Where to buy repro parts?

[moregrip]

I think it's unrealistic to think everything I'll need to replace on the truck will be available NOS at reasonable prices.....so......who sells the best repro parts? Are there USA made repro? Are they better than foreign made?

The places I know of are:

Brothers
LMC
Classic Parts
Truck Shop

Maybe it's best to hit the junkyards for used parts to refurbish? experiences?

Thanks for the help

[Sodak]

Alright good question here ,
This truck NOW is mostly repop parts ,only the hood drivers rearfender and bed header are left of original parts ,it was one big and i mean big PITA to get it together and most hole line up some are over an inch apart,now i didn't buy for a show truck just a dd and hunter ,but if i new how much i'd be cusing like an angry sailer ,i'd probubly have spent the extra diff in price for nos, and that differance around here is huge.$90 for repop fender $400 for nos.But one thing that does not change and that's ,i'd do it either way again .i loved tearing into this.

[old Rusty C10]

I like to buy stuff off our site vendors capt Kaos sells good stuff

[moregrip]

Originally Posted by Sodak

Alright good question here ,
This truck NOW is mostly repop parts ,only the hood drivers rearfender and bed header are left of original parts ,it was one big and i mean big PITA to get it together and most hole line up some are over an inch apart,now i didn't buy for a show truck just a dd and hunter ,but if i new how much i'd be cusing like an angry sailer ,i'd probubly have spent the extra diff in price for nos, and that differance around here is huge.$90 for repop fender $400 for nos.But one thing that does not change and that's ,i'd do it either way again .i loved tearing into this.

looks great! What repro parts did you go with?

[moregrip]

Originally Posted by old Rusty C10

I like to buy stuff off our site vendors capt Kaos sells good stuff

Thats part of my point, what is the "good stuff"? Anyone know?

[moregrip]

found this:

http://www.gmparts-legendarylines.com/licensee_list.pdf

[Sodak]

Originally Posted by moregrip

looks great! What repro parts did you go with?

All my repo parts are from lmc,Not bad just don't expect to put in every bolt.

[moregrip]

Originally Posted by Sodak

All my repo parts are from lmc,Not bad just don't expect to put in every bolt.

from what I can see body lines look pretty consistent......wonder if there's a difference when you fit repro to repro vs repro to stock

[Sodak]

Originally Posted by moregrip

from what I can see body lines look pretty consistent......wonder if there's a difference when you fit repro to repro vs repro to stock

It was accually worse repo to repo,take the bed for example.the driverside bed panel and the header are original the fender for that side is an oem piece but not original to the truck the step is original. now i had no problems bolting all together except for the step out of the five bolts i got four and the fith was more than an inch off.
Now the passanger side is all repo ,And i had to enlarge all the hole on the bed to fender and the step to fender as well as the step to bed bolts and i was able to get all but two bolts in.not bad ...but not easy either that side took more than 4 hours to put together. my point to you is if you can use oem do so,just for the frustration factor alone. would i do it again .....YES

[ECU PIRATE]

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[thesickc10]

lmc metal is junk. my buddies hood shakes like cheap fibeglass and i can almost crush his tailgate with my hands.

[moregrip]

Originally Posted by Sodak

It was accually worse repo to repo,take the bed for example.the driverside bed panel and the header are original the fender for that side is an oem piece but not original to the truck the step is original. now i had no problems bolting all together except for the step out of the five bolts i got four and the fith was more than an inch off.
Now the passanger side is all repo ,And i had to enlarge all the hole on the bed to fender and the step to fender as well as the step to bed bolts and i was able to get all but two bolts in.not bad ...but not easy either that side took more than 4 hours to put together. my point to you is if you can use oem do so,just for the frustration factor alone. would i do it again .....YES

good info, thank you

[moregrip]

I was able to locate a NOS passenger front fender so I went ahead and pulled the trigger on it:

[HIGHWAY BY THE SEA]

Originally Posted by Sodak

It was accually worse repo to repo,take the bed for example.the driverside bed panel and the header are original the fender for that side is an oem piece but not original to the truck the step is original. now i had no problems bolting all together except for the step out of the five bolts i got four and the fith was more than an inch off.
Now the passanger side is all repo ,And i had to enlarge all the hole on the bed to fender and the step to fender as well as the step to bed bolts and i was able to get all but two bolts in.not bad ...but not easy either that side took more than 4 hours to put together. my point to you is if you can use oem do so,just for the frustration factor alone. would i do it again .....YES

That is exactly why I went to so much effort to drive to Georgia to pick up my rust free stepside bed. OEM is the best!

