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jb4short · 03-10-2007, 05:58 AM

Here's a decent picture of the center wheel section showing the "Beauty line"

**Hart_Rod** · 03-10-2007, 09:27 AM

Is there a number to call or a website to go to in order to make comments/suggestions on the quality of sheet metal parts?

Edit: I'm referrig to Tri-Plus parts.

jb4short · 03-10-2007, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Is there a number to call or a website to go to in order to make comments/suggestions on the quality of sheet metal parts?

Edit: I'm referrig to Tri-Plus parts.

any vendor that carries the product should be willing to pass along your thoughts to the factory. Or pm them to me and I'll forward them.

9footfan · 03-10-2007, 11:14 PM

i vote for...
* a complete cab--small and big window, ac and non-ac, big and small hump.
*complete original type parking brake assembly 67-72 c10-c30
*and of course 9 FOOT STEPSIDE STEPS AND BEDSIDES
great thread!

**PICKMUP** · 03-11-2007, 10:57 PM

I am having a little trouble seeing the detail on your wheel tub pics. Here are the ones I got in my last shipment...eight of them! See the bad wrinkles in the corners? Are they smooth on yours?
This has been an "on-going" problem that just gets worse!

jb4short · 03-12-2007, 04:26 AM

Ok; I flew down to the other factory this morning. Some of you may know what this is.....here it sits waiting for the inners to be run then they'll be shipped:

and someone is missing a truck in South Carolina because it's sitting on the third floor of a warehouse in Taiwan:

Ram-Man · 03-12-2007, 09:48 PM

[QUOTE=Tri-ProAutomotive;2071265]Ok; I flew down to the other factory this morning. Some of you may know what this is.....here it sits waiting for the inners to be run then they'll be shipped:

I like the looks of that!

bagged91 · 03-13-2007, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Tri-ProAutomotive

Ok; I flew down to the other factory this morning. Some of you may know what this is.....here it sits waiting for the inners to be run then they'll be shipped:

Something along the lines of this would work for a Burb/Panel 1/4 panel... Just an outer "skin" so to speak, with the correct wheel arch(not the LWB arch) and the gas fill, that would go from the door jamb to the tailgate jamb...

lbpd719 · 12-06-2007, 06:40 PM

*bump*

any word on the lwb sides yet?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tri-ProAutomotive

Ok; I flew down to the other factory this morning. Some of you may know what this is.....here it sits waiting for the inners to be run then they'll be shipped:

and someone is missing a truck in South Carolina because it's sitting on the third floor of a warehouse in Taiwan:

lbpd719 · 01-31-2008, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by lbpd719

*bump*

any word on the lwb sides yet?

and another bump for great Justice! some of us really want the LWB sides..

ttt

jb4short · 03-12-2007, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by PICKMUP

I am having a little trouble seeing the detail on your wheel tub pics. Here are the ones I got in my last shipment...eight of them! See the bad wrinkles in the corners? Are they smooth on yours?
This has been an "on-going" problem that just gets worse!

Let me look into that when I get back to the states...I don't recall seeing that in inventory. If they're coming from us I'll show this to the factory owner tomorrow and see what their current manufacturing looks like.

**Hart_Rod** · 03-12-2007, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Tri-ProAutomotive

Let me look into that when I get back to the states...I don't recall seeing that in inventory. If they're coming from us I'll show this to the factory owner tomorrow and see what their current manufacturing looks like.

Can you check into this also:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=231102

Spanky_Pete · 03-21-2007, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Can you check into this also:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=231102

New products are very much appreciated, but the troubles with the doors should be addressed.

Especially since I know I'm going to need at least two, if not four in the next year or so.

68 P.O.S. · 03-12-2007, 09:59 PM

One thing I have been looking for are clear step side tail light lenses. I haven't found any (maybe I haven't been looking hard enough) or seen anyone mention this yet. It's a small part and should be easy to make...

onetonk5 · 03-12-2007, 10:21 PM

I think there is a big difference in reproduction/restoration parts and custom parts. Seems like thats two different markets some of yall are trying to tie into one. From what i understand more work needs to be done to many of the parts currently being reproduced to make them more usable as delivered. Then work on expaning product line.
That being said the blazer market definantly needs bedsides and as previously mentioned windshield frames.

Stoney · 03-12-2007, 10:31 PM

Has anyone ever bought any Tri-ProAutomotive sheet metal? I am wondering about the gauge of the material is all.

jb4short · 03-13-2007, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Stoney

Has anyone ever bought any Tri-ProAutomotive sheet metal? I am wondering about the gauge of the material is all.

A lot of the vendors here carry the parts and have for years. I don't want anyone thinking this is some new brand. The participation here is to try to find new ideas for the manufacturer and try to promote new items that will be coming to market.

There's also no magic- this development takes time once the decision is made to produce a part. That LWB bedside was already in the works as was the '67-'68 grille that I'll post pictures of later when I return to my hotel.

Performance style products aren't out of the question but restoration parts will always be where we spend the most effort. Some styling changes can be made in parts without a major investment others can't. I actually had someone at a trade show ask how much it would cost for a one-off set of LED taillights for their Torino....Thet would have been cool for them; but difficult for us to make our money back.

kw · 03-13-2007, 07:10 AM

How about a complete floor for a Blazer?

