Why restore??
 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2446735507 Where do we go from here?

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Mike, interesting to say the least. Talk about opening a can of worms. This could make the practice of "selling tags" big buisness. Talk about buyer beware, on down the road.

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Things were quieting down around here, so, it seemed like we needed a new hot topic.

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I guess its time to make a Yenko convertible! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif[/img]

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I precect that anyone with half a brain will be able to tell the difference between one of these and a real car. If it is anything like the aftermarket body parts I have seen they are just not the same. If you should lean too hard on one of these you just might leave a dimple in the body.

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Kit car, No Vin??..How about insurance and registation? 2004, 69 camaro Z/28/RS/SS/427 ZL-1 JL-8 convertible..what a car!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif[/img]
Now if only someone would start making new DZ302 cross ram and L-88 Motors...
Sam [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

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I bet everything will fit up really nice too... [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]... the money spent for fixing rot on an original would probably be doubled in paying a bodyman to get anything to bolt together...anyone ever work with reproduction stuff? If you ever have, you know what I'm talking about... nothing even comes close to fitting. Personally, i don't think that shell pictured is what they say anyhow... it looks like a real car to me... with about 4 coats of the correct "taiwan black" sealer/primer on it. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] First sheep, now this! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]

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They already do this for the popular Model A. Just natural that other popular body styles follow.

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This is what I think of this
idea! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif[/img]
Reproduction parts are a joke, not just for assembly reasons, but the quality.
I just hope we don't start seeing more and more of these reproduction shells starting to float around. This would be a great business for the companies that restamp vin #'s and cowl tags.

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They would be good for a drag racer, lightweight body. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/haha.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] Roger