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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 06:25 PM
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Body parts?

Can anyone tell me if the extra cost of body parts from Dennis Carpenter are worth the $$$$$
 
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 07:50 PM
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dennis uses the factory tooling to make the body parts. the other companies don't so they are close but not perfect. if you want a perfect factory fit you have to pay for it. my 2 cents.
 
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 07:59 PM
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i agree....what you are paying for is quality....like they say, you get what you pay for.....you cut corners, they will too...."why make it perfect, if i can do a shoddy job and get paid a little bit less"
 
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 05:57 AM
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Dennis makes a nice profit on his parts. You can blame part of it on Ford, because that charge a whopping royalty on every part that he and others make with their stamps. All of that has to be paid up front before the first piece is made.

A little local trivia

John
 
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