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I know that repro panels should be avoided whenever possible but which ones fit the worst? I am going to need both front fenders, door skins, deck lid, and some quarter patch panels for my fastback project and am not sure if I will be able to find originals that are in good enough shape. What's everyones opinion on the available stuff?
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Absolute rule number one: If it has tires or tits, your going to have trouble with it.
if you can afford it buy the Ford OE tooling parts.....
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the ford tooling fenders fit the same as the originals. the non-ford tooling fenders are like 3/16" shorter and fit like crap. been there, done that.
i can't say for the fastback but for the coupe quarter patch panels seem to be ok. the full quarters on my coupe needed quite a bit of work to fit properly. if i had a choice i'd use skins. my coupe was hit from the back and the quarters had rusted out where the extensions attach. didn't leave me with much of a choice.
i replaced my trunk but it's totally different from the fastback trunk. fwiw, it fit fine. the fastback trunk is so small i'd think it would fit ok.
I don't have any experience with the fenders and door panels because mine were in good shape with just a few small areas that needed patched, but I did replace the quarters using the full skins and I had no problems with the fit. I've heard a lot of complaints about them on forums about being too big or not lining up correctly buy I would almost guarantee that 98% of there problems were "user" error.
You cant just cut the old quarter off and slap on a skin and expect it to fit like a glove, you gotta do a little bit a work. One of the big things I've seen with people having trouble with the skins is the c scoop area for 67-68's. You have to make "relief" cuts in the corners on the flange that wraps into the door opening so you can bend the panel where it needs to go. I think that's where most people complain about the fit.
I know of one story where the person said they had to cut almost a 1/2" off the bottom of the skin because it was too long. It seemed that way when I first held the skin up to my car too but I realized what the real problem was before I started cutting up the skin.
I got two rear panels and a door skin from the paddock out of knightstown in indiana. They look great on the car. You can check out their site. www.paddockparts.com
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Repro 67 body panels: Who's used them?
