Went with a Chevelle friend to a local radiator shop this morning. He was having his new aluminum radiator modified to fit in his 65 Chevelle. While there, the guy informed me that he could get me a brand new 4 row for my 69 for a price that made my jaw drop. It was $50 cheaper than I have ever seen anywhere else. He is a local mom and pop shop and doesn't even have a web site. I don't know if he ships or not but if anyone is interested I can get you a phone number.
While on the way home, we passed a huge old warehouse type auto parts store that looked pretty interesting. I asked my buddy if he would mind going in. We stopped and checked them out, had a pretty good selection of parts, some of which was harder to find in local auto parts stores. Things like coil suspension springs, flywheels, suspension parts, and much much more. Keep in mind this is Dayton, home of a lot of Delco products. I am not sure if that has anything to do with it or not, but the prices sure worked for me. I started asking about prices...and when the first price came back on a caliper for my 69 my jaw dropped to the floor. I had NEVER heard of any that low priced. Plus they had them in stock. The only problem was 2 of the 3 had rubber around the piston damaged. I bought the one good one and told them I'd be back next week for the other when they got more in. When I asked about rotors, they had the stock GM factory type rotors for 69 Chevelle in stock and I bought them for $35 each and they looked really good. I believe they are Raybestos brand name. They also had the bearings, but couldn't come up with the proper size grease seal. Also bought the brake pads from them. The rubber lines are on order, but the price was also way cheaper than any I had ever heard. Now as you might expect, this place was hopping with business! The phones were ringing off the hook and the counter guys were all busy as heck. I heard phones ring like a hundred times before someone could pick up the phone to answer, and only a few seconds of my time there was there a phone not ringing. I suspect if you call you may have to let it ring and ring for a long time. They do have a web site and I did ask the guy if they shipped, and he confirmed they often shipped items. The web site for this parts place is http://www.undercarspecialty.com/index.html But they are limited on showing what they carry and no prices are listed on their web site. You will have to call or write them an e-mail. Tell them the local Chevelle Club guys referred you so we can maybe get a club sponsorship from them if you call. ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
