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Ovalz
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 Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2023 5:16 am Post subject: Any parted out oval bodies |
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| Any junk yards or anybody have any oval bodies cut up or parted out,ooking for some body metal here and there on my 56. |
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splitjunkie
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| Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2023 7:45 am Post subject: Re: Any parted out oval bodies |
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Few and far between. What are you looking for? Wolfparts, Klassicfab and Virtanen make some really nice repro panels that will be accurate and rust free.
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Eric&Barb
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| Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2023 1:24 pm Post subject: Re: Any parted out oval bodies |
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Lots of stuff shows up in the classifieds.
One can also put up a "WTB" advert there.
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Whtdvl79
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| Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2023 6:07 pm Post subject: Re: Any parted out oval bodies |
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| I need the bottom of the right front quarter panel for a 57 bug. I see they sell a quarter panel online for 61 and up. Does anyone know if the very bottom of that panel will align with the first 2 fender bolts? If someone had an oval body that could sell that part, that would be awesome, but I am finding that to be unlikely, at least here in Oregon anyway... |
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esde
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| Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2023 7:24 pm Post subject: Re: Any parted out oval bodies |
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| Whtdvl79 wrote: |
| I need the bottom of the right front quarter panel for a 57 bug. I see they sell a quarter panel online for 61 and up. Does anyone know if the very bottom of that panel will align with the first 2 fender bolts? If someone had an oval body that could sell that part, that would be awesome, but I am finding that to be unlikely, at least here in Oregon anyway... |
That later panel can be made to work, but it will not be completely correct. If you need 100% accurate, look to Wolfparts or Virtanen.
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Busstom
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| Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2023 8:38 am Post subject: Re: Any parted out oval bodies |
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| Whtdvl79 wrote: |
| I see they sell a quarter panel online for 61 and up. |
Anything listed as 61-67 is a half-truth, that's really a 68-up panel, and chintzy at that.
Your best bet is to kick down for this Wolf panel. The best part is, his price has come down 500 bucks recently, so if you're feeling that a thousand bucks is crazy, there's that consolation.
Too bad you don't need the left side, I'd offer to go halves with you for the upper portion that you don't use, I need most of the left front arch and front portion for a '65 of mine.
https://wolfparts.com/product/front-quarter-panel-beetle-52-60-right/
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