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Worst repro part ever done?
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05/10/11 04:45 PM
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Besides my self made tinplate go wing on my 69 Mach One. Hmmm when doing it was only 18 years old at that time, still looks cool on pics and without root hehe. Today recived an part that might compete for the nr1 worst case ever done! This part recived in an ok paper box with ai logo and text ANCHOR replacement part. Inside an E-body tranny mount. When looking at it, you can see the metal body structure is not pararell on the sides, this makes the aligment of machined tranny surface to not match up. In the steel bracket the new Korea made rubber is sitting pretty high on one side of streel mount and oposite in other side. Is a werry good mount for the E-bodys that have had there one leg cut off, maby itīs an Vietnam thing. It is supposed to be painted black. When tutching it aint paint it looks like they have tumbled it in charcoal. This thing cant take an tranny even if its a gelly housing. What do i want say with all this: is not an part you ever will dream about having in your car, stay out! Give me your worst case repro part, is wormly welcome! just dont want be alone and so negative  Thanks Moparts /Michael Chally Rag 
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: ChallengerRag]
#989655
05/10/11 05:53 PM
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Western New York
sixpackbee
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Try as I may I could not get some wheelwell mouldings to fit on a 70 cuda in the shop. What junk. Most repro stuff requires some massaging but the only massaging these will get will be from the compactor at the land fill.
1959 Bugeye Sprite
1967 Charger Black L code
1967 Coronet R/T Convert Green 440 auto bought from original owner
1968 Charger R/T Bronze 440 4 spd console AM/FM
1969 Super Bee WM21H B5 A40 D21 N96
1969 Barracuda Formula S 340 Convert pilot car
1969 Hemi Road Runner RM23J D32 Omaha orange 4.10 Dana N96 N85
1970 Super Bee WM23N FE5 V1X 3.91 axle package, N96
1970 Road Runner RM21N B3 V1X D13
1971 MG Midget
1971 Road Runner RM23H GW3, A57
1972 Road Runner RM23P FY1, D21
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: Kern Dog]
#989660
05/11/11 06:37 AM
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Oakdale CT
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For YEARS the ACC carpet kits were sent out too short. My Charger is one example. Just before I bought it, the previous owner had installed a green ACC kit. The carpet stopped right at the gas pedal.
Great, I purchased an ACC carpet kit for my Dart because the Trim Parts kit sucked so bad.
Well if the ACC carpet sucks less than the Trim Parts one I'll be happy.
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: Kern Dog]
#989662
05/11/11 11:00 AM
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DAYCLONA
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For YEARS the ACC carpet kits were sent out too short. My Charger is one example. Just before I bought it, the previous owner had installed a green ACC kit. The carpet stopped right at the gas pedal. Sitting in the back seat or looking in through the rear window, you could see bare firewall. Not good. Then when I changed the interior color to Charcoal/Black, I bought another ACC kit since I was unaware of any other vendors. This one sits about an inch above the gas pedal. NOT much better. I'm going to weld in frame connectors this winter, and since the carpet needs to come out due to the welding, I hope the new kits come with more material. Anyone know if their quality control has improved since 2004?
 ....the ACC carpets always fell short on mat'l,....but that seem to hold true on the standard stock "grandma" loop style carpets,...for my personal cars, I always ordered my rugs custom made from ACC in high cut pile,...seems there was plenty of mat'l, plus being freshly made, the time it spent rolled up in the box was a few days, vs who knows how long the standard stock rugs are sitting in stock in the boz,....last rug (Ebody 4spd) I bought was just a few months ago, again High pile custom order for myself, because it is not avaliable stock came in with no issues,...the last few "stock" loop pile "grandma" rugs that I've ordered for customers had the usual problems, boxed for who knows how long, wrinkle city, cut short at the doors, or firewall, or both......if your set on the "grandma" loop style your best to see Dave W at ECS for a better fitting loop carpet (which are made by ACC, btw),....but ACC does offer their carpets in custom mat'ls,.....I prefere the high pile because it looks so much better,....the oldest ACC carpet I have is in my Challenger T/A,...high pile, black, 32 yrs old, still looks brand new,....the last loop pile black ACC rug I put in a customers car, turned purple in about 2 yrs 
Mike
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: DAYCLONA]
#989664
05/11/11 12:38 PM
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Seems like there is still a need for a forum for this type of comments, but hasnt had any momentum yet. Any idea how to petition for this? The following is a link to other Moparts members looking for this type of input, sure could help a lot of us save some time searching. "Another restoration part complaint" https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...rue#Post6523949
AAR cuda
71 rag challenger
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: ChallengerRag]
#989665
05/11/11 12:43 PM
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I purchased reproduction wheel well mouldings and reproduction valance moulding.....and the originals are back on the car and the repops are on the shelf.  Dave
1970 Super Bee 440 Six Pack
1974 'Cuda
2008 Ram 3500 Diesel
2006 Ram 3500 Diesel
2004.5 Ram 2500 Diesel
2003 Ram 3500 Diesel
2006 Durango Limited
[url] http://1970superbee.piczo.com [/url]
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: DPelletier]
#989666
05/11/11 01:17 PM
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Kick panels for B-bodies are prettly awful. The grain is way off and they are too glossy.
