Body panels

[duals]

Would like to know where is the best place to buy replacement body panels, quarter panels, floor pans, etc. Price and quality wise. items for a 1968 coupe.

Thanks

 

[thehueypilot]

I bought mine from NPD and they were good to fair quality. I would buy anything I could off the new issue of "Ford" tooled parts. The only issue is some companies might start trying to switch the "Made in Taiwain" junk for the new "Made in USA" parts. Shop with caution!

 

[68rustang]

Would like to know where is the best place to buy replacement body panels, quarter panels, floor pans, etc. Price and quality wise. items for a 1968 coupe.

Thanks

I have a 68 coupe that I have been working on forever. I have replaced all the problem sheetmetal on it over the last two years. When it comes to sheetmetal you get what you pay for. Really for floorpans i guess it doesn't matter because you are going to have to stretch and pound to get things to fit anyway. For body parts, ie doors, fenders, hoods, decklids, quarter panels, etc, I would ONLY use the "Original Ford Tooling" "Made in the USA" stuff. It is more expensive (front fender is around $3-400 vs. $150 for the imported crap) but it fits like it should. It is well worth the time, materials, and effort saved over trying to make the imported garbage fit correctly.

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=487680

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=435020

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=421565

These are some links to things that have been discussed before. I have tons of pictures of everything I did to my car so drop me a line if you need any help.

As far as best price, they are all about the same, pay attention to shipping.

Later,
eric