Has anyone replaced this rear panel from Wilkinson? I would like to know if it is of decent quality and if it fits well.
http://www.panterapartsusa.com..._id=18024B&x=11&y=12
Will
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I wonder if Johnny Woods makes this panel?
Wil,
I would suspect if its sold by Wilkinson its a good fit and quality. Is this New Old Stock ?
Ron
I would suspect if its sold by Wilkinson its a good fit and quality. Is this New Old Stock ?
Ron
quote:Originally posted by accobra:
Wil,
I would suspect if its sold by Wilkinson its a good fit and quality. Is this New Old Stock ?
Ron
Yes, OEM. I just called Steve. He promises that it's a good fit.
Will
ZONKEY (#1549, early '71)was rear-ended a few years ago and was fixed with a Wilkinson rear end panel. The final result was quite good but I don't know what the body shop had to do to get it that way. I do know that the body was not symmetrical from the factory, as I am the original owner. The the rear wheel openings at the top of the rear tires showed a relative offset of the tires to the sheet metal that was about an inch different side to side.
Woods has these listed on Ebay. I'd ask Wilkinson flat out if the one he sells is original Detomaso or the Woods piece?
Richard. '71 are notorious for inconsistency in the quality of the build. It is just one of the "issues" Ford had with the cars.
By the time the "L" debuted, these issues were "corrected", for whatever that term means? LOL!
Richard. '71 are notorious for inconsistency in the quality of the build. It is just one of the "issues" Ford had with the cars.
By the time the "L" debuted, these issues were "corrected", for whatever that term means? LOL!
Doug is correct. I've measured as much as 4" of offset in the placement of the license plate indentation relative to the left tail light, on some unmolested pre-Ls. There may be a vertical variance, too.