mhatfield 14

I'm restoring my 87 firebird, when I took it apprt for paint I found my fender, quarter, and rocker extension retainers a just about shot, Ive been t trying to find new retainers, but th He y are obsolete through gm and no one sells just a retainer, hs anyone gone through this.does anyone have any leads to where I can get just the retainer

mantaguy

iTrader: (5)

By Retainers,are you speaking of the Nuts And Bolts??

mhatfield 14

Its like flat stock steel with studs pressed in with pelnuts

mantaguy

iTrader: (5)

You can try this place,I've had some good luck with them in the past.It would be a nice idea to get a Parts And Illustration Catalog to get the P/Ns from it.


http://www.clipsandfasteners.com/default.asp

PAFORM350

those items you're referring to have been discontinued. Every now and then someone will be selling an NOS one on ebay but in all honestly your best bet is a junkyard.

mhatfield 14

Right on so there is absolutely nothing aftermarket? Any other suggestions

mantaguy

iTrader: (5)

You talking about the aero retainers?

mhatfield 14

The name gm gave me was air damper retainers

mantaguy

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If there what I think they are,I had a couple of bad ones, (studs missing)had them reweld the studs back on.

mantaguy

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Is this what you need?

mhatfield 14

Those are what im looking for

mantaguy

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Do what I did!!if the flat metal is straight just have some studs welded on.

static80

Easy to make them. I picked up a 3' length of 1" aluminum at the hardare store and cut it to the length needed. Then held it against the fender and checked the shape. I had to clamp it in my vice and give it a bit of a twist to sit nicely. Then marked the holes, drilled and tapped for M6 bolts and put some bolts through it with loctite. then it works just like the stock one, slip it on inside the fender and use nuts and washers behind the GFX.

Mine was on a Camaro, but it can't be that much different.

mantaguy

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http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/fi...ver-side-only/
Here you go!!Hawks has them,one side,but it's a start.

mhatfield 14

Thanks everyone for the suggestions

WTR388

Built my own, can't remember the ga of steel I used, but I simply drilled holes in it in the proper location, put a bolt through each hole, tacked them in there and ground the heads off. Worked just great.