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Old 03-28-2007, 01:12 AM
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'68 - '72 factory air for the tires...
Old 03-28-2007, 04:18 AM
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Originally Posted by cajos
Guys we should stop this threat.

WHY

Because the price of these parts will now double on ebay!!
You know your probably right, we are probably giving matthud a shopping list to try and corner the market on all the hard to find stuff.
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68-75 rear window defrost vent grille, coupe and conv.
Old 03-28-2007, 08:56 AM
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HEADLIGHT SUPPORTS (horseshoes)They're cast pot metal that cracks if you just look at em wrong. No repro's.
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Old 03-28-2007, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by matthud
I am compiling a list of some of the hard to find Vette parts. List some parts that are hard to find or not reproduced.
Seat hinges for the 79 and later C3s..........LT
Old 03-29-2007, 03:13 AM
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Originally Posted by cajos
Guys we should stop this threat.

WHY

Because the price of these parts will now double on ebay!!
Or maybe it will motivate people to dig these parts out of their garages and list them at a fair market value.....your glass is either half empty or half full.....

....I'd love to see more listings for '71 blue seat belts, but there's a limit to what I'd pay for them....my glass is half full
Old 03-29-2007, 06:21 AM
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"Or maybe it will motivate people to dig these parts out of their garages and list them at a fair market value.....your glass is either half empty or half full...."

That fair market value has now quadrupled, off course with all honesty in mind!!
Old 03-29-2007, 06:55 AM
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A lott of C3 an C2 birdcage parts. This will be a goldmine soon.
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Originally Posted by corvetteload
68-75 rear window defrost vent grille, coupe and conv.
The Holy Grail of parts.
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Old 03-29-2007, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by cajos
Guys we should stop this threat.

WHY

Because the price of these parts will now double on ebay!!
I don't think most e-bayers are CF members.
Old 03-29-2007, 10:03 AM
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'AX" stamped delco fan clutches.
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Old 03-29-2007, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by ESU
'AX" stamped delco fan clutches.
ESU
I'm still looking for another one.... If I find it...it's yours...

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replacement fuel filler neck for an '83.
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Divorced choke assembly (not just the choke, but the housing and the rod as well) for a 72 SB base motor. Specific to that year and model.
That took me months to find.
Everybody listed it, but nobody had it.
Ecklers finally came through, but man it was more then what I wanted to pay for it.

Edit: Proving my point. link


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Originally Posted by Swaps
replacement fuel filler neck for an '83.
Say what?
Old 03-29-2007, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by DZRick
I'll add a couple of hard to find 68 parts.

68 shifter plate

68 outside door locks
If your door locks are the same as the 69's, then you can get them at AutoZone

A non-repoed LT-1 Hood as I've found out...
We talked about the shoulder harnesses, but specifically, the springs
The tri-power setup (right, coinwasher)
Speed Warning Indicator
L-88 engine (haha)
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Vert deck lids and hinges. They're not re-popped. You can find 'em, but the price is drifting upward every time one sells.

The polished stainless steel trim along the top of the windshield for a vert. I've bid on two on e-bay, and have been honestly and fairly outbid on both. I'm about to watching what these bring the few times they're listed....
John

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Old 03-29-2007, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Big2Bird
Say what?

hey, if you can find one, lemme know!!

I might have a bridge in brooklyn to trade for it!
Old 03-29-2007, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Young69Owner
If your door locks are the same as the 69's, then you can get them at AutoZone

Thanks, but they are a one year only item.
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The correct 77 horn button center.


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