[wraprail]

Originally Posted by moregrip

I think it's unrealistic to think everything I'll need to replace on the truck will be available NOS at reasonable prices.....so......who sells the best repro parts? Are there USA made repro? Are they better than foreign made?

The places I know of are:

Brothers
LMC
Classic Parts
Truck Shop

Maybe it's best to hit the junkyards for used parts to refurbish? experiences?

Thanks for the help

I just ordered both front fenders, hood, both doors and a rear bumper from Tuckers Classic Parts (https://www.tuckersparts.com/)
They are local to me so I saved shipping charges which is expensive on body parts.
I should get all the parts next week and will let you know how it fits. I do know it's all made in CHINA
Just throwing it out as another option....

[moregrip]

Originally Posted by wraprail

I just ordered both front fenders, hood, both doors and a rear bumper from Tuckers Classic Parts (https://www.tuckersparts.com/)
They are local to me so I saved shipping charges which is expensive on body parts.
I should get all the parts next week and will let you know how it fits. I do know it's all made in CHINA
Just throwing it out as another option....

I'm in for the results. The more info the better as far as I'm concerned!

[csa daddy]

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[cory d]

i have heard good things about goodmark. over seas stuff will make you rip your hair out

[Skunksmash]

Originally Posted by moregrip

found this:

http://www.gmparts-legendarylines.com/licensee_list.pdf

If that's the whole list, its a lot shorter than I thought it would be. I figured GM would want to make more money than that.

Originally Posted by thesickc10

lmc metal is junk. my buddies hood shakes like cheap fibeglass and i can almost crush his tailgate with my hands.

Yeah my friend had that exact same tailgate. Junk. Although, it makes me wonder why someone wouldn't just go to the junkyard and refurbish some OEM parts off some old vehicle. Those tailgates aren't everywhere, but they can be found. I'd rather fix a couple dents than have a flimsy truck. Just imo

[moregrip]

Originally Posted by Skunksmash

If that's the whole list, its a lot shorter than I thought it would be. I figured GM would want to make more money than that.



Yeah my friend had that exact same tailgate. Junk. Although, it makes me wonder why someone wouldn't just go to the junkyard and refurbish some OEM parts off some old vehicle. Those tailgates aren't everywhere, but they can be found. I'd rather fix a couple dents than have a flimsy truck. Just imo

Depending on what else I may or may not need I do plan on visiting a few salvage lots to see whats available in my area......will report what I find!

[moregrip]

another question........anyone know or have experience with Dynacorn? I drive by them everyday going home from work and their online catalog shows repro parts for 73-87 trucks.....found this on their website but I have no idea if those specs translate into their non body shell parts.....or even how those numbers compare to the stock numbers.

"The steel used in our body shell program is 1006 universal automotive grade steel coated with special Galvanization to protect against rust.. In most cases the gauge will be thicker than that of the original.

Thickness of steel increased:
Trunk floor 0.8 to 1.0 m/m
Rocker panel 1.6 to 2.0 m/m
Rocker Panel Inner Brace 3.0 m/m
Rear frame rails 1.6 to 2.3 m/m
Firewall & torque bar 1.0 to 1.2 m/m"

[Skunksmash]

http://www.dynacorn.com/newparts.html

Looks like they're just getting started. They only carry about 12 parts in total for these trucks.

[moregrip]

Originally Posted by Skunksmash

http://www.dynacorn.com/newparts.html

Looks like they're just getting started. They only carry about 12 parts in total for these trucks.

yeah for sure.....just trying to wrap my brain around the actual quality of parts out there.

[Skunksmash]

If you pass by it every day... I'd just stop in there and ask to see the part you're looking for. I wish I got to do that on half the stuff I ordered. Mess around with it a bit, see if its up to your standards. Better yet, since you're going to be doing it anyway, pull the old part and take it with you for comparison. If its an OEM piece that is. That's what I'd do. I'm always bringing old parts to places if I can.

[moregrip]

Originally Posted by Skunksmash

If you pass by it every day... I'd just stop in there and ask to see the part you're looking for. I wish I got to do that on half the stuff I ordered. Mess around with it a bit, see if its up to your standards. Better yet, since you're going to be doing it anyway, pull the old part and take it with you for comparison. If its an OEM piece that is. That's what I'd do. I'm always bringing old parts to places if I can.

As funny as it might sound, I never thought to do that.... Add that to my 2013 list!