what parts are no longer available to get? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

iluvmy72 · 05-21-2002, 12:33 PM

I only ask this because my spring on my catch plate snapped so my hood didn't lock down into place.....and I couldn't just replace the spring....the whole unit that sat in the top of the grill had to be removed....I found a really good one at the bone yard and took it home and cleaned it with a wire brush and then treated it with a rust treatment primer...the spring is in excellent condition and should last for 80 or so years.....but I checked all after market places for one and none are available.....what other parts are no longer available?

CARS4567 · 05-21-2002, 12:40 PM

HMMM......TOW HOOKS!

johnnyp · 05-21-2002, 12:45 PM

metal trim around woodgrain door panel inserts.

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72 Sierra Grande - "Maych"

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Forget about "do it right the first time". Do it wrong the first time to learn how, then do it right the second time.

kingparts · 05-21-2002, 01:24 PM

Third door and rear hatch sill plates for suburbans. Also, rear hatch handle for the suburban lift gate. This is what I would like to have. (Among other things)
David www.kingparts.com

jku72 · 05-21-2002, 01:41 PM

Frame, and cab.

>X< · 05-21-2002, 03:41 PM

correction, frame is available, Jim Meyer Racing, maybe jimmeyerracing.com? they advertise in Classic Trucks, they show a dropped one, with the front and rear framerails raised, dont know if they have a stock height one though, the price for the rolling chassis is 5 grand or something liek that

*Gee_Emm* · 05-21-2002, 05:56 PM

I think many people would be surprised at how many parts are still available at the dealers

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1969 Chevrolet Custom Camper 20 350/400 70k original miles, 99% rust free, Never winter driven

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Cheyenne Super · 05-21-2002, 06:08 PM

What about tailgate hardware?

71BBK10 · 05-21-2002, 10:14 PM

seems i remember a company that was making fiberglass cabs and beds and front clips, anybodyelse remember this or am i just smoking entirely too much crack?

lukecp · 05-21-2002, 10:27 PM

www.usbody.com
They make a fiberglass cab, but it is pretty expensive. $4600 is a lot...but it wouldn't rust

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Lucas

"Another proud owner of one of the coolest trucks ever built"

drop_shift@hotmail.com

My Daily-Driver: '72 Chevy LWB Custom/10. Rebuilt 350, roughly 300 HP thanks to a 204/214 duration cam, Edelbrock Performer intake and 1406 carb, headers, and 40 seires Flowmaster mufflers. Ochre with a white top. Lots of fun

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nroden · 05-21-2002, 11:43 PM

If you had the money you could build a truck from the ground up. It would be better than new ones and with fiberglass last longer than the originals. Thing is is that if I did that it would never go outside!

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Nick Rodenberg
Wellington, MO
http://nickrod.port5.com
You can click on "My 72 Chevy Truck"
I have a 72 Cheyenne 10 with a V8 350 and a TH-350 auto-tranny.
white/ochre/white/ochre
ochre/saddle interior
Runs well... working on body.
Plan to get painted weekend before memorial day weekend.
Planned to be done March 7 when I turned 16. Didn't happen. Chose to do better job and be behind schedule instead of 1/2 doing it and it looking like junk.

**68Custom** · 05-21-2002, 11:49 PM

Hey isn't there a company already that will build a truck from ground up (67-72) according to your specs? I thought i saw a website for it and i guess they ran them for around 30k or so.... been along time since i saw that website but i was sure of it! Later!

Aaron

1968 C10 Custom Long Wood Bed
New Crate 350/TH400, PS, PB
*50th Anniversary Pickup*

05-21-2002, 12:33 PM	#1
iluvmy72 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Springville, UT, USA Posts: 1,010	what parts are no longer available to get? I only ask this because my spring on my catch plate snapped so my hood didn't lock down into place.....and I couldn't just replace the spring....the whole unit that sat in the top of the grill had to be removed....I found a really good one at the bone yard and took it home and cleaned it with a wire brush and then treated it with a rust treatment primer...the spring is in excellent condition and should last for 80 or so years.....but I checked all after market places for one and none are available.....what other parts are no longer available?

05-21-2002, 12:45 PM	#3
johnnyp Keepin' It Stock Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Grand Island, Nebraska, USA Posts: 554	metal trim around woodgrain door panel inserts. ------------------ 72 Sierra Grande - "Maych" If a man speaks in the middle of a forest and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong? Forget about "do it right the first time". Do it wrong the first time to learn how, then do it right the second time. __________________ 72 Sierra Grande - Maych Forget about "do it right the first time". Do it wrong the first time to learn how, then do it right the second time.

