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The reason for the verticle butt weld and all butt welds the way we do them is simple. They leave the factory welds in place. When we are done, if we hadn't posted the photos here, it is not possible to tell that the work was ever done. It leaves the car looking like 100% original metal from the factory.

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So Tim your saying you cut up a factory NOS vert panel to butt weld it to save the "factory" welds?,....there are plenty of techniques and equipment avaliable to "reproduce" a factory type weld, not "rocket science",....I feel you've lost some of the structual integrity of the car, esp a vert, by welding the qtr as you did, yeah, yeah you never had one break a weld,....but how about 2,5,10 years down the road?,...when/if it fractures? and starts looking like hell?,...I don't know about you, but when I finish a car, I don't want to revisit it again down the road to rebuild it again

Mike

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there is a BIG HUGE differance
between body work and restoration work
and there is a REASON restoration work costs ALOT MORE

some can grasp it and some never will

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there is a BIG HUGE differance
between body work and restoration work
and there is a REASON restoration work costs ALOT MORE

some can grasp it and some never will

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there is a BIG HUGE differance
between body work and restoration work
and there is a REASON restoration work costs ALOT MORE

some can grasp it and some never will

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Perhaps you can enlighten us?

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no need for me to...
you have done a very good job for us already

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there is a BIG HUGE differance
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some can grasp it and some never will

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Perhaps you can enlighten us?

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no need for me to...
you have done a very good job for us already

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Is butt welding a quarter panel really that bad? Both my quarters were butt welded 22 years ago. And no signs of cracks yet on the welds. I do have a crack on the sides of the roof behind the side window so I know I'm torqueing the body. If the butt weld sucked, shouldn't it have cracked there?

Besides there are many many quarter skins installed this way. Shoot, quart skins used to be the only way to go when nos parts were $5000 a piece.

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Is butt welding a quarter panel really that bad? Both my quarters were butt welded 22 years ago. And no signs of cracks yet on the welds. I do have a crack on the sides of the roof behind the side window so I know I'm torqueing the body. If the butt weld sucked, shouldn't it have cracked there?

Besides there are many many quarter skins installed this way. Shoot, quart skins used to be the only way to go when nos parts were $5000 a piece.

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I would agree with you Steve, there are times a butt weld may be the only choice you have, and there is also a proper place for doing a butt weld so that it's not stressed, and prone to possible failure,...A few of my reproduction Daytona/SuperBird parts, mainly the larger sheetmetal parts have butt welds in order to create a 1 pc assembly making it look like a 1pc factory stamping,...but the location is chosen very carefully to avoid stress, and a MINIMAL joining/butting area is chosen also,....


Some people have no problem creating a "Frankenstein" of patches, welds, etc, or hacking up a full NOS skin to patch a car, then piling on the mud to sculp a car into shape,...you get what you pay for, or how much you paid for

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Your doing excellent work there Tim at very affordable pricing. I paid 3X's that for a roller 5 or so years ago. Ron

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Beautiful job at an amazing price! To me, tear down & assembly is easy enough for the novice to do themselves.....you guys provide the "hard part" in the resto with great results

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Its shocking to hear you got all that for 15K ! thats a 50K job and 2-3yrs in the shop around here .
As for weatherstripping,the metro supersoft I put on my 66 satellite doors is garbage,it is dimensionally larger than the original w/s and it rubs the striker when you close the door,I will be reinstalling the original w/s back on.

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WoW...Ok...
The total cost to the customer was only $15K for both 1/4's, trunk floor, rad support, etc...ALL body work and final paint and polish???

The owner supplied the parts and paint/supplies ? correct? That had to be another $5K at least, or maybe $7500 ???

I would say that's a DARN GOOD price....not cheap, but not crazy expensive either...The finished product certainly reflects the money spent as well....

Good Job AMCR

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BTW, Where are your customer reviews? I haven't seen them yet.

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Hmmmmm,...I guess you don't have time to read?,... being busy an all with that "redo" work you do after you install the "finished" assemblies


But in any case I think my restorations, and my customers cars, and reproduction parts speak for themselves seeing they made MCG's top ten Mopars list several years in a row, assorted Magazine covers, MCG, Mopar Action, HOTROD magazine, HMC Enthusiast, Hemmings, etc, etc, etc, plus numerous invitational events, as well numerous magazine articles, HOTROD television, consistent 1st place in class showings, as well as nominated and voted Muscle car of the year award by Hemmings Motor Magazine,....and thats just Mopars


I do Motorcycles,boats Trucks, Exotics, and he11 even a few airplane parts, from one part to ground up creations, total fabrications to paint, as well as machining custom engine parts and induction systems.....do you require a list of those as well


Clownguy, I had no intention of trashing your work, I merely asked a question as to why you chose to cut up that NOS panel as you did,...and as I stated in the thread (my opinion) I felt it was improper,...now if I was just a "hack" or "redneck" with no experience in fabrication/machining/welding/bodywork/painting/etc,...then you'd be justified in your response,....I do notice you lash out quickly at people's requests/inquiries,....remember you put yourself out on the internet, it's a public arena, your either a lion, or your fed to them

Mike

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Some people have no problem creating a "Frankenstein" of patches, welds, etc, or hacking up a full NOS skin to patch a car, then piling on the mud to sculp a car into shape,...you get what you pay for, or how much you paid for

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BTW, why don't you answer the question about your warranty? I've asked it twice now. Or does this make it three times?

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Sorry 'bout that Tim,...I don't offer a warranty, I offer a guarantee(big difference) warranties are only offered by those who know it's only a matter of time that's "ticking away" on their craftsmanship before the customer is a "knockin" on or down their door