I'm going through and planning on what sheetmetal I will need and have been trying to sort out the confusing mess of documentation regarding sheetmetal on my '67 convertible. I've got the 39th Edition of Hollander's Manual, and have noted what should work, but there are still some discrepancies. The biggest mystery I'm trying to resolve is the rear quarter panels. People keep telling me that the rear quarters from any '67 will interchange while Hollander says they won't (only the '67 convertibles), but then Hollander is not too clear on what exactly constitutes the quarter panel and there is no picture or diagram. Trying to cross-reference against 3rd party vendor re-pop's is just as confusing.
To illustrate, I cropped a pic from Craig32's "Just Getting Started" thread, you can see below.
If the quarter panel is defined as from the top of the rear quarter where it includes a small portion of the rear window pillar, then Yes, I agree it is a convertible part only. But,
if you work from the beltline down, then it certainly looks the same as a 2door.
Drilling a missing hole or trimming a little corner is one thing, cutting/bending sheetmetal is entirely different. Does anyone have knowledge of what really does and does not interchange among the various bodies?
Thanks!
btw- if the Forum Moderators would like me to submit PDFs of those pages, I can certainly do so.
To illustrate, I cropped a pic from Craig32's "Just Getting Started" thread, you can see below.
If the quarter panel is defined as from the top of the rear quarter where it includes a small portion of the rear window pillar, then Yes, I agree it is a convertible part only. But,
if you work from the beltline down, then it certainly looks the same as a 2door.
Drilling a missing hole or trimming a little corner is one thing, cutting/bending sheetmetal is entirely different. Does anyone have knowledge of what really does and does not interchange among the various bodies?
Thanks!
btw- if the Forum Moderators would like me to submit PDFs of those pages, I can certainly do so.