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Post by sc397 on May 2, 2023 11:17:11 GMT -8
Calls like this piss me off... A guy calls me after talking to one other guy looking for parts. He leaves me a message and I call him back.. I get the " wow these parts are so hard to find!" I ask what parts are you looking for. He says stock valve covers, they are sooo hard to find. I exclaimed "where have you looked!, they even make new ones!" At this point I am kinda pissed for wasting my time on such a easy part to find. After some conversation on where he was looking etc, I found out that he literally lives within 5 miles of Dave Bies and Stickshifter.. I told him that Dave had a pile of valve covers that he was giving away a couple weeks ago. So now I have to waste more time in texting Dave's phone number to him. Oh and somewhere in the conversation he told me that he just got the "motor" rebuilt and is ready to paint it. I asked no questions in regard to who built it and how it was done and what to look for. I don't need to open up a whole can of worms.
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Post by 69Rebel on May 2, 2023 11:23:37 GMT -8
Just remember, Rick. No good deed goes unpunished.
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Post by Captain Awesome on May 2, 2023 11:34:41 GMT -8
It's one of those days. This Generation of mid 20 somethings is ticking me off today.
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Post by spud on May 2, 2023 12:14:44 GMT -8
I have a limited supply of collector quality original amc valve covers. Due to the rarity of these, they are priced as such. The rare and well preserved examples are extensively documented and pedigreed, for the discerning amc enthusiast. When they are gone they are gone, at least until i get more. I am in process of taking reserve bids on them. I also have a very limited supply of the uber rare mark donahue signature series valve covers. For an additional surcharge i can make any valvecover any signature you want. I dont need any hi pressure sales tactics as i’m the only source on the planet where you can find the quality and rarity these units posess.
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Post by sc397 on May 2, 2023 12:21:08 GMT -8
I sent him a text after I gave him the phone number.. "So in 3 phone calls you are going to have your parts. I don't ever want to hear about how hard it is to find AMC parts again. LOL!" He responded with.. "That's funny I appreciate it Rick"
(It still irritates me enough that I think I will have a beer with N2ojoe and bitch about it a while)
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Post by landbarge on May 2, 2023 13:24:59 GMT -8
Bitch, bitch, bitch
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Post by 71sc360 on May 2, 2023 14:52:03 GMT -8
Hey Rick, I've been having a really hard time finding window crank handles, they must be pretty rare, after all, AMC's haven't been made for a long time.... Any chance you'd find me a set?
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Post by sc397 on May 2, 2023 16:52:20 GMT -8
Hey Rick, I've been having a really hard time finding window crank handles, they must be pretty rare, after all, AMC's haven't been made for a long time.... Any chance you'd find me a set? Nope but there is this guy in Tennessee that has a bunch of NOS shit. I am sure that he has some. Or, did you try the guys at O-Rileys or Rockauto? They have AMC shit on the shelf.
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Post by landbarge on May 2, 2023 17:01:37 GMT -8
Guys working in the stores aren't old enough to have been conceived on one of our reclining seats.
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Post by sc397 on May 2, 2023 17:04:01 GMT -8
as they say down south... "You riat"!
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Post by landbarge on May 3, 2023 5:41:36 GMT -8
Several years back, I had one local AMC guy that would call me on the job.if I didn't grab it, he kept calling back. I finally answered. He said "what are you doing, you didn't answer?" Told him I'm doint what I do during the day. Working, I have a job just like the last time you called
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