I have those Center caps with the hidden fasteners on the back. Gold Chevy emblems, 7 inch wheels. I read somewhere that they were installed on 70s vans. Gonna mount them on my 71 short bet stepside C10.

@C10TruckNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for responding! That should look good!

I just redid a set of centre caps and used good body shop thinner, the kind that gets u high, and sat the cap in it for 5/10 mins and the argent paint peeled off. Also I found that usinga heat gun on the logo decal makes em peel off easier as well as heating the old glue residue before scraping it off. Lastly using the heat gun I heated up the centre cap surface before installed the new decal. Just found your channel and love yor 67-72 C10 videos.

@C10TruckNerd

2 жыл бұрын

I like the heat gun idea! I will try that in the future as well. I am working on cleaning black paint off a set now. What a pain! I’m glad you found the channel! I sure like these old trucks and the stories that come with them.

There was also a longer front 6-lug center cap that came on the mid-70’s 4x4 trucks that had “full time 4wd”. No lockout.

@C10TruckNerd

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I didn’t know that. Thanks for sharing!

I have those exact center caps. They came factory on a 1977 Chevy C-10 my dad bought brand new. They are 15x7 and I still have the wheels, center caps and rings.

@C10TruckNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Good info! So it sounds like they have been on a couple 15x7s so far. Thank you for responding! This helps!

Good video chad. I have a few sets of the 5 lug caps that bolt on from the rear and they were from an early van. I also have some 6 lug rally wheels that are 15 x 7 and work great for the front of the 67-70 to keep the track width similar and not have the front wheel drive look. The 7's are rare and hard to come by, but are out there. The 5 lug also came in 7,6.5 and 6" for the front for a staggered look.

@C10TruckNerd

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Good to know on the caps! You are right on the 7”. They are getting harder to come by. Thanks you for sharing and for watching!

Now do beauty rings and lug covers and we will have the complete Itsthechad rally restoration guide 👍

@C10TruckNerd

Жыл бұрын

The rings are a pain with all the trucks, suvs and vans. Not a bad idea though!

@BRMN8R

Жыл бұрын

@ItsTheChad Fair enough. All I know there is a difference, and there's beauty rings I do like, and ones I don't. Lug covers I have no clue, but want to get the correct ones if I decide to run them instead of chrome lugs. You've been a great help, Chad. Much appreciated 👍

Someone had paint my center caps the base black along with the foil Chevy logo black. Took some goof off graffiti remover. The paint bubbles up almost immediately and got through the silver. Chrome looks really great underneath. Now they’re all chrome gonna look sweet back on the truck

@C10TruckNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Good to know that worked for you. I have a similar set painted black. I used carb cleaner and #00 steel wool on one so far. It worked but, but was slow going. I will give your way a try. Thanks for sharing!

@Automotive_Intervention

2 жыл бұрын

@@C10TruckNerd thanks to your video here I wouldn’t have known they were chrome underneath. Saved me from buying the Plastic Repop ones. Thanks man. Your content is great!

I still have my original center caps that someone put knock off caps on I need to restore but I did buy a set of repop plastic caps from ebay for now I plan on buying 15x10 rallies when they are back in stock online

@C10TruckNerd

2 жыл бұрын

The plastic ones do look nice. I like the look of the 15x10s on the rear!

What about the 1979 knock off style center cap? The best looking cap ever in my opinion, at least I was told they were factory on the 79 I had.

@C10TruckNerd

4 ай бұрын

I’m not familiar with a 79 cap. If you’ve got a pic of one, could you send it to me via email or FB? Thanks!

BTW, the 6 lug was not solely exclusive to the 4x4. I had a 1969 GMC 1500 Sierra Grande Custom 4X2, back in 1983 that had 6 lug. I would predict it came that way due to the heavy 1/2 ton option it came with. It rode like a 3/4 or 1-ton. I wish I had a picture of the SPI tag in the glove box.

@C10TruckNerd

Жыл бұрын

Good info! I remember those heavy half’s. They got to bypass some emission regulations that way.

Is there any way to cut the top off of the center caps cuz I have 6 lug center caps for my 4x4 but they don’t have the 2 with out the top. All 4 are covered

@C10TruckNerd

Жыл бұрын

You can cut the centers out if you want. Drill some small pilot holes and jigsaw w metal blade, oscillating saw or Dremel. If not you might see if someone might trade you for a pair of open caps.

