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Location: Jamaica Plain, MA | Wondering why no one reproduces the lower quarters from behind the doors to the wheel well opening on 60-62 coupes. The make repro dome lights, but not the lower quarter... odd. And a lot of expensive restorations seem to have wonky bodywork in this area. Anyone have any sheet metal they'd sawzall off for me? Fabbing it looks tough. |
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Location: Perth Australia | Have a look at these pictures, might give you an idea of whats ahead
http://www.chrysler300club.com/tech/schwandt/schwandt.html
I guess they are not reproduced because of how hard they are to make
I tried to make a lower section for my plymouth and the wheel opening did my head in trying to get it to do 50 multiple compound bends
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Location: Chicago | What are you working on? You could pick this up, the price is right and lower quarters look fairly decent:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/pts/4896332803.html
I know it's pretty far, but you are creative.
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Location: Netherlands | That car is pretty solid. Should be a nice driver with a little work.
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Location: Jamaica Plain, MA | Impressive work Michael. That 62 would work, and using a parts car is probably my best option. Thanks guys. |
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Location: Valley Forge, Pa. | One of the reasons my 67 GTO is in storage is because I have been waiting for someone to produce good quarter panels. They are reproduced but are so thin, you have to be careful not to bend them just handling them. I don't understand why they don't even produce the little panel you are talking about between the wheel well and the dog leg. I can understand that our old MOPARs are fairly scarce and may not be profitable to make panels but there were around 300,000 1966 and 67 Tempest/LeMans/GTO bodies produced and there a lot of them are still around. |
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60-61 Chrysler/Dodge stuff-- rear sheet metal
