April 13 2010
No turning back… bodywork begins this weekend
Tagged Under : cab mount, door skin, Raybuck, rocker panels
So it’s official, this weekend, the bodywork begins. I ordered some new sheet metal from Raybuck Autobody Parts (www.raybuck.com) this morning: getting a new drivers door skin, new rocker panels for front and rear right side, and a new cab mount for the left. That’s certainly not all the sheet metal I’ll need to get this thing done, but it’s a good start.
And, I gotta say, Raybuck Autobody Parts just got on my “nice” list. Late this afternoon a rep from there called to double check that I was certain that the door skin from a 67-72 Chevy pickup (which is what I ordered) will fit the 67-72 Suburban. He said he thought it would, but his system didn’t give that cross-reference.
Well, I think it does fit, so he’s shipping it. He also mentioned that they have a direct fit right-rear rocker panel that’s not listed on their website. I was going to buy two right-front rockers and just shorten one for use in the rear… but Raybuck just saved me some time and headache.
Obviously the jury’s still out on the quality and fit of their parts, but their customer services has an A+ so far.
Things are gonna get good. Stay tuned.