<VV> Needed: NOS Drivers side rear 1/4 panel for a late modelcoupe or co...

[hallgrenn at aol.com]

Hank,

I've got one (68-69 coupe left rear quarter), but I doubt anyone in Corvairdom will pay a whole lot for it.  I'm saving it for a project car (or for my wife to sell at a big yard sale if I die first).  In my experience you are absolutely right that a patch panel and a good welder/body man can make a seamless patch as did a great guy who patched several car panels for me in the past.  RIP Earnie.

Bob Hall
Group Corvair
Corvanatics
CORSA

If anyone actually does have one, that would be one HIGH DOLLAR piece.

Hank





-----Original Message-----
From: hank kaczmarek <kaczmarek at charter.net>
To: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tue, Apr 23, 2013 12:29 am
Subject: Re: <VV> Needed: NOS Drivers side rear 1/4 panel for a late modelcoupe or co...


The problem is obvious.
On all Corvair  cars except the 60 model, the battery is on the drivers side 
of the vehicle. It's also on the drivers side in the FC's.
The venting of those old "Tar Top" Batteries allowed excess electrolyte/acid 
to drip down onto the bottom of the quarter.
This area is a problem on virtually every Corvair car, as well as on my 64 
Corvan.  There was not battery box left on the Van.
The Eastern "Ultra Monza" needed a patch panel, We had to fabricate a new 
battery tray as well as the whole bottom of the drivers quarter on the van.
My 62 Rampy's L rear quarter is OK, but the battery tray fell into the 
quarter from corrosion.

I've been wrong before.  But I would find it HIGHLY unlikely that anyone has 
a NOS rear quarter for a car that has been out of production for 44 years.
Any body shop worth its salt, or anyone with better than average welding 
skills can install a patch panel and it will appear as new to all but the 
most experienced eye.

If anyone actually does have one, that would be one HIGH DOLLAR piece.

Hank

-----Original Message----- 
From: Shelrockbored at aol.com
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 9:27 PM
To: tterribleted at comcast.net ; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re:  Needed: NOS Drivers side rear 1/4 panel for a late modelcoupe 
or co...


The Corvair Ranch couldn't help you?




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