those who are interested in the details, and even more so, would like to act on that information, it is nice to know that it can be found here... rather than being pushed aside due to a perceived redundancy.
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Post by sigmfsk on Oct 15, 2011 16:34:38 GMT -5
It was pointed out to me many moons ago that when the Bluesmobile slides onto the sidewalk and when the car disintegrates are probably different days. Evidenced by the air conditoner not being in the window when they pull up. Something else kinda weird about that scene, when Jake gets out it looks like he runs to the front fender first, bends down for some reason, and then runs away. I've always thought he was activating a timer for the disintegration, but it didn't work. That was just a personal theory. Although it just creates extra continuity confusion because that might suggest the disintegration was filmed before the slide onto the sidewalk because I believe they were filming those scenes in September (Labor Day weekend) not typically the time to be installing an air conditioner. I'm serious, this is not a yoke. ;D Chitown John really has me thinking about reusing my original front cop doors. bluesmobiles.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=information&thread=368&post=2124They're not really screen accurate since the stars are ground off instead of painted over, but it would be so cool to have the original doors. So I'm looking for any arguable reason how it could be considered screen accurate to have a passenger side door mirror. The driver door mirror comes, goes, and changes from non-remote to remote operated, but everything I see for the passenger door is no mirror. While looking for pics, I found this: from www.bluesbrothersgallery.com/production%20stills/index.htmlIt reminded me of your post where you talked about Jake bending over. So here's a pic of Jake bending over, in a thread about radiator yokes, during a discussion of passenger door mirror. It seemed like the best place. your friend in behind-the-scene pics, arthur
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Post by sigmfsk on Nov 27, 2011 17:08:26 GMT -5
Hi Guys: I've been trying to wrap my head around the different yokes, and it seems to me that all the 1974 yokes and Country's 1975 yoke all look the same. Here's a yoke I got from a 74 Monaco built in November 1973: and I can't tell any difference between it and my Marin County yoke: and it looks the same (to me) as LV's 1973 yoke: and it looks the same (to me) as TK's 1973 yoke: TK, you say that yours looks like this: and matches the movie: Can you take a pic of your yoke at a lower angle, showing all the way to the left? I'm guessing it looks exactly the same as my Marin County yoke: with an oval hole (not round), and an extra hole to the left. I'm thinking we all have the same yoke. I don't think that movie yoke is even a Monaco yoke. That giant circular hole is so far over on the left that in a production car, the hole would be partially obscured by the vertical edge support. And it has an extra tab and curve that a stock yoke doesn't have, and the angle between the vertical and horizontal isn't 90 degrees. I'm up for the challenge of trying to find a screen accurate yoke, but I can use some extra pics and thoughts to see if that screen yoke was anything that was found on a 74-77 c-body. thanks, arthur
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Post by tk826 on Nov 27, 2011 17:43:09 GMT -5
I'll work on getting a new photo.
I believe the yoke, shown in the film, looks different because it was chopped into pieces.
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Post by sigmfsk on Nov 27, 2011 18:11:05 GMT -5
I'll work on getting a new photo. I believe the yoke, shown in the film, looks different because it was chopped into pieces. Ahh, that makes sense! It does look like a 74/75 Monaco yoke with the left side cut off. So maybe a 1974 / 1975 yoke all look the same (as far as this visible left side hole situation), and all are the same as the movie yoke. And these different part numbers: up to 1-2-74 3752450 after 1-2-74 3752700 75 3752458 have nothing to do with the holes on the left hand side. your friend in now appreciating the "chopped into pieces" trick, thanks, arthur
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Post by sigmfsk on Jan 8, 2012 13:15:17 GMT -5
I'll work on getting a new photo. Hi TK: Any news on an update? Almost round vs. Parallel sides with semi-circle ends: that is the question. Anybody have anything but "Parallel sides with semi-circle ends"? your friend in part analysis, arthur
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Post by tk826 on Jan 14, 2012 1:27:43 GMT -5
Sorry, this one slipped my mind.
The car is in storage now, but I should be near it within the next couple of days. I'll take a photo the next chance I get.
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Post by tk826 on Feb 3, 2012 15:04:52 GMT -5
Without measuring, I'm not quite sure if the opening is as tall/wide as what is shown on the cars above, but it does have a small flat area, on both the the top and bottom. I would guess that it is the same as the others.
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