First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Ames rules! In a message dated 7/3/2008 10:19:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... G'day Geoff!! Long time no hear. My vendor of preference is Ames. They are Pontiac only and won't try to push the wrong crapmaro stuff on you. Their prices are usually better also. Take care! Hugo At 06:43 PM 7/3/2008, you wrote: >First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List >......................................................................... >Hi All, > >Been lurking for a while but have recently started what I hope to be >the final "home stretch" >run on finishing the restoration of my 1968 Ram Air 1 Firebird .... >it's only been off the road >for *18 years* and to 4 different body shops (the worst of which I >later found out was >using my EXTREMELY RARE AND ORIGINAL car as a "parts" car to get a crappy >damn base model 350 Camaro out of his workshop that the owner had >been hassling him >about for years). > >Consequently I now need alot of parts to finish the job. Just >wondering what vendor the >list finds best? Year One? Paddock? Ames? Performance Years? I have >to get this stuff >to Australia so I was thinking of just going with one vendor for >ease of transport, and they are >going to get one hell of an order! Probably $5000 easy. I have >finished brakes and emergency >brake, have just ordered all wiring harnesses and need seats and >interior pieces ... on the >motor side of things >I need head bolts, alternator + brackets, power steering pump + >brackets, pushrods, >rockers + nuts, chrome rockers covers, ram air pans + air cleaner, >fuel lines, fan shroud ... >you get the idea. > >I may yet run with some local vendors who are good friends and have >done right by me >in the past, but they each get their gear from different suppliers >and I was just wondering >from all of the experience on this list ... if there was a clear >preference for a good vendor. > >thanks all > >geoff ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store> **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/> Donations: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store/cart.mv?999999> FGF Merchandise: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/store>
