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Sheetmetal Replacement Quality |
DaveB |
Dec 4 2021, 02:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 169 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!
DaveB |
Unobtanium-inc |
Dec 4 2021, 05:35 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,249 Joined: 29-November 06 From: New York Member No.: 7,276 Region Association: None |
Even NOS Porsche metal has to be tweeked sometimes so give people like RD a break. Be prepared to do a little slicing and dicing for any replacement panel. Just have snips and a zip wheel handy.
But yes, sometimes replacement metal doesn't fit well, but it's hard to tell who made it because most of the sheet metal people sell the other guys stuff. |
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