*1969 383 4sp. Super Bee
*1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT
*1965 Porsche 356C
*2004 VW Passat Wagon
*2004 Mini Cooper S
*1967 Jaguar E-Type FHC
A mall cop is in our midst.
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: DPelletier]
#989667
05/11/11 01:35 PM
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Grand Rapids MI
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I purchased reproduction wheel well mouldings and reproduction valance moulding.....and the originals are back on the car and the repops are on the shelf.
Dave
Dave, who did you get the wheel opening moldings from? I got them from Dale's Cuda Shop and they fit perfect, I was shocked, but they were the best fitting repop wom's I ever seen.
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: MLR426]
#989670
05/11/11 05:05 PM
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If you want an up grade on carpet qaulity and fit you have to go to Dave Walden ECS.
logan426
 
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: mikemee1331]
#989674
05/11/11 05:19 PM
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never been a fan of legendarys headliners. I dont know if im cursed, but Ive had several in a row that were sewen wrong and dont have the correct loops for the bows. ends up being a lot of work putting them in! and Ill second the crappy trunk mats. sure wouldn't think itd be that hard to come up with a better mat
1971 Plymouth Duster 340 auto
1937 Plymouth PT50
1969 Dodge Dart Swinger 340 4 speed
2013 Ram laramie 2500 hemi
2008 Harley FLSTSB springer
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: mopars_1]
#989675
05/11/11 05:41 PM
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Tustin, CA
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I also got a Legendary headliner for my '65. 2 Panels were too wide so they never tightened up and the rear sail panel was cut too short. Also the thing must have been stored outside or been on the vendor table for a long time as the creases from the fold could never get taught, like it stretched or something. Looks like crap but its slightly better than bare metal with bows and glue splatter.
It goes for other makes too, that show that rest-mods muscle cars and sells them for huge bucks at BJ and other auctions (ie EFI, paddle shifters, tubular suspension, always blue metallic paint, 4 disc, Ford 9's on everything, etc) bought a repo Pontiac elastomeric front bumper for a GTO and it was 2 inches too narrow! I dont think they were able to use it.
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: new bee]
#989681
05/12/11 12:58 AM
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PORT ALBERNI , BC., CANADA
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b-body door cat whiskers and and window wipes get my vote!
This is true unless you buy Topcat whiskers. They work very well.
Not entirely true...My Top Cat's are definitely TOO thick...the windows will hardly roll up and down. 68 GTX.
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: Kern Dog]
#989683
05/12/11 05:38 AM
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Working in the hot rod supply store for well over a year doing the S&H i saw all kinds ov ugly crap. Some ov it was just utterly unacceptable. But the worst, and i mean THE WORST abortion ov craftsmanship being passed off as replacement parts were the 69-71 Fury quarter skins... cant remember the company (not like there could be more than one). I wanted a pair for my 71 at the time, finding only rust locally, and i was warned, warned again, and then vehemently warned about dropping the idea. Well then, a year later some poor schmuck walks in and orders them, after the same warnings, he didn't care... and we got them soon after.
These things looked like some drunk toothless hillbilly high on shine and diesel fumes got angry and bent some cheap sheetmetal over a split-rail fence. They didn't even have the Fury body lines. How do you even make a mold this bad...??? Oddly, the company that made them made other models' panels in good quality... but woe betide the guy that NEEDS some quarters for his Fury...
Ugh.
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: AARCONV]
#989686
05/12/11 05:48 PM
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cuda inside door lock knobs...fits over the shaft but is drilled to high to allow the set screw to pass over it..better off with the originals....
Yep,i have a set also,wont fit.
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: N9671X2]
#989691
05/13/11 12:10 AM
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I purchased reproduction wheel well mouldings and reproduction valance moulding.....and the originals are back on the car and the repops are on the shelf.
Dave
Dave, who did you get the wheel opening moldings from? I got them from Dale's Cuda Shop and they fit perfect, I was shocked, but they were the best fitting repop wom's I ever seen.
