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Old Jul 3, 2024 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by evil_goat
I contacted lucky8 and they said the piston rings come from BRITPART. Would It be ok to buy those, or should I get them for double the cost from British Atlantic?
if you call AB and ask they'll tell you the brand you'll receive, and then go from there
 

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Old Jul 4, 2024 | 10:49 AM
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I have purchased from Lucky8, but it was long ago, when they were much smaller and didn't offer all the other parts. Even then I bought name brand items. My go to is Atlantic British and Rovers North. I trust them both. In some cases when AB doesn't have what I need, they recommend RN and vise versa.

Good enough for me! And agree with others, when the parts is hours to get to, or safety related, highest quality with the recommendation of people I trust, Atlantic British or Rovers North.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2024 | 07:11 PM
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Most of the parts aside from house brand stuff (proline for RN or proud rhino for LK8) are all from Brit part or ALLMAKES. All three are buying from the same vendors. In the last 30 days I have bought from all three. LK8 has tried to help me source unobtainable parts for my 110 build and RN has had others on the shelf that others didn’t

LK8 is my first stop most of the time but for older harder to find parts it’s RN
 
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Old Jul 5, 2024 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by ArmyRover
Most of the parts aside from house brand stuff (proline for RN or proud rhino for LK8) are all from Brit part or ALLMAKES. All three are buying from the same vendors. In the last 30 days I have bought from all three. LK8 has tried to help me source unobtainable parts for my 110 build and RN has had others on the shelf that others didn’t

LK8 is my first stop most of the time but for older harder to find parts it’s RN
Rovers North is definitely my fav, but because we're on polar opposite ends of the country, shipping/processing usually means a two week wait for me. AB is my second fav but usually the place that gets my orders since they have a west coast warehouse too that gets things here in 2 days.
 
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