Those smoth center caps are 76 and back truck and van center caps and they where on some special models I have 4 sets

@C10TruckNerd

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for sharing the info Jordan. I thought they might of been older since they mounted from the rear.

Thanks for video, but what do they look like on a truck ?

@C10TruckNerd

7 ай бұрын

I’ve got several sets on different trucks in my other videos. Timeless look.

They are van caps off of 7"rallys

@C10TruckNerd

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing that! I haven't got much info on them.

I have one of the rally wheels as the spare on my 93 GMC van; the other 4 are a different style, so I guess they used NOS rallies if they had them?

@C10TruckNerd

2 жыл бұрын

That could have been since they started phasing them out with the square bodies. Might as well use what you got. Cool info. Thanks for sharing and for watching!

I have a set of universal steelies with no mounting holes. What would the best way be to add a rally style hub caps? Tap and drill? Mounting tape? Screws from the back?

@C10TruckNerd

11 ай бұрын

If it was me, and you plan on keeping the wheels for a while. I would use a tap and die.

Hi do you know what website to order 3.5 Chevy center cap emblem

@C10TruckNerd

16 күн бұрын

www.ebay.com/itm/134856881564

They have to be 4x4 15in rims ? . I got a 6 lug 16 in set, but have to cut the center out to a 4 in bore. For my 67 c10 2wd

@C10TruckNerd

Жыл бұрын

Are they the newer style from the 88-98 trucks? I don’t remember 16” in this style. The 15” 4x4 rallies in this style are the only ones that will fit the 67-70s. I hope that makes sense. If not feel free to ask more questions.

I found some 88-98 chevy plastic center caps at a salvage yard for cheap. Would I be able to use steel wool to polish them ? they have a fair amount of scratches/pitting on them.

@C10TruckNerd

4 ай бұрын

You can try some wheel polish or wax but I wouldn’t use anything too aggressive because it’s more of a sticker than chrome.

@bombaman202

3 ай бұрын

@@C10TruckNerd will give it a try, thanks!

Where can I find decent lug nut covers? The aftermarket ones don't thread onto the threaded lug nuts very good

@C10TruckNerd

Жыл бұрын

I just usually just buy the generic metal lug nuts from the part store. I buy replacement thread cutter bolts for the center caps at the hardware store.

Where can I get 3.5 in Chevy bow tie decal I been look and I can’t seem to find the ones with black and gold

@C10TruckNerd

7 ай бұрын

I found these ones in 3.5” on eBay. rb.gy/xiu0m9

I need a center cup for my Chevrolet Trailblazer

@C10TruckNerd

2 жыл бұрын

Check out hubcap haven online. They had a bunch of caps for all sorts of vehicles.

How can you thread the wheels ? I recently bought some hubcaps for my wheels but on one of the wheels none of the bolt seem to go into the wheel.

@C10TruckNerd

Жыл бұрын

I have run into the same issue when I buy new replacement center caps that come with new screws. When I run them in they strip. If you have any of the original bolts that have a cut in the threads at the tip, run them in as a tap. Those are thread cutting bolts and work great.

What size is the bolt that attaches the center cap to the rally wheel?

@C10TruckNerd

6 ай бұрын

5/16 course thread by 3/4

@boscob.a.baracus349

6 ай бұрын

@@C10TruckNerd thank you!

@C10TruckNerd

6 ай бұрын

@@boscob.a.baracus349 Anytime

Do you know of any type of smoothie caps that will fit on these wheels?

@C10TruckNerd

9 ай бұрын

I don’t. You might be able to fit something on with the addition of wheel clips.

Are you in the Wichita area? I have a set of rally wheels I was hoping you could restore?

@C10TruckNerd

2 жыл бұрын

I am. Feel free to email me and we can talk.

I saw that you cleaned off the paint with the steel wool and cleaner. Why in the world would there be paint on chrome?

@C10TruckNerd

Жыл бұрын

GM painted the flat part of the cap where the lugs holes were argent silver to match the wheel color. I prefer an all chrome look myself:

You don't have 1 Chevy 6 lug center cap that mounts from the back... i just need one to complete my set...

@C10TruckNerd

Жыл бұрын

I don’t have a 6 lug. I have never seen one around here.

@Jesus-ot8di

Жыл бұрын

@@C10TruckNerd ok thank you...

@C10TruckNerd

Жыл бұрын

@@Jesus-ot8di you bet

do you have instagram?

@C10TruckNerd

11 ай бұрын

Yes