1962 looking for parts
 

Aloha all

1962 seems to be a hard year to get parts.

I am looking for the control arm seals. Most places sell the complete control arm but that is silly when you only need the seal, They do sell the 63-66 seal. Will the 63 seal work?

I am also looking for the lower control arm bumper, rear bumpers, and exhaust hanger kit. any ideas where to shop.

I have tried pony boys and classic parts and a lot of internet searching.

Thanks for any tips

1962 6cylinder fleetside long bed

Re: 1962 looking for parts
 

I just went through this with my 60. I found ecklers has the lower control arm shafts. 60-62 is a different style than the 63-66 control arms due to the torsion bars.

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I know, I did not know when I bought the 62 that it would be such a pain to find some parts.

If anyone has a good source please let me know.

KFisher

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Parts are easier to find now than 10+ years ago. Capitan Fab has good stuff. Exhaust is better from shop. You might get lucky with Walker parts. By all meas check my build. I use Speedway Motors alot. Classic Parts.com, Classic Industries, for 6 cyl... 12bolt.com
https://customfab-cda.com/

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Get 1 of these manuals
https://www.amazon.com/1960-1966-Fac...8-1bf73812adbd

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Disk brakes...
https://www.performanceonline.com/19...caAlo_EALw_wcB

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Ebay exhaust
https://www.ebay.com/itm/26290387601...QaAv_SEALw_wcB

Re: 1962 looking for parts
 

I went through the same problems with my 62. If I had to do it again I would do a front suspension swap with a 73-80 c10. Parts are easier to get.

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I have almost all the suspension parts off my '61. Most are pretty tired. Shipping from Canada would be rough.

I went 73-87 front end.

Re: 1962 looking for parts
 

The control arm seal GM part numbers for 60-62 are 3762960 lower and 3762959 upper .Control arm Bumper lower 3762981 , upper 3773361 . As mentioned above , the Assembly manual will give you the GM part numbers for exhaust hangers .

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Thank you everyone. The advice has been very helpful. Much appreciated.

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When I searched a couple years ago, I couldn't find any lower control arm bumpers for '60-'62. If you're a purist, maybe some place like Steele could revulcanize yours.

It's not this place or that place that doesn't have a lot of '60-'62, it's every place. I've looked at many, many vendors; there are less parts available for '60-'62 than any other year Chevy truck since 1946. It has been getting a little better over the years. Accept it or swap the chassis.