69 Camaro Body in the Crate

x44d80 · #1 11-10-2005, 01:16 AM

I've used a few of these parts and the biggest complaint I had is that they are thinner than GM. The door panels need reinforcment behind the handles or you'll push the handles in to much when closing the door which could cause your paint to crack. Over at www.Camaros.net there are tons of complaints of fitment for quarters, doors, hoods etc...

Belair62 · #2 11-10-2005, 04:23 AM

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I just think with original parts slowing running out and if you do find some the price is usually unaffordable.

[/ QUOTE ] Thats for sure....wasn't there an American company that could accomplish this ? Probably not...or was it a financial decision ?

**Salvatore** · #3 11-10-2005, 04:27 AM

Heartbeat City has some very nice sheetmetal. American Made!! I give Jim credit for that.

americanmusclecars · #4 11-10-2005, 05:52 AM

When any sheetmetal does not fit well it is immediately thought the part is faulty. When in fact alot of the problems are with the car itself. Sometimes the quarter panel you are trying to install is not the problem its the parts you are trying to install it to. The Camaro is over 30 years old and have been raced, wrecked, weathered and who knows what else. The other problem I see is that any installer with a 110 welder thinks there a bodyman. Look, Im not saying the parts are perfect, But a good restoration shop (not a paint/body shop) can insure a proper fit and correct for any appearance failures. Again, with proper guidance from American companies and better QC you will see these parts continue to improve.

68l30 · #5 11-10-2005, 07:06 AM

I'll take my hat off to anyone putting one of these puzzels together...Your gonna need a straight jacket or the patience of a saint to see a repop Camaro to completion.

I shoot fire from my eye's after 5 min with a set of interior piller posts or whatever POS repop part....Not for me....Never

The market is out there. They will sell as many as they make,just not to a group of purists.......

Could make a nice winter beater though......

Steve

**Late BrakeU2** · #6 11-10-2005, 08:54 AM

The first one hits ebay!
http://cgi.ebay.com/CREATIVE-MASTERS-196...1QQcmdZViewItem
Those Taiwan gaps are nasty

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farone · #7 11-10-2005, 03:54 PM

Steve, The salt and snow will probably rot them into the ground, like most of the offshore repops that we deal with here at the shop.

68l30 · #8 11-10-2005, 08:11 PM

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Steve, The salt and snow will probably rot them into the ground, like most of the offshore repops that we deal with here at the shop.

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Ok,Ok ....no winter beater for me then.........LOL

Steve

americanmusclecars · #9 11-11-2005, 04:37 AM

Most of the steel bought for these body panels are purchased from Japan. Guess what...the same place most US companies purchase their steel. So I am curious, how is it that the reproduction parts made in Taiwan are going to rot faster than than the US parts?

Belair62 · #10 11-11-2005, 04:55 AM

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Like in any business there are certain companies that are trying to capitalize on the Muscle Car craze and build body parts and throw them in the market at a fast pace without doing much research or with little or no QC. There only goal is financial gain

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So what's the next project on the drawing board for this company ? ?

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