Re: Parts Store Personal #*#@!

[Doug Daniel <dougdaniel50@xxxxxxxxx>]

that is why i save everything  ,,got boxes of brake parts for my cars but they are hard too stop such big cars with the single master cylinder set up,and your right parts stores can only hold so much ,,,but cars these days are made too throw away  after 10 years 

--- On Sat, 12/19/09, Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Parts Store Personal #*#@!
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, December 19, 2009, 8:05 PM
> 
> 
> Yup. In the future we may be forced by lack of parts to
> "upgrade" to some other brake / parts combo.
> 
> By the way, the 11 inch brake drum setup stops very well.
> But these setups are not east to find nowadays.
> 
> Also, I've seen a company advertising a new drum system in
> the Mopar mags in the past year or so but don't recall their
> name/details. 
> 
> Thanks,
> Gary H. 
> 
> 
> ----Original Message-----
>  
> ...
> >Stock drum parts for our 62-65's are getting harder to
> find. C Bodies are the hardest. I see this from overhauling
> MS Cruiser and then a few years later, the Petty Car.
> >Today under warranty my wheel cylinder prices:
> >Purchased Jan 09   List $ 21.17 
> Paid Net $12.89
> >Replacement valve Dec 09  List $45.75 No net
> listed
> >Also different mfgr..I bought Wagner......now Brake
> Best .. probably the same machine making them?? In Jan 09
> OReilly was the only one with the front cylinders and the
> rear came from NAPA. Neither had both. NAPA was the only
> store with shoes.
> >Wonder about today a year later?...
> 
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