[Richard]

Richard

November 30, 2008 at 2:03 am #11959

Well I went out and weighed my options. And it looks like I’ll be doing a combination of a lot of your suggestions.

[Richard]

Richard

November 29, 2008 at 7:56 am #11945

You’re absolutely right.
But the damn valance was back ordered at the time.

So I used the Original rear valance from my 64 1/2. (identical) Hoping that the after market would be close enough…

Sadly I’ve found it is 7/16s short on both sides…
And by the time I got the rear valance, the damn thing came damaged… :angry:

I’ve been getting damaged parts like crazy this year. Quarters, Fenders, Valances…
You name it, I probably got a damaged one this year… :unsure:

Richard

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Richard

November 29, 2008 at 7:27 am #11940

I warn you these are huge. I only reduced them 50%
Not sure if this site auto resizes or not…

The site does indeed resize them, if you want to see the actual size. Right click and view image, or copy the url and paste it into your browser.
You should even be able to zoom in some.

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Richard

November 29, 2008 at 6:34 am #11937

How many rods can you stack before it’s considered excessive? :laugh:

[Richard]

Richard

November 29, 2008 at 6:33 am #11936

It’s a good idea. but the gap really is 7/16″ on both sides.
That is about the width of your index finger.

[Richard]

Richard

November 29, 2008 at 6:18 am #11934

Should’ve seen the quarter to quarter molding…

Wasn’t even close…

[img]http://www.ratstangrestoration.com/112808_95.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.ratstangrestoration.com/112808_97.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.ratstangrestoration.com/112808_103.jpg[/img]

[Richard]

Richard

September 12, 2008 at 8:43 am #11452

I’ll third the Evercoat G2.
The black works like it has a nice built in guide coat to…
But my floors despise the black… :angry:

[Richard]

Richard

September 12, 2008 at 8:35 am #11451

My question is does having a full Gold I-Car Certified shop make a difference?

I mean very few shops around here have any Certified Techs.

So does it matter, I know to general customer base they see it as providing quality.
But what about insurance companies?… Do they give a rats hoot about it? Are they willing to fork out extra dough to have certified techs work on their collisions?

Is opening a gold certified shop a good advantage over other shops?

Richard

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