Zumo · 03-13-2007, 12:56 AM

Did anyone mention LWB bed floors?

sixty8c10 · 03-13-2007, 10:31 PM

Well I read thru this whole thread and nobody mentioned what I need for my next project. I am sure that someone else needs these as well. I have looked all over and cannot find them. 67-72 stepside step hangers.

**67 cst swb** · 03-14-2007, 02:31 AM

yeah,...
Is the rear tailight section plus about 5-6 inches forward available somewhere?

timcos · 03-14-2007, 08:48 AM

I will add my vote for a good quality (thick) steel bed for an SWB fleetside.

RustyParts · 03-14-2007, 09:56 AM

I wish they would stamp the GMC chrome grill, eyebrows and header bar from aluminum and polish it, like the Chevy grilles.

1lowdiesel · 03-14-2007, 10:42 AM

how about the rear lower section of a stepside bed.

fun in dirt · 03-21-2007, 11:26 AM

What about a whole rear qtr panel for the 72 Blazer... (or has somebody else already said that). All I can find is a few small patch panels?

03-10-2007, 05:58 AM	#1
jb4short Damn Yankee Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 2,261	Re: What parts aren't out there? Here's a decent picture of the center wheel section showing the "Beauty line"

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Hart_Rod ************* Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 17,846	Re: What parts aren't out there? Is there a number to call or a website to go to in order to make comments/suggestions on the quality of sheet metal parts? Edit: I'm referrig to Tri-Plus parts. __________________ Rob - https://www.instagram.com/hart_rod_c10 As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another. Proverbs 27:17 FOR SALE: DBW pedal bracket - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=651123 FOR SALE: Hood Brackets http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=679945 1987 Silverado SWB - 34.5K original miles http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801834 1969 SuperBurb - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200387 1968 Farm truck - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=358692 1968 SWB - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551258 1948 Chevy - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=122164&page=3 Last edited by Hart_Rod; 03-10-2007 at 09:28 AM.

03-10-2007, 11:14 PM	#4
9footfan get up! stand up! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: austin,tx Posts: 345	Re: What parts aren't out there? i vote for... * a complete cab--small and big window, ac and non-ac, big and small hump. complete original type parking brake assembly 67-72 c10-c30 and of course 9 FOOT STEPSIDE STEPS AND BEDSIDES great thread! __________________ 9FT STEPSIDE CLUB 40 1-1/2 ton stake 67 c30 disassembled & for sale 70 gmc 3500 canadian 9 foot "fenderside" pickup 06 silverado 71 vet enjoyed by my retired father wtb-67 chevy 1 ton 9ft stepside-in perfect condition

03-11-2007, 10:57 PM	#5
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,131	Re: What parts aren't out there? I am having a little trouble seeing the detail on your wheel tub pics. Here are the ones I got in my last shipment...eight of them! See the bad wrinkles in the corners? Are they smooth on yours? This has been an "on-going" problem that just gets worse! Attached Images Last edited by PICKMUP; 03-11-2007 at 10:58 PM.

03-12-2007, 04:26 AM	#6
jb4short Damn Yankee Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 2,261	Re: What parts aren't out there? Ok; I flew down to the other factory this morning. Some of you may know what this is.....here it sits waiting for the inners to be run then they'll be shipped: and someone is missing a truck in South Carolina because it's sitting on the third floor of a warehouse in Taiwan:

03-12-2007, 09:48 PM	#7
Ram-Man Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 943	Re: What parts aren't out there? [QUOTE=Tri-ProAutomotive;2071265]Ok; I flew down to the other factory this morning. Some of you may know what this is.....here it sits waiting for the inners to be run then they'll be shipped: I like the looks of that!

03-12-2007, 09:59 PM	#14
68 P.O.S. Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,662	Re: What parts aren't out there? One thing I have been looking for are clear step side tail light lenses. I haven't found any (maybe I haven't been looking hard enough) or seen anyone mention this yet. It's a small part and should be easy to make...

03-12-2007, 10:21 PM	#15
onetonk5 Cereal Killer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 639	Re: What parts aren't out there? I think there is a big difference in reproduction/restoration parts and custom parts. Seems like thats two different markets some of yall are trying to tie into one. From what i understand more work needs to be done to many of the parts currently being reproduced to make them more usable as delivered. Then work on expaning product line. That being said the blazer market definantly needs bedsides and as previously mentioned windshield frames. __________________ If I dont do it....somebody else will.

03-12-2007, 10:31 PM	#16
Stoney Farm Truck Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Jersey Village, Texas Posts: 547	Re: What parts aren't out there? Has anyone ever bought any Tri-ProAutomotive sheet metal? I am wondering about the gauge of the material is all.

03-13-2007, 07:10 AM	#18
kw Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Owings, MD Posts: 119	Re: What parts aren't out there? How about a complete floor for a Blazer?

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sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	Re: What parts aren't out there? Well I read thru this whole thread and nobody mentioned what I need for my next project. I am sure that someone else needs these as well. I have looked all over and cannot find them. 67-72 stepside step hangers. __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

03-14-2007, 02:31 AM	#21
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03-14-2007, 08:48 AM	#22
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