Same here; I just got a set of wheel opening moldings for my '69 GTX from Metro Parts in Georgia and THEY FIT PERFECT!!!  They were in plastic labeled Authentic Mopar Restoration and the screw holes were in the perfect/correct location and I just took my time with installing them and Heard all of the horror stories about wheel opening moldings and was going to leave them off if they didn't fit but they were no problem. Thank you MP and AMR
MikeR
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: N9671X2]
#989692
05/13/11 06:04 PM
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Houston Texas
PAINT IT BLACK
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I purchased reproduction wheel well mouldings and reproduction valance moulding.....and the originals are back on the car and the repops are on the shelf.
Dave
Dave, who did you get the wheel opening moldings from? I got them from Dale's Cuda Shop and they fit perfect, I was shocked, but they were the best fitting repop wom's I ever seen.
I bought Cuda wheel lip moldings from Dale's and the rears are several INCHES away from fitting (front's aren't good either). I won't even resell these. The Year One pieces I bought fit much better, but still not great... not sure who makes them.
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: migsBIG]
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05/14/11 04:02 PM
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1970+ e-body lower dash plastic.
miguel
whats the issue with the lower dash plastics?
weve sold lots and lots of those with no issues?
please let me know
thanks
tony
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: NV69B7RR]
#989699
05/15/11 10:46 PM
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Albany, NY
67SATisfaction
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Wanna talk about bad?
Chrome '67 Satellite / GTX tail light bezels from METRO.
The studs had to be pried apart to go into the proper holes, and when I tightened them down they CRACKED MY MINT ORIGINAL TAIL LIGHT LENS.
Never been so @#&^#$ in my life.
65 Satellite hardtop 361/4bbl console 727 2.76
67 Satellite convert 383/2bbl column 727 3.23
67 Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3 Zagato. Alloy body, 1.3L V4 DOHC 4-spd
67 Lancia Fulvia Rallye 1.3. Alloy panel, 1.3L V4 DOHC 4-spd
71 Alfa Romeo GT Junior 1300 Zagato, 1.3L 4cyl DOHC hemi 5-spd
82 Alfa Romeo GTV6 2.5L SOHC hemi V6 5-spd transaxle
75 Maserati Bora US spec 4.9L DOHC hemi V8 5-spd ZF
77 Maserati Khamsin Euro spec 4.9L DOHC hemi V8 5-spd ZF
07 Aston Martin DB9 6.0L DOHC V12 6spd transaxle
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: Silverbullet2]
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05/16/11 04:49 PM
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71/72 plastic A pillars are not even close to grain and original shape...soft edges where they should be sharp edged..holes dont line up well..or should I say the dents where you drill your own holes dont line up well.. One AMD part was the bottom radiator support..The core support wasnt a problem for my welder but the lower support needed some major tweeking to get it right..My guy said never again..  MAXIMUM are ya listening..??
1972 Road Runner / GTX 440 4spd Dana 3.54 Just about to turn 26K original miles..
A boat, a GMC truck, some Craftsman Tools, LOTS of Zombie Protection, and a few Goldfish..
If you love someone set them free..
If they come back it means nobody else wanted them either..!!
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: SGTFURY62]
#989703
05/21/11 10:36 PM
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The orginal Sherman and ASSociates quarter panels, flat with no contour, though they did try and put the body lines in... The absolute worst for 67-69 A-Bodys was the 3-piece hood trim, the center piece had no crisp lines and both long pieces were 1/2" short!  Why even bring out crapola like that! 
The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it.
JB Rhinehart, Realist
A-Body's RULE!
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: TONY_DAGOSTINO]
#989704
05/22/11 07:14 AM
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1970+ e-body lower dash plastic.
miguel
whats the issue with the lower dash plastics?
weve sold lots and lots of those with no issues?
please let me know
thanks
tony
I was told they are nice, but being sold by some vendors as being correct for 1970 challenger. I believe that model is by itself, though the part looks nice and fits well. I had a set on a 1973 barracuda and looked nice. Havn't had a 1970 challenger piece in to compare the diffrence.
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: 62maxwgn]
#989708
05/23/11 01:18 PM
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See that little rubber strip ? I need say no more!
Have you tried one from First Place Auto,.....I had no issues with their Superbird "bumper",......now the fender to nose seals for the bird,....those need help
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: 3406pac]
#989709
05/23/11 02:00 PM
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Seems like there is still a need for a forum for this type of comments, but hasnt had any momentum yet. Any idea how to petition for this?
The following is a link to other Moparts members looking for this type of input, sure could help a lot of us save some time searching.
