Quote Originally Posted by ojh View Post
Welcome David, it is plain that you want to jump in and start fabrication on your own project. I have no experience with the mfgr that you mention, i just assume i'll be basically unhappy with the product that they send and i have rarely been disappointed. The 'pay for what you get' analogy isn't true in our hobby - it is up to you to make the product 'special'. The guys giving you advice can take the same 'fixins' as you are contemplating and turn it into a beautiful thing while dealing with imperfections from the mfgr - and they would expect it, no big deal. What you do with it is the unknown.
I don't work with aftermarket modern tin, i work with the old original sheetmetal and i can tell you - without reservation - that the stuff they made (up into the '30s anyway), was rough, ill fitting and crude compared to todays standards. A truck i am working on now has a 3/8s difference from from door to door. I expect any modern mfgr of bodies will be more exact than that.
Good luck and keep us posted on how/what you do ok? oj
Thanks OJH, I agree with you for the most part regarding what to expect when you order and receive a part. I for one, do not expect perfection in the things I order...but I do expect excellence when I pay what I consider to be a lot of money for something. Also, another point I'd like to make is that any "part" in any industry (todays parts compared to one another) has a certain relative quality that is expected for a certain approx. price...I call it the "norm". Hence my question regarding acautos; how do their parts compare for what they are charging in anyones "opinion"? Sometimes the "best" companies such as Outlaw and Superior may have the best parts but they also can get way too pricey because they have supposedly "earned" a name for themselves. Sometimes there are other companies that have decent quality parts to offer for a somewhat lower price...sometimes some companies offer very inferior parts. Opinions on acautos parts for the money are what I'm looking for. I realize acautos $6K body can be strenthened and or made to look beautiful by me...but is it worth $6K v/s $8-10K or more for a different brand? I'm talking value for the money spent.