11.75" slider brake caliper brackets

72bluNblu said
New parts also don't have 40 years of wear and tear, unknown treatment, or damage. Casting technology has improved in 40 years too. Are the new ones better? Beats me. The old ones aren't perfect though.

Ditto for the entire suspension system and unibody of any mostly original car on this forum, especially those with rear or front framerails that have been replaced or repaired. Yet, I don't see everyone making a beeline for a Dynacorn Mopar in a Crate (nor saying nice things about them).

72bluNblu said
Think you can find them cheaper? Awesome. Good luck. I've bought several sets, found a couple sets at pick and pull, and sold a couple sets, and still run a couple sets. The 11.75 sliders are sought after parts, that's why they're repopped now. They're cheaper now than they've ever been because of the reproductions out there. The cars that came with them rarely hit the yards anymore. The ones I bought at the yards were the only ones I ever bought for under $100. And the ones I sold got more like $130. I've got a couple sets still, but I've got a few cars too. Needless to say if I did sell originals it wouldn't be for less then repop's. But what do I know. They're not Chevy parts, that's for sure.

There's one pick-and-pull out of the county that I haven't hit yet, and I probably will at this rate.

A Jesel timing belt for a Chevy is not your average Chevy part, like it or not. Ditto for an Isky rev kit. And Crower rockers don't care what engine they're on, so long as the rocker ratio is right. I might not like Chevy myself, but I sure wouldn't diss performance part spares from three IMSA-GT cars that ran 12 Hours of Sebring by comparing said parts to the mass-produced garbage from any of the big three.

-Kurt