And what state requires this? Just curious...Yep. Once and done. But it needs to pass.
And what state requires this? Just curious...Yep. Once and done. But it needs to pass.
The other option is you buy a generic washer bottle on eBay (or somewhere else) for $20 to get you through inspection while you search for the "correct"
So what happens if you have an earlier car that never had washers? They were optional on my '65 Barracuda and my car never had them.
Dear, saforward look, You have made reference to a Mr. Bob Baker.., as a reproduction parts manufacturer in one of your past comments. Can you tell us more about him? Would a concerted campaign of lobbying from the rest of us help sway his thinking about producing the 3431154 reservoir? If you think this would be a possibility, would you please tell us how to contact him? Thanks, Not Right..............and not here most of the time! Busytime for trucking, right now.Sometimes I wonder why I even bother to post replies, as even in the same threads, the same issue just pops up again and again. Why not read the entire posts before commenting anything? Its really not that hard!! Then we wouldn't have to have Stan offer to make a spreadsheet!
Dear, saforward look, You have made reference to a Mr. Bob Baker.., as a reproduction parts manufacturer in one of your past comments. Can you tell us more about him? Would a concerted campaign of lobbying from the rest of us help sway his thinking about producing the 3431154 reservoir? If you think this would be a possibility, would you please tell us how to contact him? Thanks, Not Right..............and not here most of the time! Busytime for trucking, right now.
You know... I read on this site so many times "We need them to reproduce ______ " and when it comes right down to it, the market for that part is so limited that no businessman in his right mind will invest in the tooling and inventory.The problem with that bottle is all the Chrysler lettering embossed in it. That means working with Chrysler for the rights to reproduce it and giving them some profit.
The other problem Bob is having is that he has put a lot of investment in reproducing all these parts for C bodies only and no one is buying. Just a lot of talk. So his willingness to reproduce more items is low at this point.
In the C body world, there are a lot of dreamers who don't support the cause, to our overall detriment.
You know... I read on this site so many times "We need them to reproduce ______ " and when it comes right down to it, the market for that part is so limited that no businessman in his right mind will invest in the tooling and inventory.
Exactly, although I don't know as it's a "maxed out on spending...middle class" thing. C Body guys are cheap to begin with and don't have that drive to have every detail "correct" for next weekend's car show. The correct date code on the voltage regulator isn't going to make the difference on bringing a $5 trophy home and they know it. They'll make do with what they have and go have some fun.I do agree with you, but given the choices of parts Bob has made for reproduction, and his reasonable prices, it would only take some 20 - 25 orders of a part to break even. But there are not even that many buyers in C bodies apparently. I can only guess C body guys are maxed out on spending like most of the middle class these days in the U.S. Many of Bob's orders come from overseas, thankfully.
Exactly, although I don't know as it's a "maxed out on spending...middle class" thing. C Body guys are cheap to begin with and don't have that drive to have every detail "correct" for next weekend's car show. The correct date code on the voltage regulator isn't going to make the difference on bringing a $5 trophy home and they know it. They'll make do with what they have and go have some fun.
The overseas guys don't have the used parts market to draw from .. plus deeper pockets in some cases.
You know... The best analogy I can come up with is when a car comes on here that's either being parted or bound for the derby or crusher.
People jump up and down... "This car needs to be saved!!" they yell... and "It can be restored!!". Most of the time, no one steps up and buys the car so deserving of restoration. It might happen once in a while, but let's face it, most folks are dreamers with a limited budget and no time to devote to those cars.
Same with the repop requests. People want things like new sill plates, but when it comes down to it, they won't spend $175 and they'll polish up what they have.
Really? I bought three sets from Murray last year alone.
I presume you are talking about the CBs or the 2500 club as I like to call them.
I did the work. I jumped through all the flaming hoops to where I had to put up or shut up.
Roof Rail Weather stripping. 74-78 C-body Four-door Hardtop (ALL).
Made by Soft-Seal. $15,000.00 to do it.
So, should I have done it?
No, unless you don't mind losing a lot of money.
Bob Baker got a quote of $17000 to reproduce the early road wheel center caps by a Chinese manufacturer. That didn't fly either. Some said they would never buy anything made in China, and others just wouldn't pay enough for them to break even. So if you want a nice set, I guess the going rate is up to around $3K now if you can find any (besides the ones Fury Pursuit seems to have).