 Sheet metal repair panels, Who makes the best? |
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| obscurity |
 Apr 18 2006, 11:16 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States  |
I am getting ready to start my first hell hole repair on my 1971 1.7l. I suspect I will have to do work on the hell hole, some of the longs, right rear suspension and some of the floors.
I know a number of people offer panels for the areas I will need to deal with but what are the differences? or are there any? In my looking around I have found panels by Automobile Atlanta, Pelican Parts, Restoration Hardware, Mid-America and Engman. I know that engman's parts are unformed sheet metal, but what about the rest? Are they all made by the same company and sold by the various vendors? Is there a difference in quality between them? Do some fit better than others? Have any of them been modified from the original design? Is there anything I should lookout for? I know some people have had problems dealing with certain companies but I'd like to put that aside for the time being and talk about the parts themselves. Thanks for the help, |
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| gopack |
Apr 18 2006, 11:20 AM
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CHEESEHEAD in CA, MARK Group: Members Posts: 744 Joined: 7-August 04 From: Folsom, CA Member No.: 2,472 Region Association: Northern California |
I got some parts from restoration designs, and as far as i know they are a metal stamping place so they manufacture their own. I got battery tray , batery support and rear half of the floor pan along with a few misc. peices and they were very good quality!
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| davep |
Apr 18 2006, 11:57 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,137 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada  |
Mark is correct, Restoration Designs is the source for most of the stamped replacement parts. Engman makes his own pieces that are designed to do a slightly different job than the reproductions.
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| obscurity |
Apr 18 2006, 08:37 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: 24-February 06 From: Atlanta ,GA Member No.: 5,628 Region Association: South East States |
Does anybody have any feelings on the Automobile Atlanta Sheet metal parts?
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| type47 |
Apr 19 2006, 05:45 AM
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Viermeister Group: Members Posts: 4,254 Joined: 7-August 03 From: Vienna, VA Member No.: 994 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
i think the panels AA sells are the same ones manufacturered by RD.
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