W900A

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  1. sodel1234

    sodel1234 Bobtail Member

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    Just starting the process of restoring a 1980 W900A, looking for any good places to buy interior and exterior parts, not having much luck.

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  3. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    Any luck finding a source for parts? Coincidentally I am starting on restoring my 1980 as well and was wondering the same thing.
     
  4. georgeandson

    georgeandson Heavy Load Member

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    Your best bet is to remove everything and clean and rebuild what you can individually on something that old.
    What you can't clean you might have to take to upholstery shop and have them rebuild it. Thats for fabric advice.
    For hard plastic parts you will need to take to a body shop and hope they either do them cheap or chow you how to sand and pre and repaint all the parts. It can be done but will take a lot of time. Your project is not impossible. Just time consuming.
     
  5. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    That was pretty much what I was thinking. Only the door panels are salvagable on mine. Truck sat in a field since '04 and the mice got into her. A lot of the drivetrain and suspension parts are still readily available so it's really only the interior that had me stumped.
     
  6. georgeandson

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    I would go all after market if nothing is saveable....Unless you find a donor truck....
    New door panels, new hard wood floor, new updated gauges and dash panels. While your there you can run some new wires for all the gauges and electrical stuff. All the way to the fuse box.

    Door panels, head liner and sleeper walls are all easily built by an upholstery shop. You can buy some used seats from a new truck someone replaced factory for after market. Then hard wood is basic and easy to install. And the electrical is pretty basic along with all the wire replacement. Just make sure you get the right gage wire and mark everything properly and install it with the proper ends....

    Lots of little work that you can do yourself....But lots of time will be required....
     
  7. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    The wiring in the dash looks ok for the most part but I think I will be changing it out simply due to the fact it is 30 years old and with the amount of time and money going into this project the last thing I want is a nice truck with constant wiring issues.
     
  8. Ruthless

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  9. Caterpillar Cowboy

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    [QUOTE="georgeandson] I would go all after market [/QUOTE]
    [QUOTE="georgeandson] Lots of little work that you can do yourself....But lots of time will be required....[/QUOTE]

    Yep. When I get the chance to rebuild a classic truck, I'm hoping a old C500, LW900, or any needlenose butterfly hood KW or Pete, It's going to be a full blown resto-update-mod.

    I was thinking about interior plastic trim pieces that need replaced in my old truck I drove in high school, a 91 Dodge W250, and when I get ready to re-do that one, I think a good sheet metal guy should be able to come really close to duplicating, enough to work well and look sharp, all of the plastic trim pieces that hold on your headliners, and other miscellaneous interior panels.
     
  10. Elip88

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    I'm starting a '71 W923, i've been searching for parts. Found aftermarket stuff, just need more $$$
     
  11. spsauerland

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    If looking for interior parts, try daycab conversion company. they sell whole kits for A models.
     
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