I'm restoring my 87 firebird, when I took it apprt for paint I found my fender, quarter, and rocker extension retainers a just about shot, Ive been t trying to find new retainers, but th He y are obsolete through gm and no one sells just a retainer, hs anyone gone through this.does anyone have any leads to where I can get just the retainer

 

By Retainers,are you speaking of the Nuts And Bolts??

 

Its like flat stock steel with studs pressed in with pelnuts

 

You can try this place,I've had some good luck with them in the past.It would be a nice idea to get a Parts And Illustration Catalog to get the P/Ns from it.


http://www.clipsandfasteners.com/default.asp

 

those items you're referring to have been discontinued. Every now and then someone will be selling an NOS one on ebay but in all honestly your best bet is a junkyard.

 

Right on so there is absolutely nothing aftermarket? Any other suggestions

 

You talking about the aero retainers?

 

The name gm gave me was air damper retainers

 

If there what I think they are,I had a couple of bad ones, (studs missing)had them reweld the studs back on.

 

Is this what you need?

 

Those are what im looking for

 

Do what I did!!if the flat metal is straight just have some studs welded on.

 

Easy to make them. I picked up a 3' length of 1" aluminum at the hardare store and cut it to the length needed. Then held it against the fender and checked the shape. I had to clamp it in my vice and give it a bit of a twist to sit nicely. Then marked the holes, drilled and tapped for M6 bolts and put some bolts through it with loctite. then it works just like the stock one, slip it on inside the fender and use nuts and washers behind the GFX.

Mine was on a Camaro, but it can't be that much different.

 

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/fi...ver-side-only/
Here you go!!Hawks has them,one side,but it's a start.

 

Thanks everyone for the suggestions

 

Built my own, can't remember the ga of steel I used, but I simply drilled holes in it in the proper location, put a bolt through each hole, tacked them in there and ground the heads off. Worked just great.