The Chevy is due a major service with some preventive maintenance thrown in so I started sourcing parts last week.
Pretty much everything I wanted was available from UK parts suppliers but was "delivery in 2 to 3 weeks". I guess that was because they needed time to goldplate and encrust them with diamonds. £360 + £delivery for a fuel pump?!
I ended up ordering from the US and got the fuel pump, fuel filter, tank straps, serpentine belt, diff cover, rocker cover and intake manifold gaskets for £318.65 including delivery and any import fees. Ordered last Wednesday evening and delivered today.
I ordered new fluids and consumables from UK suppliers.
After paying £6.99 for delivery, the limited slip diff lube I ordered arrived on Saturday but wasn't lsd oil in the box. Two emails over the weekend (they're open 7 days) went unanswered. A phone call this morning resulted in me emailing again with a photo of what was delivered but got no response. A follow-up call this afternoon ended with a "She's on the phone, I'll pass her your message." Needless to say, no response again.
Some new bolts I ordered from Manchester, just in case, are still
"Preparation in Progress" so the 48hr delivery hasn't worked.
Useless £$%^ers. I hope they both go bust!
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Perhaps they are just a 'Go between' and are ordering from the States.
You have to check these so called UK suppliers. For example Autodoc are based in Berlin which is where the parts are dispatched from.
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