deejaydu

I am looking for an original alternator part # 1100884 (reasonably priced) and an original rear spring for my recently purchased 350/350hp A/C convertible. A complete rebuildable alternator core is ok. Please let me know what you have .

Thanks
Jay
713-253-0475

deejaydu

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AJC 69 BB

Could you define reasonable for the 884 alternator or an 882 alternator? And what date do you need?

deejaydu

Reasonable to me is $300.00 in good working condition for an original 884. I am not sure what the 882 is but the car is a 350/350hp factory A/C convertible. The build date of the car is June 5th, 1970.

Thanks
Jay

JFS

jay,
I have a 884 out of my 1970. Just sent you a PM.

thanks,
Javier

deejaydu

Javier I replied to your PM.

Thanks
Jay

deejaydu

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TNT

I don't want to sound negative or be a jerk but you may have to put a 1 in front of that 3

deejaydu

It will never happen. You must think that I am desperate.

Think again

Joe's SS

Well then you should quit looking for one. Because any one who has one and knows what it's worth will be asking that much probably more.

deejaydu

It is pretty clear to me that anyone who believes that is not looking for one. There are several for sale now for way less than that. There is little demand for them across the board and that is why the people trying to sell them for outrageous prices (700.00) still have them.

I will say it again I am not desperate and I will definitely find one for my budget or less. I have sought out other much more difficult parts over the years for earlier cars and have always found what I needed (at a reasonable and fair price) no matter how hard (or impossible) others thought that the parts were to find.

Maybe it is the lazy people needing parts that make these sellers believe that they can gouge on prices. Yes that is it and I am not lazy.

Jay

avalonjohn

Hey Jay!

Good luck in the search. I am on your side and believe you may find in your range, someday. I found my 68 L79 carb (7028219 DG) for 50 bucks! I called hundreds of carb shops and one day ( I forget who) I got a call from a shop who said they found a "cruddy one" and now it is restored to show and sits in my 68. These regularly sell of over 1k.

Having said that, I think the majority who know what this alternator is, is not going to let it go cheap. The last 882 (or 884) I saw sell for on the web was $900 for a non working core. Do an Ebay search on completed /sold listings. I think your best bet is to take it "out" of the "corvette" market and search the rebuilders and "non corvette" swap meets.

Just a thought and good luck! I hesitate though to call it "gouging". Worth is what the market brings. If someone is (and they are) willing to spend over a grand for an alternator, and I know this, why would someone sell it for much less?
I think you may get a better deal than current worth here...but it still may be over your budget. So, again, try the rebuilders, it worked for me, and be patient!

Take care

deejaydu

Thanks for you comments. I know where three are right now that are priced 600,700, and 800 dollars each. They are all three rebuilt or guaranteed to work and none of the three of them have found buyers. "Why" because there is very little demand for that alternator. My point was that the previous comments made and supported by others in this thread about adding a 1 to my budget was a " stupid" comment made by uninformed members. Yes I agree that there are people with them that think that they have something special but in reality the buyer that they are looking for is more rare than the alternator that they are trying to sell. I am glad to see that at least one person (yourself) understands most of what I am saying except for the gouging part. Just to make my point I have a guaranteed original 53 gas cap in excellent original condition that I will sell for $1,800. That is also gouging but if someone wants to buy it I will be glad to sell it to them today.

Jay