Need help finding parts
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From: Kernersville North Carolina
Need help finding parts
I need help finding the following '68 (or compatible) parts:
1
For the seats I need to replace the striker plate for the seat back latch.
2
Also for the seats I need the return spring for the seat track release bar.
3
I need to know what to get to connect my throtle cable to the carb (braket, pins, etc)
4
Can I use standard cotter pins in place of the G-clips in the shifter and clutch linkages?
Eklers was not able to help me while I made my order for other parts this morning.
THANKS!
1
For the seats I need to replace the striker plate for the seat back latch.
2
Also for the seats I need the return spring for the seat track release bar.
3
I need to know what to get to connect my throtle cable to the carb (braket, pins, etc)
4
Can I use standard cotter pins in place of the G-clips in the shifter and clutch linkages?
Eklers was not able to help me while I made my order for other parts this morning.
THANKS!
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Originally Posted by DWncchs
Call them back and order these.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...dept%5Fid=1856
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...dept%5Fid=1856
as for the seat track springs and striker plate, i've checked most all of the companies out there and cannot find them
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Originally Posted by bwellisley
Can I use standard cotter pins in place of the G-clips in the shifter and clutch linkages?
I have used cotter pins in a few places to replace those curly-cue clips. They seem to work fine. If there is a problem using cotter pins that I don't know about I would like to hear it! I actually got a few of those clips and I couldn't figure out how to get them on securely. The cotter pin I figured out pretty easily. I did have some cotter pins that were too big to fit thru the holes, I think on the trans linkage, so I got smaller ones.
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Originally Posted by bwellisley
are you saying i cannot use standard cotter pins?
as for the seat track springs and striker plate, i've checked most all of the companies out there and cannot find them
as for the seat track springs and striker plate, i've checked most all of the companies out there and cannot find them
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Originally Posted by PRNDL
I have used cotter pins in a few places to replace those curly-cue clips. They seem to work fine. If there is a problem using cotter pins that I don't know about I would like to hear it! I actually got a few of those clips and I couldn't figure out how to get them on securely. The cotter pin I figured out pretty easily. I did have some cotter pins that were too big to fit thru the holes, I think on the trans linkage, so I got smaller ones.
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thanks for the info...
looking for reproduction or nos parts, no diff to me, just as long as they aren't too expensive, so i'll avoid jt...but so far i can't even find anyone who knows where to get them!
looking for reproduction or nos parts, no diff to me, just as long as they aren't too expensive, so i'll avoid jt...but so far i can't even find anyone who knows where to get them!