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Sheetmetal Replacement Quality |
DaveB |
Dec 4 2021, 02:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 165 Joined: 25-November 21 From: Portland, Oregon Member No.: 26,107 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I am sorting out a '75 914 and will replace a lot of the sheetmetal. Are there differences in the replacement panels and sheetmetal quality from various manufacturers? I've worked on other makes where we have fit/QA issues with body metal from certain manufacturers. Is there a way to distinguish the sheetmetal manufacturers from suppliers other than price point? If there is a thread on this, just point me over to it - thanks!
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friethmiller |
Feb 14 2022, 03:03 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 491 Joined: 10-February 19 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 22,863 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Pete would need to verify this but I think I paid RD's power bill for a month or two. I know I spent north of $4k in metal from them. I was really happy to get parts that could weld together without hours of manipulation. Here's just one photo (of many) where I was able to quickly mock in RD panels and get things welded in in good order.
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nivekdodge |
Feb 14 2022, 09:00 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 250 Joined: 28-August 21 From: Pittsburgh Pa Member No.: 25,860 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Pete would need to verify this but I think I paid RD's power bill for a month or two. I know I spent north of $4k in metal from them. I was really happy to get parts that could weld together without hours of manipulation. Here's just one photo (of many) where I was able to quickly mock in RD panels and get things welded in in good order. I've asked if there's an emblem for the rear panel, seeing it's more made by them now |
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