Hi All -

I am new to the forum. I have a 1967 RS/SS Camaro I have had since I was 17 years old. I did a fair share of beating the crap out of it when I was a kid, and for the most part, it has been a dust collector in my garage for the better part of 15 years. Mechanically, I have had everything rebuilt and its solid. The body is where I am stuck. With 4 kids, my budget is limited, and while I would love to strip it down to the frame and work my way up, its just not in the cards. Looking at the parts available, I am considering purchasing reproduction parts for the front end as opposed to having the fenders repaired. Both were beat pretty well, and one has a fair quantity of rust. Same with the SS hood.

So I am looking for advise from those of you who have been there. Should I avoid the rep. at all costs and deal with whatever they have to do to fix the fenders or are they a viable alternative?

Thanks for your time!

 

Couple of different schools of thought here. First, check out goodmark or www.rickscamaro.com for some pricing ideas. The thing to think about is the work you will have to put into them, aftermarket panels come with etch primer on them, this must be sanded off in order to paint them... and they often times come with fitment issues, the molds are older and sometimes there is some shaving here and messaging there to get them to fit.

 

Thanks for the input. So it sounds like going aftermarket may not actually save me any time or money over having the original fenders repaired. I had heard that the aftermarket sheet metal is a lot of times thinner and warped or wrinkled. Is that also the case?