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replacement panels
Has anyone used any of the replacement body panels from the truck shop in orange California???? they have cowl pieces for my 55 and was wondering if the parts from these guys were good
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Not so with Northern Classic Trucks. They stamp their own.
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Maybe I missed them on the NCT website but I could not find the cab corners or cowl sections for the 53-56 Ford F100s. Awhile back I bought some floor panels for a 56 from Blue Oval Truck Parts...they gave me an option for US made or Taiwan. I went with the US panels and when I received them they were heavy guage but they were not very well made...looked like something a hobbyist would have made, not a production stamping. I sent them back.
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Maybe I missed them on the NCT website but I could not find the cab corners or cowl sections for the 53-56 Ford F100s. Awhile back I bought some floor panels for a 56 from Blue Oval Truck Parts...they gave me an option for US made or Taiwan. I went with the US panels and when I received them they were heavy guage but they were not very well made...looked like something a hobbyist would have made, not a production stamping. I sent them back.
If the sheet metal used is thicker than what the die was originally intended to use not only will the profiles be washed out but the die will wear very quickly or perhaps break.
Good luck! Please let us know how you make out.
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