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Old 01-04-2015, 10:12 PM   #1
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Help! Looking for the best patch panels!

So the '67 is going up to the shop next weekend to get all the bodywork done and put in paint. My Rockers are shot cab corners need love and my floor is swiss cheese so i need to find some new panels. What i am asking you folks is where to find the nicest quality panels? Where should i look? I need to get them ordered up soon here so i appreciate any help i can get! Thanks!
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Old 01-04-2015, 10:13 PM   #2
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Re: Help! Looking for the best patch panels!

Oh! i forgot its to mention its an original big back window and A/C cab so i don't want to just get a whole new cab seeing how big window cabs were an option in '67 and A/C cabs tend to be quite pricey
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Old 01-05-2015, 01:22 AM   #3
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Re: Help! Looking for the best patch panels!

I can tell you not to get them from LMC. I have received a mix of quality from other places but Classic Industries has ok parts and Early Classic Enterprises always has good parts but they are expensive and high shipping.
Classic Muscle is also good.
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Old 01-05-2015, 03:40 AM   #4
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Re: Help! Looking for the best patch panels!

Thanks Mike! I will definitely look at the last three. My dad and I built his '69 Sierra pretty much all through a 2004 Orange County truck shop catalog and they had great parts but the ordering process was very difficult with such an antiquated catalog! Lol I think it's time for an update haha
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Old 01-05-2015, 10:30 AM   #5
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Re: Help! Looking for the best patch panels!

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Old 01-05-2015, 01:57 PM   #6
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Re: Help! Looking for the best patch panels!

Gonna throw some caution out there. First off, with most panels some massaging is going to be required, regardless of where they come from. Make sure to have them let you inspect the truck when they have everything tacked in place, then after it is welded up. Things move when they are cut apart. Second, be prepared for the unexpected. Third, hope you have already negotiated the cost, and the time. Lots of people and posts about vehicles getting caught in "paint jail." Fourth
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Old 01-05-2015, 02:22 PM   #7
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Re: Help! Looking for the best patch panels!

It's a good buddy doing it and price is not a big issue he's not that worried about it but I also am aware of how things move around and need to be persuaded in most cases to look the way we want. I am just looking for the best quality parts not some cheap thin sheetmetal.
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Old 01-05-2015, 02:53 PM   #8
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I've had good results from Brothers and ECE (Early Classic Enterprise).
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Old 01-05-2015, 04:44 PM   #9
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Re: Help! Looking for the best patch panels!

Since you are in Washington, I recommend Frank's Pickmup in Olympia. You can drive down there and pick the stuff up with no shipping. He has lots of cool stuff for our trucks down there. Also he is a member so you can get in touch with him on this board and see what he has.
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