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Welcome aboard Steve! What year/kind of Chevelle do you have? A couple words of advise..... stay away from cheap body parts......& ask a lot of questions. This list is great. There's a lot of knowledge when you combine all of the "guys". haha If I had researched my wives (on my 3rd one) as much as I have my cars I'd be a whole lot better off now!! haha Don > > Hi guys, > I am assuming the list is mostly guys? ( I know what they say > about "assume" ) > > I visted a restoration parts store that is within easy driving distance from > me today. A nice mixture of reasonable and "sticker shock" prices and a good > selection it looks like. I know I am lucky to have such a place within > driving distance. I can imagine it would be nice to look at things before > you plop the money down. > > Since I am just starting, and haven't bought my first part yet ( although I > don't know what is under the Xmas tree ;) .. I am researching about parts > places, what prices are like and whats available. > > I still haven't found much dash or instrument panel stuff out there that is > "new" or reproduction. I think I only seen one place that has whole consoles > as well. Looks like this hobby of ours requires a combination of money, > talent, swet equity, a very understanding spouse, and you need to research > your rear bumper off before you do any of it ;) (spouse excluded?) > > One thing I did notice is that there is a combination of quality vs cheaper > price parts (made overseas) available. How much of a difference would a > cheaper imported metal body part be and why? When would it be ok to go > cheaper to save a few bucks and when should you only get the top of the > line? > > Steve > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
