Re: [Chrysler300] rust repair panel sources for 300C/D ?

["Ron Waters" <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Christopher -

57-9 Plymouth quarters are unique to Plymouth.  Not the same as Dodge,
Desoto or Chrysler.

Ron

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "christopher beilby" <thelastbestgenius@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 8:42 AM
Subject: [Chrysler300] rust repair panel sources for 300C/D ?


> Warning all this below involves fixing rusty 300C/Ds, so if does not
> interest you, delete now.
>
> Through club website, I have now/recently been advised by members that
> Metalcrafters lower quarter panel sections for 300C & D s are now 'extinct
> as dodos', and/or as Tasmanian Tigers, to put an aussie spin on extinction
> issues.
>
> Not only that, but apparently the die was junked/scrapped, which if true
> sounds like something went badly wrong re whatever led to this?.
>
> Now in response to my recent question of how high is the % of totally rust
> free 300C & Ds, it seems rust free ones are not so common they are under
> every gum tree, plus someone then also pointed out that the
> wheelarch/quarter sections share much/all with same years Dodge/Plymouth,
> and stone the crows, there sure must be heaps of rusty ones of them out
> there??!!
> So my question is - where are the repo panels for these, and if no OEM
> quality ones, WHY NOT !!?
>
> I have seen, sometimes see, 57/58 rocker sections on ebay - claimed
original
> quality, but boy on the few shots provided of some, the end section curve
> looks a shocker/wrong, never mind the 2 door rocker is wider at the front
> than the rear, along where the door rubber seals, and I wonder do these
> feature that - real trap for someone who welds them in, or rather wonders
> why they won't line up to weld in if not wider where they should be?!
>
> Anyhow, not to make things too hard - if no full lower quarters, are there
> just rear inner and outer wheel arch sections available in oem quality and
> correct gauge/thickness metal??  - and if not, how many might there be an
> interest in, if no one can suggest a good current source/supplier?  (if
not,
> maybe there could/should be a joint effort/approach with other/all mopar
> marques/clubs?)
>
> My rusty 300C lower body project continues (mainly due to other things
> stealing 70% of planned time, it not finished by May's end as thought
> originally), but what has made it much easier, near factory quality, is a
> previous owner (whom we shall call 'Mr Bloody Bodgy it up', or
'Michealango
> Bondo Scupltureer') sourced and pop riveted perfect heavy gauge 2door
outer
> rockers over what remained of originals - they are same grey primer on
> inside surfaces that Chrysler used on flloors/body of 300Cs, which make me
> ask were they old stock Mopar, or does/did someone years ago make factory
> quality panels for these models - by light surface rust, dirt etc, they
look
> like done maybe 20 odd years ago, say early 80s ?
>
> One side of cabin all done, on the second side now, boy this car would
have
> been fast before rust cut out - the cut out bits weigh nothing, that when
> there was much to cut out!! - with it's original 550hp specs, it would
> should have hauled the quarter mile if I had timed it before starting rust
> removal - and some of the underfloor brackets where they meet the rockers
> were only body filler shaped to look like them!!
>
> Can't think of a personalised sign off for where I live, except the place
is
> so boring it has been mockingly known for last 40 years as the 'City of
> Churches', plus recent State advertising campaign was called 'Come and see
> our Secrets', because no one could find any/even one item any one knew
worth
> selling the State by !!?
>
> Christopher in South Australia, Australia
>
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