Parts in PHX?

[jerry79]

Anyone know where i can get aftermarket body pannels and parts here locally in the Phoenix Metro area. Im looking for the big stuff like bed pannels and doors, also any recommended wrecking yards im also looking for a good fleet side bed.

thanks for the help
jerry

[ccb]

I have a list of resto stuff. There are a number of yard to get parts from. I don't know who the best guys are but there not cheap here, got to shop around. I live in Mesa.  So what all are you looking for.

Craig

[78rustbucket]

dont know bout your wrecking yard situation down there but id stay clear of the aftermarket stuff, doors for sure. bought 2 fenders and 2 doors for my 78 last summer... they looked good till i tried to assemble them. out of the lot only 1 fender was of any use, the other had the inner and outer skins welded bout a 1/4 inch too far apart, as for the doors even tho they were capa certified not much of anything lined up for the guts inside including the weatherstrip channel. if your needing alot of parts best bet would be to buy a truck for parts

[jerry79]

Hey Craig,

I have a list a mile long of needed parts so here goes...

Right now my 74 is a step side and I'll be needing the bedsides and tailgate. Unless I can find a good fleet side short bed, I'de rather go fleetside anyway. Do you know of any around here in decent condition? Also I can't find any junk yards that have my bedsides and Chevy Duty is about the cheapest at $350 each .

Also need both doors and a hood.

I've been looking a Certifit because they are local and I have decent luck with their pannels, but have heard some horrible things form others.

Anyway any help would be greatly appreicated.

Thanks
Jerry  

[ccb]

Well there are a couple of guys in town first there is Grumpys truck parts PHX. he has a little of everything but not always in stock. Then there Ricks truck parts But he does up to 72 and Impala Bobs he dose car and trucks up to 72. Oh there in the Mesa area by me. and AIM is down town Mesa they make there own stuff and have a show room. Hoods runing gear. They all have web sites .
Junk yards well I just shop them all to find the best price and there are a ton of them off 16st and Broadway and pick a parts to. junk yard row

Craig  

[toplessblazer]

I was hooking up a phone the other day and the house nextdoor was a chevy junkyard. There were about 4 or 5 blazers in different stages of tear down and 3 or 4 trucks and a couple of suburbans, and a whole backyard full of "treasure". I didn't talk to the guy so I don't know his intentions with his stuff but I can tell you how to get there and you can check it out.
The house is in east mesa almost to AJ. Take University east towards the mountain and go past Sossoman rd. Turn south on 84th place and go down the street a little ways and trust me you can't miss it, all the trucks are in his front yard and driveway and it even spills out into the street. Good luck  

[jerry79]

Thanks for the help guys, I'll take a drive to the house on University. Almost forgot about AIM they dont have my bed parts but they might have the other stuff. Grumpys, Impala Bobs, and Ricks don't have any of my parts (already checked) and the junk yards are picked dry as far as beds. So if any of you guys run across a bed let me know.

thanks for all the help
jerry

[roundedline]

We sell parts also.

Chris Lucas
www.73-87chevytrucks.com
www.captkaoscustoms.com
Project Su
Jimmy 2WD Project

[ccb]

Hmm,
I find that hard to belive you can't find a bed! Try this guy, I got my smog parts from him. He has a lot of truck stuff.

Askren  auto & truck parts 602-276-2555 I talk to Lyle when I was out there.

Craig

[ccb]

Chris,
You have good deals on stuff. But to me its the shipping costs that make buying from online guys the deal breaker on some stuff. Compaired to the local resto guy where I can touch it check it out for damage and so on.  

Craig  

[shaved80]

great find at sossoman/university, i went there and was surprised, tons of stuff, no one was home though so i left a note with my number

[jerry79]

Same thing happened to me, went there and no awnser so I left my number last weekend. Still no call though, let me know if he calls you back.

Well i thought I found a bed out there on Lower Buckeye but went to look at it, it was in worse shape than mine. Guess I'm being too picky???? Thinking about just paying the shipping to get my stepside bedsides, maybe ill order my hood and doors at the same time to possibly save on some shipping. I dont mind shipping costs on the smaller parts, but when it gets this big it really adds up, oh well.

Thanks
Jerry

[ccb]

There is a bed off main and Sossaman in a fence in area its not a step side I think it was a full size. Is that what your looking for?
Remember Classic Indurstries is in Ca. A lot closer to get part shipped from?

Craig

[shaved80]

he called me back in just a few hours. he said he's rarely at the house though so i'd have to catch him at a good time

[ccb]

I was at the pick a parts off main and extension and there were a lot of chevy trucks and beds there.

Craig