a rare bit i just cant seem to find

hey everyone.

just wondering i any of u guys have or know of anywhere i can get my hands on a rear upper tail gate handle for my wb van?? the T bar looking one. its been busted since i bought the van and i just havent been able to find one anywhere! i know they r hard to get, but thort its still worth asking

or mayb someone knows how to fix them?

cheers

let me guess is this the problem if so i made one for my hj van and it turnd out ok and wasnt all that hard ! and im guessin others here have dun it befor and may have some pics

hahaha yep thats the problem area!! pain in the neck hahaha. plus the actual T bar handle bit that you turn on the outside is stuffed too, i think, its just like it spins but without open anything haha. thats probably the bit i need most, cause making another inside part wldnt b too hard

rare spares have them but not sure how good they are or cost... you could also try Clasic Oz Wreck in Toronto on 02-49594546. he has lots of bits... helped me out when i needed it.

ah ok, ill hav to give them a ring then, thanks heaps maz!

Hi Matt.
ring Garry at Kempsey auto dismantlers.65626720 He,s got a cple vans in the yard but make sure you got plenty of time to talk cause the bastard loves talkin. if he dosnt have a good one id be very supprised.
Hes got the largest supply of older cars on the mid nth coast.

If not grafton wreckers could have one cause hes got older cars too.

Nice to see another mid nth coaster with a van..

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Holden-panelvan-panel-van-upper-tailgate-pivot-NEW_W0QQitemZ250570936400QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car_Parts_Accessories?hash=item3a57311050

saw this on ebay just before.

I`ll probably start something here but that part looks the same as the ones they use in the FORD tailgates except the Ford one looks a bit more solid

rambletamble wrote:Hi Matt.
ring Garry at Kempsey auto dismantlers.65626720 He,s got a cple vans in the yard but make sure you got plenty of time to talk cause the bastard loves talkin. if he dosnt have a good one id be very supprised.
Hes got the largest supply of older cars on the mid nth coast.

If not grafton wreckers could have one cause hes got older cars too.

Nice to see another mid nth coaster with a van..

ah thanks heaps geoff, ill hav to give him a call! if he has some complete vans in the yard he mite hav a few other things i want haha. yea ive herd good things about grafton wreckers, hopefully one of them has wat i need.

hahaha yea definately!!! was stoked to find out i wasnt the only one! not many up near my joint, think there are too others i c driving around sometimes, but they r pretty beat up and un loved

just wondering... that handle bit has a sleeve that slots in from the outside... mine keeps popping out... is that my problem too?

i feel its worth changing them on all the vans as they DO were out and new is better than old in most cases.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Holden-panelvan-panel-van-upper-tailgate-pivot-NEW_W0QQitemZ250570936400QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car_Parts_Accessories?hash=item3a57311050

Matt. Check this link out, its brand new and avalible on evilbay.

rambletamble wrote:Hi Matt.
ring Garry at Kempsey auto dismantlers.65626720 He,s got a cple vans in the yard but make sure you got plenty of time to talk cause the bastard loves talkin. if he dosnt have a good one id be very supprised.
Hes got the largest supply of older cars on the mid nth coast.

If not grafton wreckers could have one cause hes got older cars too.

Nice to see another mid nth coaster with a van..

just wanted to say thanks for the info on kempsey auto dismantlers geoff!!! gary was great, rung him up last friday and then went down saturday morning to pick up my handle was stoked to finally get one!!! the only thing was it didnt come with a key, so hopefully i can take the barrell out of my old one and put it into the new one! wouldnt happen to know if it can be done, or know of anyone who has done it? but gary was great bloke, and sure does love to chat spent like 45mins walking round the yard looking at different cars talking to him!

was amazed to see he had a complete cl valliant panelvan in there!!!! nice van, bit of rust, but wld b the best project! especially for $500!!

anyways thanks again!

gday mate, ive got one or two spare tbar handles in my shed, the bit in the pic you hav is broken on mine to but the rest is good. if you dont get one at the wreckers let my know and ill send one your way. i dont need them as ive deleted it off my van. btw i dont have th keys, but a locksmith could sort that.
cheers

[/quote] but gary was great bloke, and sure does love to chat spent like 45mins walking round the yard looking at different cars talking to him!

was amazed to see he had a complete cl valliant panelvan in there!!!! nice van, bit of rust, but wld b the best project! especially for $500!!

anyways thanks again![/quote]

Like i said, he loves a chat.
hope he didnt sting you too much for it, he knows he's the only one around here with older stuff and charges accordingly. as for the chrysler, I listed it on this forum to see if anyone could save it but obviosly its still sitting there rusting away might have to save it myself if its not gone by april.

catch ya

yea he sure does haha
um nah his price for the handle wasnt too bad, cheaper then ive ever seen them on ebay anyways. but i was thinking of getting a station wagon rear bumper for the back of my van, i thort his price for that was a tad expensive but then again, im not even sure exactly wat they r worth. still mite get one tho cause im too lazy to travel to grafton or sydney to try and get one cheaper hahaha

yea was such a shame to see the chysler there rusting away, especially for such a rare and awesome van !! i thort about buying it and even talked to my old man bout it, but i dunno if i can afford to do it atm, plus finding space at mine for it and since im already doing my wb up would make it kind of hard, wish i cld tho!!!!

anyways thanx again

mazdragon wrote:just wondering... that handle bit has a sleeve that slots in from the outside... mine keeps popping out... is that my problem too?

don't suppose someone could respond please?

Dunno Maz...... It's a holden thing, not sure how it should be retained.....
Someone tonight should be knowledgeable enough to solve it!

mazdragon wrote:

mazdragon wrote:just wondering... that handle bit has a sleeve that slots in from the outside... mine keeps popping out... is that my problem too?

don't suppose someone could respond please?

Do you still have the rubber that goes between the metal sleeve and the body?

hi Agro, yes the rubber is still there, it stays put, it's sleeve that comes out. Thanks M