Lmc truck

[Blue GMC]

I bought emergency stuff from LMC as I have had problems with Victoria British when I restored my MGB. Will have to check out Manes as haven't found out about them yet. For all my big items i used GMC Paul and had was very happy. Had one problem with a part from him and he took care of it fast with no issues. Go with board vendors they have a vested interest in these trucks and are not about the cheapest supplier.

[jocko]

It's tempting to just pick up their great catalog and order away with the assumption you're going to save on shipping, and you might by ordering all from the same place. However, although they've not been terrible with me, other than repeatedly messing up larger orders of small parts, I now take the same approach that BC10 mentions - quality first.

Having said that, I do this:

I check to see if Wes at Classic Parts (this forum) has it - if so, then my search is over

For specific items:
Belt molding/sheet metal: Mar-K
Seat covers: Tim at Truckseats (this forum)
Suspension: Early Classic Enterprises

For specific oem items - I'll do a WTB on here first - you'd be surprised what's out there. I'm quite surprised just how bad some of the Made in China stuff really is for form/fit - you just can't beat original GM. But the oem/nos stuff can be pricey, so you have to balance that with the type of build you're doing and the level of quality you personally demand. Not always the best route for some builds. I mean, $250-300 for door handles. I did it, I'm glad I did, but ouch. Ha.

After that, I will go to the following in for other stuff: LMC, Classic Parts of America, Truck Shop, etc. I've used the Car Shop (sister of Truck Shop) in the past quite a bit for previous car projects and they seemed to be fine - haven't used Truck Shop much though.