05-21-2002, 01:24 PM	#4
kingparts Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Clover, SC , US Posts: 971	Third door and rear hatch sill plates for suburbans. Also, rear hatch handle for the suburban lift gate. This is what I would like to have. (Among other things) David www.kingparts.com __________________ 1970 Chevrolet Suburban 1967 Chevrolet C/10 Shortbed Stepside

05-21-2002, 01:41 PM	#5
jku72 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: cornville, maine Posts: 659	Frame, and cab. __________________ jku Cornville, Maine 68 C10 burb 42 Willys MB 46 Dodge WF-32 1.5 ton 53 & 56 Olds' 60 Cadillac 22 Dodge Brothers

05-21-2002, 03:41 PM	#6
>X< registered IWATA user Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 4,481	correction, frame is available, Jim Meyer Racing, maybe jimmeyerracing.com? they advertise in Classic Trucks, they show a dropped one, with the front and rear framerails raised, dont know if they have a stock height one though, the price for the rolling chassis is 5 grand or something liek that __________________ -'63 Ford Fairlane 500 coupe, v8, auto, faded and rusty. awaiting built roller 302 and some flat black -'99 Honda Prelude. vtech/5spd. no pipe, no intake, bone stock. awaiting new top end. -01 GMC Yukon SLT 5.3 dented and scratched with a noisy tranny. Take off that Von Dutch hat before i stab you with a 000 Mack.

05-21-2002, 12:40 PM	#2
CARS4567 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: SEATTLE, WA Posts: 338	HMMM......TOW HOOKS!

05-21-2002, 05:56 PM	#7
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 3,991	I think many people would be surprised at how many parts are still available at the dealers ------------------ 1969 Chevrolet Custom Camper 20 350/400 70k original miles, 99% rust free, Never winter driven They have the Internet on Computers now? --Homer Simpson "Of all the things I miss, I miss my mind the most" - OZZY Gee_Emm's Page Vote for my truck to be on the label of a bottle of Jones Soda!!!

05-21-2002, 06:08 PM	#8
Cheyenne Super Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Efland, NC Posts: 303	What about tailgate hardware? __________________ 1971 Cheyenne Super Soon to be converted to '68 front clip. Efland, NC

05-21-2002, 10:14 PM	#9
71BBK10 Teufelhunden Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Camp Pendelton Ca Posts: 572	seems i remember a company that was making fiberglass cabs and beds and front clips, anybodyelse remember this or am i just smoking entirely too much crack? __________________ 1971 K10 lwb fleetside 402 T350 205

05-21-2002, 10:27 PM	#10
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	www.usbody.com They make a fiberglass cab, but it is pretty expensive. $4600 is a lot...but it wouldn't rust . ------------------ Lucas "Another proud owner of one of the coolest trucks ever built" drop_shift@hotmail.com My Daily-Driver: '72 Chevy LWB Custom/10. Rebuilt 350, roughly 300 HP thanks to a 204/214 duration cam, Edelbrock Performer intake and 1406 carb, headers, and 40 seires Flowmaster mufflers. Ochre with a white top. Lots of fun . __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

05-21-2002, 11:43 PM	#11
nroden Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,098	If you had the money you could build a truck from the ground up. It would be better than new ones and with fiberglass last longer than the originals. Thing is is that if I did that it would never go outside! ------------------ Nick Rodenberg Wellington, MO http://nickrod.port5.com You can click on "My 72 Chevy Truck" I have a 72 Cheyenne 10 with a V8 350 and a TH-350 auto-tranny. white/ochre/white/ochre ochre/saddle interior Runs well... working on body. Plan to get painted weekend before memorial day weekend. Planned to be done March 7 when I turned 16. Didn't happen. Chose to do better job and be behind schedule instead of 1/2 doing it and it looking like junk. __________________ Nick Rodenberg 72 Cheyenne 10 V8 350/TH350 white/ochre/white/ochre, ochre/saddle interior Retired and in the dry... still runs. I now drive Red '01 Ford Focus... better MPG!!!

05-21-2002, 11:49 PM	#12
68Custom Hammer On! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 473	Hey isn't there a company already that will build a truck from ground up (67-72) according to your specs? I thought i saw a website for it and i guess they ran them for around 30k or so.... been along time since i saw that website but i was sure of it! Later! Aaron 1968 C10 Custom Long Wood Bed New Crate 350/TH400, PS, PB 50th Anniversary Pickup __________________ 1968 C20 Inline 6 250 SM465 4 speed 1968 K10 Inline 6 250 SM465 4 speed



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