Terbronco7 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Ok I am sure this has come up before. So I was at a local car show the other day and came across a very nice 71 SS or so I thought, turns out it was a clone and the owner was very proud to point it out as one. Thing is he had what I thought was the top hockey sticks and trim piece to go along with it which my reply to him was boy I bet those set you back a bit and he said not really.....to make a long story short he said what he did was take the long bottom trim and just flipped it over and it screwed right in, to the untrained eye it seemed to work, the hockey sticks however weren't so cut and dry. He told me he just purchased the bottom hockey sticks that are reproduced from OPGI and others, trimed the screw tabs off and used glue to hold them in place!!!!! They were a little shorter but I have to say at 20 foot it passed as an SS. Anyone else tried this? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 The centre section is the same top and bottom so he’s correct there. I have heard of people trimming the tabs off of the lower end pieces to use as the hockey sticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I was going to try this until I found a reproduced pair made out of stainless. They are exact reproductions down to the position of the screw posts. The only way you can tell is by the metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam (Bones) Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I know where there is a set of NOS upper trims pieces but they are outrageously expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo's70MCs Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I know where there is a set of NOS upper trims pieces but they are outrageously expensive Hay caramba! What sorta of Mula? And I know you're sandbagging them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC1of80 Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 He's not the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dans '70 Z20 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 There is a guy Larry here with a 1971 SS454 in Cortez silver that makes the hockey sticks out of stainless. He is a machinist and does a great job on them. I actually added a set to my 1970 SS. Thought it needed a lil brightwork in the rear and wanted to add the “SS” emblem which was not on 70 SS’s. Have two tail light surrounds in case I ever decide to go back. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Peters Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 There is a guy Larry here with a 1971 SS454 in Cortez silver that makes the hockey sticks out of stainless. He is a machinist and does a great job on them. I actually added a set to my 1970 SS. Thought it needed a lil brightwork in the rear and wanted to add the “SS” emblem which was not on 70 SS’s. Have two tail light surrounds in case I ever decide to go back. Dan Actually, Larry has sold his silver SS and his machine shop. I am not sure if ie is still making these parts at home. rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I tried contacting Larry months ago and I was unsuccessful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Richey Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 I also asked him a question in the post he had here a while back in the far sale for him and never really got an answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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