Broke the bank ordering all new rubber!!! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

jkade · 03-20-2006, 08:49 PM

I ordered all new rubber for my Blazer today including window rubber for the top from LMC. Cost me over $400, dosen't that hurt

Were can I get a new rear lid t-handle and the gasket tor the handle. Anyone done any custom way to open the rear lid? Thanks, Kade

bouncytruck · 03-20-2006, 10:11 PM

The rubber gets expensive. At least you only have to do it every 30 years or so.

There aren't any new/reproduction hatch handles available. You'll have to search for used or get creative. Someone said that you can get a t-handle that is very similar at the local hardware store. As for the gaskets, I've seen them someplace. Did they not list them in LMC? Ya might check with some of the vendors on the board.

jkade · 03-20-2006, 10:23 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-...QQcmdZViewItem

Reckon one of these could be made to work?

meathead95 · 03-21-2006, 09:15 AM

i ordered a complete kit from www.christiansclassics.com for ALOT less then that

makovai · 03-21-2006, 09:48 AM

i spent about the same and the sad part is after i was all done it still leaks as bad as it did before. Oh well. The new rubber has the new car smell

69TowRig · 03-21-2006, 06:28 PM

Northern Tool & Equip. carries one T-handle. An unnamed vendor (because I don't remember who I ordered it from) charges $25 for this same piece.

Cut the shaft to fit, get new SS hardware to mount it.

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...20322&R=120322

LUV2XCLR8 · 03-21-2006, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meathead95

i ordered a complete kit from www.christiansclassics.com for ALOT less then that

Where I got most of my stuff also, fit's like a glove

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 03-21-2006, 10:10 PM

Wish I would have seen those t-handles before I paid big $$$ for an original and still had to have keys made for it..

jkade · 03-21-2006, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

Wish I would have seen those t-handles before I paid big $$$ for an original and still had to have keys made for it..

Yeah, it was going to cost me about $50 to have mine re-chromed and I still don't have a key.

03-20-2006, 08:49 PM	#1
jkade Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: AL Posts: 2,519	Broke the bank ordering all new rubber!!! I ordered all new rubber for my Blazer today including window rubber for the top from LMC. Cost me over $400, dosen't that hurt Were can I get a new rear lid t-handle and the gasket tor the handle. Anyone done any custom way to open the rear lid? Thanks, Kade

03-20-2006, 10:11 PM	#2
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	Re: Broke the bank ordering all new rubber!!! The rubber gets expensive. At least you only have to do it every 30 years or so. There aren't any new/reproduction hatch handles available. You'll have to search for used or get creative. Someone said that you can get a t-handle that is very similar at the local hardware store. As for the gaskets, I've seen them someplace. Did they not list them in LMC? Ya might check with some of the vendors on the board. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

03-20-2006, 10:23 PM	#3
jkade Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: AL Posts: 2,519	Re: Broke the bank ordering all new rubber!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-...QQcmdZViewItem Reckon one of these could be made to work?

03-21-2006, 09:15 AM	#4
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	Re: Broke the bank ordering all new rubber!!! i ordered a complete kit from www.christiansclassics.com for ALOT less then that __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

03-21-2006, 09:48 AM	#5
makovai Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: oregon city Posts: 335	Re: Broke the bank ordering all new rubber!!! i spent about the same and the sad part is after i was all done it still leaks as bad as it did before. Oh well. The new rubber has the new car smell __________________ If it aint broke..............fix it till it is. www.fast77.com 1972 - 330 hp crate, 11" lift with 39x18 mickeys. 3/4 ton, cross steer, 4 wheel disc brakes 1996 Z71 w/ 35's Last edited by makovai; 03-21-2006 at 09:48 AM.

03-21-2006, 06:28 PM	#6
69TowRig Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 894	Re: Broke the bank ordering all new rubber!!! Northern Tool & Equip. carries one T-handle. An unnamed vendor (because I don't remember who I ordered it from) charges $25 for this same piece. Cut the shaft to fit, get new SS hardware to mount it. http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...20322&R=120322 __________________ -Chris Building a stripper, one part at a time: 1969 K5, 307, 3spd, 3 seats, hard top. Added Pwr Discs, Pwr Steering, Aux Battery, T-case Skid, Lighted Sidemarkers, HEI, Lock-Right Diff, ECE Class IV Hitch, 32" MT/Rs. Parts to Install: Hand Throttle, Console, Tow Hooks, Dual Horns, AM-FM, Dealer Swing-Away Tire Carrier, Gas Tank Skid. Also building a 1950 Willys CJ-3A and off-roading a 2001 Nissan Frontier on 1-Ton Portals...

03-21-2006, 10:10 PM	#8
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,601	Re: Broke the bank ordering all new rubber!!! Wish I would have seen those t-handles before I paid big $$$ for an original and still had to have keys made for it.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..



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