In a message dated 3/7/2001 1:10:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,
froggi@cdsnet.net writes:
<< Hey list. I figured up the cost of all the body panels I will need to
restore
> the body on my Sprite minus the bonnet. Through VB it will run just under
> $650.00. >>
Jamie:
One other thing. In working on my Sprite, I had some panels that had rust in
places, and I was able to take flat sheet metal and make a piece to replace
the rusted out part of the car. I made a "brake" out of 2 heavy pieces of
angle iron for any pieces that needed an "L" bent into them. That has saved
me a bunch of money because it kept me from having to buy the entire panel.
I bought only those pieces that would have been difficult or impossible for
me to duplicate and patch. Also, I have cut good panels out of scrap parts
cars, like the inner rear fenders on both sides. I took a sawzall and cut
the solid panels out, cut out the rusted areas in my restorable, and welded
the good used panels in. I bought floorboards, Outer rocker panels, part of
a crossmember, A-Posts and skins, rear bulkheads, and rear fenders, plus some
of the blanking pieces. A lot of the footwell and inner rockers I used flat
sheet metal to fabricate and weld in.
--David C.
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