Any east coast vender's for sheet metal? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

eurospec1 · 12-16-2011, 12:52 PM

Are there any vender's on the east coast that carry inner fender-wells for our trucks? All i have found so far are west coast and the shipping is killing me, thanks!

*WAAF* · 12-16-2011, 12:59 PM

good mark amd yearone

flashed · 12-16-2011, 01:17 PM

AMD /Auto Metal Direct in Atlanta Ga has a huge warehouse full of sheetmetal and more .When I was there last they were constantky adding inventory .I got my cowl hood ,72 inner and outer grill and several other parts. Kelly is the one I dealt with.

chopnchaneled · 12-16-2011, 02:26 PM

X's two on AMD.

PanelDeland · 12-16-2011, 02:55 PM

Top Banana is also east coast.They do a lot of swap meets.You might be able to check their calendar and hit one to save shipping altogether.

eurospec1 · 12-16-2011, 04:15 PM

Im gonna have to re-think this i think, AMD is overly expensive, the actual cheapest i have found one shipped to me is from brothers on the west coast (odd right?) Gonna call top banana after work, i just can stand to pay more for shipping then i am paying for the part...

redbaron69 · 12-16-2011, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by flashed

AMD /Auto Metal Direct in Atlanta Ga has a huge warehouse full of sheetmetal and more .When I was there last they were constantky adding inventory .I got my cowl hood ,72 inner and outer grill and several other parts. Kelly is the one I dealt with.

have you tried the cowl hood? how was the fit? my dad restores mopars and uses only amd sheetmetal. the mopar stuff fits great.

flashed · 12-17-2011, 02:14 AM

redbaron69 ,my cowl hood is still new in the box as its waiting for the bodtshop to get to it but its a Tri Plus hood so I hope it fits .

*WAAF* · 12-17-2011, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by eurospec1

Im gonna have to re-think this i think, AMD is overly expensive, the actual cheapest i have found one shipped to me is from brothers on the west coast (odd right?) Gonna call top banana after work, i just can stand to pay more for shipping then i am paying for the part...

9 times out of ten , you get what you pay for with sheet metal..
not always.. but a little money on a better fitting piece is way cheaper than the body guys labor rate to fix it by the hour..

Shyguy · 12-17-2011, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by eurospec1

Im gonna have to re-think this i think, AMD is overly expensive, the actual cheapest i have found one shipped to me is from brothers on the west coast (odd right?) Gonna call top banana after work, i just can stand to pay more for shipping then i am paying for the part...

In my opinion shipping costs are out of control for large items, paying as much to have a part shipped as the part costs is not a good thing. Shipping costs at some point will stall my build on the '67. We are constantly on the look out for trucks to use parts off of for our builds.

eurospec1 · 12-17-2011, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by WAAF

9 times out of ten , you get what you pay for with sheet metal..
not always.. but a little money on a better fitting piece is way cheaper than the body guys labor rate to fix it by the hour..

The body guy is free, and its not the price of the part that is the issue, even though AMD's part is 40 bucks over everyone else, they charge 150 bucks to ship it 6 hours to me, Brothers only charges 93 dollars to ship it to me from California (Im in Florida...)

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Originally Posted by Shyguy

In my opinion shipping costs are out of control for large items, paying as much to have a part shipped as the part costs is not a good thing. Shipping costs at some point will stall my build on the '67. We are constantly on the look out for trucks to use parts off of for our builds.

I agree 100%, when a company charges 150 bucks to ship something 6 hours, and another company charges 93 bucks to ship the same item 3000 miles, its painfully obvious that someone is gauging and trying to make a profit on shipping.

*WAAF* · 12-17-2011, 12:17 PM

I'm willing to bet brothers is drop shipped from someone local to you.. and not out of cali

eurospec1 · 12-17-2011, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by WAAF

I'm willing to bet brothers is drop shipped from someone local to you.. and not out of cali

You may be right, but i bet its not closer then Atlanta to Jacksonville...Regardless of that, the prices are still insane

mbgmike · 12-17-2011, 12:43 PM

shipping inner fenders are expensive any where you buy them from.
I agree they probably were drop shipped but at the 83.00 thats a good price.
they either go truck freight or sometimes ups ground but its always expensive to ship them. if they go truck freight it does not lower the price just because its closer. Top Banana will probably be your best bet. if quality is not a big concerned you can always get them from certifit. they are like 24.00 each and you can pick them up if you have one close by

12-16-2011, 12:52 PM	#1
eurospec1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Green Cove Springs FL Posts: 194	Any east coast vender's for sheet metal? Are there any vender's on the east coast that carry inner fender-wells for our trucks? All i have found so far are west coast and the shipping is killing me, thanks! __________________ 68 SWB Fleet 383

12-16-2011, 12:59 PM	#2
WAAF Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: ma Posts: 278	Re: Any east coast vender's for sheet metal? good mark amd yearone

12-16-2011, 01:17 PM	#3
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,724	Re: Any east coast vender's for sheet metal? AMD /Auto Metal Direct in Atlanta Ga has a huge warehouse full of sheetmetal and more .When I was there last they were constantky adding inventory .I got my cowl hood ,72 inner and outer grill and several other parts. Kelly is the one I dealt with.

12-16-2011, 02:26 PM	#4
chopnchaneled Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Atlanta, Ga. Posts: 1,050	Re: Any east coast vender's for sheet metal? X's two on AMD. __________________ I don't think we get smarter as we get older. We just run out of Stupid things to do.

12-16-2011, 02:55 PM	#5
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,992	Re: Any east coast vender's for sheet metal? Top Banana is also east coast.They do a lot of swap meets.You might be able to check their calendar and hit one to save shipping altogether. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"

12-16-2011, 04:15 PM	#6
eurospec1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Green Cove Springs FL Posts: 194	Re: Any east coast vender's for sheet metal? Im gonna have to re-think this i think, AMD is overly expensive, the actual cheapest i have found one shipped to me is from brothers on the west coast (odd right?) Gonna call top banana after work, i just can stand to pay more for shipping then i am paying for the part... __________________ 68 SWB Fleet 383

12-17-2011, 02:14 AM	#8
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,724	Re: Any east coast vender's for sheet metal? redbaron69 ,my cowl hood is still new in the box as its waiting for the bodtshop to get to it but its a Tri Plus hood so I hope it fits .

12-17-2011, 12:17 PM	#12
WAAF Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: ma Posts: 278	Re: Any east coast vender's for sheet metal? I'm willing to bet brothers is drop shipped from someone local to you.. and not out of cali

12-17-2011, 12:43 PM	#14
mbgmike Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pasadena,Tx /Pto Pta DR Posts: 5,415	Re: Any east coast vender's for sheet metal? shipping inner fenders are expensive any where you buy them from. I agree they probably were drop shipped but at the 83.00 thats a good price. they either go truck freight or sometimes ups ground but its always expensive to ship them. if they go truck freight it does not lower the price just because its closer. Top Banana will probably be your best bet. if quality is not a big concerned you can always get them from certifit. they are like 24.00 each and you can pick them up if you have one close by

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