1979-1980 Corvette with L-82, AC or Heavy Duty or 1981 except Heavy Duty Radiator or 1982 All Support Seal 4 Piece Kit Repro Of GM 14011813,14011814 & 458357
CAVEAT EMPTOR: ours is a Blueprint Accurate quality precision replica including LH & RH upper horizontal seals & LH & RH vertical side seal. All have PSA (pressure sensitive adhesive) without pre-punched mounting holes. PIF (push in fasteners) are not used. None better, more accurate or less expensive. Made in Bridgeport, CT
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DocR
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1274460
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24.00
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zs115
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26.99
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2.99 more expensive
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313045
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28.50
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4.50 more expensive
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+++ a poor copy made from DocRebuild's Blueprint accurate repro except for their price
xxx CC must purchase this from zip because they are owned by the same company
FACT: We were the first to reproduce these parts over 30 years ago. There was no prior repro. It was & still is the benchmark for accuracy, because everything since has been a repro made from our repro. Unfortunately, like those copied & copied Assembly Manuals, their results are sloppy, not precise and often are just a poor facsimile.
76-82 OWNERS PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING: The main determining factor in selecting these 76-82 kits is the radiator's thickness i.e. 2" thick or 2 5/8" thick. Those Seal Kits that specify A.C., L-82 or Heavy Duty Radiator are usually used with a 2 5/8" thick Radiator. The 2" thick Radiator usually was used on L-48 or non-A.C. models or those without a Heavy Duty Radiator. Since the Radiator in your model may have been replaced with a thicker one or a thinner one -- Please check the thickness of your Radiator's core before ordering to avoid errors.
the BACK STORY:
Around 1984 Mr. Ken May the Director of Warehousing & Distribution for all of General Motors (now retired) provided me with the actual GM Blueprints for Radiator, Fan Shroud & Air Dam Seals. We used these to reproduce these discontinued GM parts. Later we realized that zyp the gyp was ordering these parts wholesale to copy them. Literally making a repro from a DocRebuild repro. Justin Abbot the Lap Dog for David Walker at zyp the gyp has repeatedly stated that I claim invention of these parts. These are dirty liars. I have never claimed to have invented these parts. I have claimed that I was the first to reproduce these parts. And we have the only accurate reproductions. Incidentally Justin Lap Dog Abbott did not even start working at zyp the gyp until a decade after we brought these to the marketplace. Apparently he is a clairvoyant Lap Dog. David Walker claims the high road i.e. silence - that means he cannot dispute the facts. I surreptitiously ordered some of zyp the gyps seals and they are poor imitations not blueprint authentic. They remind me of the Assembly Manuals that have been photocopied over & over. The complex pattern air dams are the worst, and the most visible.
TIP: it you see a zip part number that begins with a Z that is one of their own offerings a zip repro - or rather on my view a re-poop. Unfortunately, for you the consumer there is no knowledge of how these parts were reproduced. zyp the gyp is a money grubbing liar & phony laughing all the way to the bank with your money. But they are so polite. Bernie Madoff was the epitome of politeness running his scam.