I am new to the fourm and have a 65 mustang. After stripping it I have found I need to replace a ton of panels. I am starting at the front and purchaced a raditator support from a local Mustang shop. After getting it home and really looking at it, the cratsmanship is terrible. It has strech wrinkles all over it and across the top it is wavier than the ocean. Who makes a good quality panel. Thanks for the input. Brent

 

Can you sand those wrinkles off and putty it ? We have a 1965 Ford Mustang and restored it partly by my husband and a ford dealership.He did the panels by sanding them and putty work.We also had a 1966 mustang and did the same thing.

 

Best ones are Ford Tooling parts, but they are also a good bit more expensive.

 

Ford

The man hours needed to make the copy cat parts work more than covers the added cost.

 

I'd like to see a photo of the rad support before condemning it. The OEM wasn't perfect, either. Anything that's available from original tooling would be a good starting point, but after that, experience tells the story. That said, you need to deal with a seller who restores Mustangs, such as Glazier/Nolan. No one maker has all the best stuff.

 

I'll post pics tonight. Brent

 

I hear good things about Dynacorn panels.

 

Hell, my '65 coupes front engine bay panels have stretch wrinkles all over the top and those are factory parts.
You can see how wavy the battery tray panel is near the back of the shock tower.



I've seen a lot of cars wavy like this as well and they have never been touched.
These cars aren't perfect from the factory.
Lynn

 

We bought our panels from Mustangs Unlimited, National Parts Depot, and Laurel Mountain Mustang. The thing we liked best is that NPD lists their parts by saying Good Repo, Best Repo, etc and then by price. The only time we had any significant issue with fitting any part was when the panel was made in North America. And the only part we purchased from N America was on accident, and it was the driver's side inner fender apron.

 

For a second, I thought you guys were talking about my ex..... the stretch marks and wrinkles are common in the after market panels. It takes cutting, massaging, and cosmetic welding to clean them up. Dynacorn is no better. They're all understating the amount of work necessary to get a real good fit on these panels. Spend the money and get ford tooling, you'll have better material and thicker product. In the end, it results in better welding and finish. Every single panel I put on my coupe required some level of massaging to get a good fit.