barracuda replacement quarters

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who makes a decent replacement quarter for a 68 notchback barracuda. I order a goodmark quarter from summit and it has to be the biggest pice of crap I ever got. are all these panels from all these companys coming out of the same factory in taiwan?
 
ratvon said:
who makes a decent replacement quarter for a 68 notchback barracuda. I order a goodmark quarter from summit and it has to be the biggest pice of crap I ever got. are all these panels from all these companys coming out of the same factory in taiwan?
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AMD all the way!!
 
Could you elaborate on what is wrong about the Goodmark quarters ?
Most aftermarket stampings come from Mexico rather than overseas.
 
It has severe waves, scratches down to the bare metal. Small dents and the top edge is bent up
 
A large percentage of replacement body panels have a dent somewhere. The larger the panel the more likely the dent. The tiny little fenders for modern cars are normally straight beacause they'll fit in a box.
The top edge of that quarter is supposed to be bend up. To pull it down with clamps and weld it makes it more rigid. A panel without surface tension is called a blooper because it makes that sound when it moves in and out. I hope that makes sense.
 
RedFish said:
The top edge of that quarter is supposed to be bend up. To pull it down with clamps and weld it makes it more rigid. A panel without surface tension is called a blooper because it makes that sound when it moves in and out. I hope that makes sense.
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There are no dents or dings in my AMD sheetmetal. They are properly packaged to prevent that. I have full 1/4s and roofskins to prove that.

We in the body world call that "Oil canning". I really don't think you need tension in the replacement pieces.

All other inferior replacement panels were stamped to fit "Over" the original panel. AMD is a OE style 1/4 that is a direct replacement. No jacking around with fit for sure!
All my sheetmetal needs are filled by AMD whatever the car may be!
 
This thing would need a skim coat of filler from front to back to make it look right and AMD doesn't have anything for a notchback which I think I forgot to mention. Is it possible to cut down a fastback quarter to fit a notchback?
 
From my understanding they all look like they have been thrown down a road from the factory. The only good thing about them is they dont have rust.
 
ratvon said:
This thing would need a skim coat of filler from front to back to make it look right and AMD doesn't have anything for a notchback which I think I forgot to mention. Is it possible to cut down a fastback quarter to fit a notchback?
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Same 1/4 from the beltline down!
 
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