parts that don't exist anymore
 

What parts would you like to see reproduced that don't exist anymore or are very hard to find?

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Master cylinder and wheel cylinder rebuild kits for my cars.

Hydraulic flat tappet cams and lifters that you can install without even a thought of them failing.

Never had a problem in 50yrs. doing it.
I don't get it.

I wonder how many flat tappet hydraulic valve lifters would have to be ordered for someone reputable to manufacture a run for the Pontiac V8? Is it even feasible?

Tri-y headers for d port heads would be my vote.

Tribal Tube Trey!

Hedman used to make Tri-Y headers. Maybe the patterns are still available.

98-02 Firebird tail lights. They are basically like gold now.

71 lemans one year only front clear turn signal lens for the lower valance.

The lens for the reel out trunk light.

Yes, I have tribal tube tri-y headers on my car and wish they'd be easier to obtain for future builds or other members to enjoy.

Just about any/all Pumps, Valvetrain, Starter, etc.
But hell I knew this from the start many years ago. :D

Now it's Gaskets, and Filters :(

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How about an easy one that very few people even know they're missing. The 4 bbl vent gasket. Source material and punch out pattern.

I was thinking about this the other day and maybe parts that dont exist anymore but the younger generations will says HUH. A youngster will open up the hood of a classic and see a carburetor :confused:. How about seeing a distributor with super long plug wires and a single coil. Sticking with distributor they would be completely lost seeing a set of points.

I got one from cliff.

Do you remember how long ago?

Pie-in-the-sky thinking:

- '60's steering wheel center caps with replaceable lenses and attachment clips

- Affordable '60's big car clear steering wheels

- Early '60's 8-lug center caps

- Correct repro underhood lights (for cars with reel out trunk lights)

- '60's 2-speed wiper and wiper/washer switches (single speed switches are available, but big cars have 2-speed wipers)

- Correct (as in all chrome) windshield wiper refills (good quality at believable prices)

- '50's and '60's power seat motors, cables, transmissions, and switches

- '50's and '60's correct AC components, including ducts, switches, and harnesses

- Power antenna masts ('40's, '50's, '60's, '70's, '80's)

- Vacuum remote trunk release, door lock, and headlamp components

Quick, OTTOMH thoughts.

Just spent around $175 for wipers for my 3 old cars. Ugh! The ones for the GTO were the most expensive, as I had put black plastic replacements on years ago in a pinch, so had to order blades and arms. What a joke….but I paid it.

Yeah, while my '63 was in the shop, they put a pair of those black ones on just to pass inspection I guess. I forgot to swap them before showing last week (oh, well)....

The ones I got were NOS Anco refills circa late '70's, I guess. The rubber feels supple, but I doubt they'd hold up if I had to drive in wet weather repeatedly.

One would think that of the list I posted, wiper refills of several different sizes would be about the cheapest to reproduce, and while I can imagine that they would have to sell for more than their original counterparts in today'a dollars, I'd be hard pressed to see refills sell for more than some of these garish wipers available now.

I would like to see the 65 GTO rear chrome ribbed panel between the tail light bezels re-re-remade again so I can purchase one. And not the plastic.

Mark