Does anyony know of a supplier that manufactures repro drive belts for my '73 with an L-48? I've tried Mid-Amer, Ecklers, etc... All seem to stop at 1972. Any help would be greatly appreciated. First show is in 3 weeks at the Warren Tech Center.
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Re: '73 accessory belts - Correct
James----
Quanta Products carries reproduction belts for 53-82 Corvettes. They carry all of the belts for 1973 models under their original part numbers. Quanta can be reached at www.quantaproducts.com or 410-658-5700. They are located in Maryland. I have had excellent success with every product that I've purchased from them.In Appreciation of John Hinckley -
Re: '73 accessory belts - Correct
James----
Quanta Products carries reproduction belts for 53-82 Corvettes. They carry all of the belts for 1973 models under their original part numbers. Quanta can be reached at www.quantaproducts.com or 410-658-5700. They are located in Maryland. I have had excellent success with every product that I've purchased from them.In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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Re: '73 accessory belts - Correct
James, I have a 37,000mi '74 L-48 Coupe that I bought with 26,000mi and it DOES have the original belts. I ordered back up sets from Dr. Rebuild and Quanta and they are not the same as the original ones on my car, for example the alternator is a green box label GM part # belt, the power steering is a heat embossed Dayco GM part # belt. The ones I received all had the white GM part # on them. All the times I've seen cars with these belts(white GM #s) get judged there was never a deduction. Probably few people know what the originals looked like to begin with, see you at Warren, Paul BorowskiComment
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Re: '73 accessory belts - Correct
James, I have a 37,000mi '74 L-48 Coupe that I bought with 26,000mi and it DOES have the original belts. I ordered back up sets from Dr. Rebuild and Quanta and they are not the same as the original ones on my car, for example the alternator is a green box label GM part # belt, the power steering is a heat embossed Dayco GM part # belt. The ones I received all had the white GM part # on them. All the times I've seen cars with these belts(white GM #s) get judged there was never a deduction. Probably few people know what the originals looked like to begin with, see you at Warren, Paul BorowskiComment
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Re: '73 accessory belts - Correct
Paul----
Engine v-belts are another item that might be compared to fastners as far as sourcing is concerned. Generally, pre-73 belts were of the cloth-wrapped, embossed marking type. 73-up belts, generally, were of "cut" style with the white, printed markings. However, bear in mind that, as in the case of fastners, many manufacturers may have supplied belts to GM at any particular time. Each of the belts would have been manufactured to GM's engineering specifications and carry the GM part number for the particular specification. With respect to NON-ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS, the manufacturers were generally on their own. Also, even with respect to the same manufacturer, the belts could have been manufactured in different plants which varied as to tooling and resultant cosmetic details of finished belts. So, there could be variations in belt configuration for a given GM part number even if the belt was supplied by the same manufacturer.
Obviously, no reproduction source could possibly ascertain and reproduce EVERY cosmetic variation in original belts. Therefore, what is supplied is a typical belt configuration. That configuration may or may not be "original" for a PARTICULAR car. However, even if one were to obtain an NOS GM belt, produced in the same year as a particular car, chances are it wouldn't be the exact same configuration as an original belt on that particular car. In my collection I have many old, NOS belts (most of which I wouldn't dare use on a driven car---they're just for historical interest). I have several of given part numbers which, based on the "package" and label, appear to have been produced about the same time. No two are exactly alike.In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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Re: '73 accessory belts - Correct
Paul----
Engine v-belts are another item that might be compared to fastners as far as sourcing is concerned. Generally, pre-73 belts were of the cloth-wrapped, embossed marking type. 73-up belts, generally, were of "cut" style with the white, printed markings. However, bear in mind that, as in the case of fastners, many manufacturers may have supplied belts to GM at any particular time. Each of the belts would have been manufactured to GM's engineering specifications and carry the GM part number for the particular specification. With respect to NON-ENGINEERING SPECIFICATIONS, the manufacturers were generally on their own. Also, even with respect to the same manufacturer, the belts could have been manufactured in different plants which varied as to tooling and resultant cosmetic details of finished belts. So, there could be variations in belt configuration for a given GM part number even if the belt was supplied by the same manufacturer.
Obviously, no reproduction source could possibly ascertain and reproduce EVERY cosmetic variation in original belts. Therefore, what is supplied is a typical belt configuration. That configuration may or may not be "original" for a PARTICULAR car. However, even if one were to obtain an NOS GM belt, produced in the same year as a particular car, chances are it wouldn't be the exact same configuration as an original belt on that particular car. In my collection I have many old, NOS belts (most of which I wouldn't dare use on a driven car---they're just for historical interest). I have several of given part numbers which, based on the "package" and label, appear to have been produced about the same time. No two are exactly alike.In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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Re: '73 accessory belts - Correct
I've got a problem w/ power steering belt fit. I've got the belts from Quanta which appear to have the correct measurements according to the AIM and an original '73 G.M. parts catalog. By the way, the folks at Quanta are great ! The problem being, the P/S pump has virtually no adjustment left when the belt is snug. I'm the second owner having owned the car for approximately twenty years and it had only 11,000 miles when I bought it. It's an L-82,4spd, no air, w/ air pump connected. Has anyone come across this before? If you have any thoughts, let me know. Thanks... TKComment
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Re: '73 accessory belts - Correct
I've got a problem w/ power steering belt fit. I've got the belts from Quanta which appear to have the correct measurements according to the AIM and an original '73 G.M. parts catalog. By the way, the folks at Quanta are great ! The problem being, the P/S pump has virtually no adjustment left when the belt is snug. I'm the second owner having owned the car for approximately twenty years and it had only 11,000 miles when I bought it. It's an L-82,4spd, no air, w/ air pump connected. Has anyone come across this before? If you have any thoughts, let me know. Thanks... TKComment
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