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409biscayne · 11-21-2006, 09:48 PM

What's your experience with aftermarket 72 core supports ? I need to do a little rust repair ( battery side ) on mine , plus sand blast and paint , might be cheaper to just replace . Whatta y'all think .
Tks ......................................... 409

Sweet72 · 11-21-2006, 09:50 PM

Depends on if you have welding equip. I made a patch to replace the rusted area under the battery and sandblasted & painted mine, but then GMC supports are harder to find. Never used a repro support so can't comment on them.

msgross · 11-21-2006, 10:03 PM

I know truckandcarshop had them at our last swap meet for $125 so it seemed like a good deal.

Green Machine · 11-21-2006, 10:15 PM

There is a patch panel available for the battery rust, I have done both ways and I would either fix the original, find a better original, last resort would be a repop, they take some work to get to fit, they are ok, just not an exact replica.

*72CSTC5* · 11-21-2006, 11:10 PM

Just make a patch and repair your own. Not very hard. Here is what I did.

11-21-2006, 09:48 PM	#1
409biscayne Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Spokane , Wash. Posts: 790	Core Support - repair or repop ? What's your experience with aftermarket 72 core supports ? I need to do a little rust repair ( battery side ) on mine , plus sand blast and paint , might be cheaper to just replace . Whatta y'all think . Tks ......................................... 409 __________________ Can-Am Motorsports 37 Chev Coupe 331 4 speed 5.13 posi . ex-gasser . 64 Biscayne 409 2x4 4 speed 4.11 posi 65 Nova Wagon Drag Car 383 t400 (Dragin-Wagon) 68 c10 cst 396 t400 a/c buckets lwb 4.11 posi (SOLD)

11-21-2006, 09:50 PM	#2
Sweet72 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 1,534	Re: Core Support - repair or repop ? Depends on if you have welding equip. I made a patch to replace the rusted area under the battery and sandblasted & painted mine, but then GMC supports are harder to find. Never used a repro support so can't comment on them. __________________ '72 GMC SWB C1500 Custom, frame-off in progress. 383 SBC, 9:1CR, Comp Cams XE262H, Scat internal balanced crank, Eagle SIR 6" rods, Keith Black dish pistons, Dart Iron Eagle 72/180 heads, Weiand Stealth intake, Stewart stage I water pump, Holley 4bbl vac sec, TH350 with B&M Shift Improver Kit. 12 bolt positraction.

11-21-2006, 10:03 PM	#3
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: Core Support - repair or repop ? I know truckandcarshop had them at our last swap meet for $125 so it seemed like a good deal.

11-21-2006, 10:15 PM	#4
Green Machine Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Estherville, Iowa Posts: 3,371	Re: Core Support - repair or repop ? There is a patch panel available for the battery rust, I have done both ways and I would either fix the original, find a better original, last resort would be a repop, they take some work to get to fit, they are ok, just not an exact replica. __________________ 1968 C10 307 3spd Long Fleet ------ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=201103 1970 C10 305 Super T10 Long Fleet --- http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=202285 1971 C20 383 TH350 Dana Posi ----- http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=206894 2001 GMC Sierra 1500 C3 6.0

11-21-2006, 11:10 PM	#5
72CSTC5 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Deer Park, Tx. Posts: 2,522	Re: Core Support - repair or repop ? Just make a patch and repair your own. Not very hard. Here is what I did. Attached Images

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