3 dr quarter panels, 3 door shell or rear chassis legs, some one scrapping something?

[pingu-turbo]

Hi there,

I have started to restore my gte, but obviously I have come to a quick halt when it comes to finding panels.

I have read some of the work in progress theads with resorations and I am amazed at what people have found, genuine panels!

What I really want is to cut out of another vehicle a complete boot floor with rear chassis legs and rear panel in one peice. But I will make do with just a pair of legs. Does anyone know of a shell with an ok back end that they want rid or even a complete car?

If not I will just have to make something up. (I really dont want to do)

Also a pair of quarter panels, would like genuine really.

Heres hoping!
Mark

If there was ever a case of new ones needed, I think this would be it.

OSR chassis leg
http://i986.photobucket.com/albums/ae350/pingu_turbo/Nova%20GTE%20retoration/DSCF7325.jpg

NSR chassis leg
http://i986.photobucket.com/albums/ae350/pingu_turbo/Nova%20GTE%20retoration/DSCF7324.jpg

[Sturge]

If the back end's in that state i think you might need a few more panels than you're currently after lol

See my for sale thread for genuine quarters though

[pingu-turbo]

Ok, thanks, will have a look.

Tbh the rest isnt too bad, a new front panel, tidy up of the front inner wings and legs and a pair of sills will see it nearly there, along with a bit of rebuilding of the inner panels.

I just want to go through the car one bit at a time. :-)

[Nova00]

sounds like my to do/ done list ...........the rust looks so familiar
currently having the same done to get through MOT

best of luck

[Novasport]

Sh!t the bed mate, thats the worst rear legs I have seen. If the legs are that bad the floor will need replacing as you have nothing to weld to.

[bazil]

Also the rear inner arch, possabily the inner sills too,

check a thread in the articles section " how to remove inner wings " there is a bit in it about rear chassis leg removal.

[Novasport]

Don't think he has any problem removing them, they appear to have fallen off!

[pingu-turbo]

Don't think he has any problem removing them, they appear to have fallen off!

lol you pretty much guessed it!

I think Ill post a thread in the projects section.

I have now
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?175190-My-GTE-resoration

I am a panel beater, so I am well used to working on vehicle restorations, this rust is relatively minor compared to what im used to. If i could only get the legs I was going to have the underside of the car shot blasted, mount the car on a spit and see whats left. The inner wings & sills I was going to make sections to cut & weld in, I dont want to make this car a collection of new panels and nothing of the origional car. Having said that it is unavoidable that some will need changing.

As for the floor, if I couldnt get one I was going to make up the sections to make it less like a collander. ;)


Sturge, thanks for the offer, you are just too far away from me. :cry: