Thread: 55.2-59 Is Code 504 in business?
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Old 07-22-2023, 06:01 PM   #6
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Re: Is Code 504 in business?

Until the S-10 donor supply is dried up or they see the handwriting on the wall they will probably still be in business but things like the boxing plates show that they are already looking to the future with new products beyond S-20 swaps.

Not to get sidetracked but the S-10 thing will probably go the way of using Stock MII and Pinto crossmembers that were popular in the 80's but the supply ran out when you walked out in your local wrecking yard and there wasn't one Pinto, Bobcat or MII with a usable front end in the place. It happened with the F 100 guys and Volarie front ends too but parts supply also put a hurt on those swaps. Here S-10 trucks are still work trucks for a good part of the local population who are either farm workers or processing plant workers. That keeps the price up a bit but they get fixed and driven and not parted out until they actually do die.

Still it would be nice if Code 504 at least put a message on the answering machine statin their hours because 8 to 5 on Fridays are still business hours for most of us.
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