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Old 06-20-2006, 06:52 PM
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Default Where are some offbeat places to locate hard to find parts?

Doing a story on finding hard to locate parts. Sheetmetal, trim, interior parts.

Can be websites or brick/mortor places.. Everyone knows about Year One and Classic but what about more "off the beaten track" places.

I know of a few, but I want the story to help the average hot rodder.

Thoughts?

The perfect candidate is the guy with the barn full of OEM parts for XXX car and he has a little website to sell them.. or just by word of mouth.

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When we did our last camaro ....We got all our parts from Jim at Heartbeat city....in detroit Michigan....he had ZL1's and Copo's and all kinda of rare parts....

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The obvious, MODO INNOVATIONS. Ok, Maybe just a few things.

There is a place on I-35 between Denton and Sanger, Tx. that is a salvage yard for old cars and trucks. I don't remember the name but I did stop in and talk to him along time ago. I asked if most of his business was out of state and he said no that most of it was out of the country. I know he used to advertise in Hemmings Motor.
He has probably 15-20 acres of old stuff.
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The obvious, MODO INNOVATIONS. Ok, Maybe just a few things.

There is a place on I-35 between Denton and Sanger, Tx. that is a salvage yard for old cars and trucks. I don't remember the name but I did stop in and talk to him along time ago. I asked if most of his business was out of state and he said no that most of it was out of the country. I know he used to advertise in Hemmings Motor.
He has probably 15-20 acres of old stuff.
If you can get the name/address/phone number that would be great.. these are the places almost impossibe to find except by word of mouth.
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When we did our last camaro ....We got all our parts from Jim at Heartbeat city....in detroit Michigan....he had ZL1's and Copo's and all kinda of rare parts....

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http://www.heartbeatcity.net/

Yep, great guy and was the ONLY place I could find a brand new wiper transmission (they don't make reproduction).. cost me a bunch of $$$ but it was sweet.
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if it was not for EBAY..i would not have been able to come up with the nos parts --headlamp trim -gas cap-and some good rust free sheetmetal..amc rambler stuff is hard to come by......im sure you are looking for "places"...i just had to let you know for amc guys....ebay is good stufff...

cant wait to read others posts....

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Yep, great guy and was the ONLY place I could find a brand new wiper transmission (they don't make reproduction).. cost me a bunch of $$$ but it was sweet.

Yea great guy.....He know his stuff dont he? .......we have droped so much money there lol .....Now where doing another camaro........He love us

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if it was not for EBAY..i would not have been able to come up with the nos parts --headlamp trim -gas cap-and some good rust free sheetmetal..amc rambler stuff is hard to come by......im sure you are looking for "places"...i just had to let you know for amc guys....ebay is good stufff...

cant wait to read others posts....

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Yea, Ebay is a no brainer.. it will be in the story I'm sure
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Classic Buicks 4632 Riverside Dr,Chino, CA 91710 909-591-0283 was a god send when I was building my 67LeSabre. They were the only place in the country I could find some stuff. Was in a small old building with original classic buick sheet metal out back. Very cool. It has been about 8 years since I was last there.
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