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Old December 18th, 2010, 6:03 PM
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Hello i'm new to this whole restorarion thing but we just got this car a 1975 caprice classic convertible. We stripped the thing except the doors,floors, and trunk deck. I was looking for parts on the internetmainly sheetmetal right now such as floor pans and trunkfloors but i can't find anything. Are there any sites that sell quarters,front fenders,floor pans, and trunk floors for this model car? any help and guidance is greatly appreciated.
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Nope. You ll have to get panels for Impalas from that age. And even fabricate and reuse some pieces you have and use pieces from other cars, like floor pans can come from C/K pickups and the trunk pan can come from Eldorados. The market hasnt made it to 1970s cars yet so if the body is that bad, you ll have to sand it down, and fill in the holes.
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alright thankyou i appreciate the step in the right direction you have given me.
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