"Another restoration part complaint"
https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...rue#Post6523949
x 10,000
Really, this thing needs a sticky. To make it even better would be to have it seperated into "A", "B", "C", and "E"-body sub-categories as well as a "drive-train/engine parts" section. And, right below those stickies there could be a corresponding list of stuff that actually works .
It's always nice to keep everything positive and happy, but when we are talking about people wasting hard-earned money on crap product the truth needs to be put out there so the rest of us can be spared the aggravation and financial loss and go elsewhere. If a vendor does not offer "satisfaction or your money back", it is probably safest to stay away from them.
For those who have replied so far: please list the name of the company cranking this stuff out. I ask this because it can reflect on carelessness in other products they make and the only way to get proper workmanship is to complain.  We now have decent E-body door panels as a result.
Pale Roader:
"These things looked like some drunk toothless hillbilly high on shine and diesel fumes got angry and bent some cheap sheetmetal over a split-rail fence. They didn't even have the Fury body lines. How do you even make a mold this bad...??? "
Man, did I laugh when I read this!  Thanks!
Mo' Farts
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: DAYCLONA]
#989710
05/23/11 03:34 PM
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See that little rubber strip ? I need say no more!
Have you tried one from First Place Auto,.....I had no issues with their Superbird "bumper",......now the fender to nose seals for the bird,....those need help
That one is 19yrs old,only one available at that time,rubber facing is fine,metal backing if 1/3 thickness of an original.New is probably better.
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: ChallengerRag]
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05/26/11 10:30 PM
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Package trays that don't have the correct number of cutouts. I mean seriously. If you're gonna repro an easy part like that, how hard is it to do it exactly as factory? 
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
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05/26/11 10:46 PM
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Package trays that don't have the correct number of cutouts. I mean seriously. If you're gonna repro an easy part like that, how hard is it to do it exactly as factory?
It's ECS doing these correctly now?
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: 71TA]
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05/27/11 07:54 AM
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Package trays that don't have the correct number of cutouts. I mean seriously. If you're gonna repro an easy part like that, how hard is it to do it exactly as factory?
It's ECS doing these correctly now?
Yes. I got one from them a few years ago when I found out there was a difference. Thanks to ECS for their intense attention to detail.
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: intragration]
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07/15/11 10:23 AM
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Now all I need are the rear trunk/quarter trim pieces, the Gran Coupe and '72-'74 style. These were available last year, can't seem to find them anymore...
BE&A makes them.
Are your quarters original? The old repro quarters had the side marker holes stamped wrong. My replacement side markers (from Herb's) fit the new Goodmark quarters perfectly.
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: burdar]
#989721
07/15/11 12:28 PM
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Factory original on L, PST on R.
PST, Performance Suspension Technology of New Jersey, your musclecar specialist, said, Weve sold thousands of these strut rod bushings, and you are the first one to complain they are too big. Why dont you just use a castle nut and a cotter pin? I never heard of using a roll pin. You mean the original design didnt use a castle nut?
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: phantomx]
#989725
07/29/11 01:09 PM
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sherman/cross canada rocker panels.... one size fits all makes and models !
Restoration, Sales and Canadian Distributor For: AMD Sheetmetal Wizzard Direct Fit, Bolt In Aluminum Radiators Legendary Interiors SSBC & Wilwood Brakes Control Freak Suspensions Fine lines Tubing and many more... www.macleanclassics.com
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: smac77]
#989726
07/31/11 03:34 AM
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Wow! You guys are destroying my faith that there are good parts available to build my latest project. All this bad news is sad, but good, to know about.
As for bad parts, back in the mid-80s I ordered a pair of 'patch panels' for the rear quarters for a cuda. They were the entire quarter panel length, covering the portion below the body line. And get this... these things were made on a sheet metal brake! And the lower rear area was simply a roll of metal, with a split between it and the rest of the panel so the body guy could mimic the curved contour at the bottom. Cleaver, no? I couldn't believe it when I saw them. Fortunately, they were slightly mashed in shipping, so at least I didn't have to pay that.
More recently, I got some front torque boxes. They don't fit, as the vertical edges are not parallel between the inside and outside. See picture. The "Made in USA" picture shows what should be correct.
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Re: Worst repro part ever done?
[Re: wally426ci]
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07/31/11 11:28 PM
07/31/11 11:28 PM
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Penstar Reproduction
Go noooooo further than those 2 words.. I honestly do not know how this outfit is still in business...The 72 RR grille mounting kit does not have one bolt or screw similar to the originals..The plastic washers are nice though..
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