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Old 11-21-2012, 12:23 PM
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Parts for early F series

Besides the local junkyard, what are some good sites for finding replacement parts? I don't need anything as far as body parts, but I do need door panels and things like that. I have a 76 F-100 Supercab. I came across this one :1976 Ford F100 Truck Parts > LMC Truck Has 1976 Ford F100 Truck Parts In Stock

This seems to have some good parts at decent prices.
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Originally Posted by tylert1976
Besides the local junkyard, what are some good sites for finding replacement parts? I don't need anything as far as body parts, but I do need door panels and things like that. I have a 76 F-100 Supercab. I came across this one :1976 Ford F100 Truck Parts > LMC Truck Has 1976 Ford F100 Truck Parts In Stock

This seems to have some good parts at decent prices.
Any and all help is appreciated.
LMC quality is strictly a crap-shoot, plus they don't make anything. Everything they sell they buy from other suppliers. If LMC sells it, it can be found cheaper someplace else.
I buy from LMC and have gotten NOS parts still in the Ford box, Dennis Carpenter reproductions still in the DC packaging and POS Chinese junk. There's no way to know what you're getting untill you receive the package.
There are a lot of good, quality parts suppliers out there. Some are sponsors others aren't.
Dennis Carpenter www.dennis-carpenter.com
Blue Oval Truck Parts
Mac's
Jeff's Bronco Graveyard
are just a few.
Just a note, on the door panels Dennis Carpenter make their own panels and are exact copies of the original Ford panel. Others are somewhat less when it comes to quality and fit.
 
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Thanks for the info. I'll check it out.
 
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Thanks for the info. I'll check it out.
Shoot me a PM I might have some door parts you need.
 
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right on HIO ya perdy much nailed it! sept u forgot "MY BACK yard" LOL
Nabors are on my A#$ again!
 
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Thanks HIO.
 
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right on HIO ya perdy much nailed it! sept u forgot "MY BACK yard" LOL
Nabors are on my A#$ again!
That's what fences are for.. out of their view so it's out of their mind.

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You're welcome.

Order up their catalogs, most a free, and start a reference library. You will find some have better prices than others. I usually make a spreadsheet of a planned order and then finagle the items to get the assumed best quality and lowest total cost cuz ya gotta factor in shipping.
 
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yea boy but that barbed wire dont block much
 
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"Neighbors", what the heck is that? My cows love to look at Ford trucks, all they ever say is "Moo-nice truck", your not taking me any where in that stock trailer are you"?

HIO Silver nailed it on the links, get the free catalogs, shop around become a frequent flyer on FTE. LMC is usually on the bottom of the list due to there parts fit being not so good from what I read on here too.

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wow can tell you aint from around here
no one hasta ta tend to there own if they can point at someone else!

a couple years ago the guy up the street whent to jail cuz he wouldnt clean up his junk cars! the cops came in with tractors and rolloffs did it for him the the judge assest the cost and made that his fine ta get out
 
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Some of the basic parts, t/s switch--brakes, are a lot cheaper at Oreilly and NAPA. These sites will help out in getting the spec pieces unique to the make/model I have though. Thanks.
 
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I can go a week and only see the mail ladies jeep way down the driveway and that it as far as people. Lets me get more work done too.
 


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