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03-15-2021, 07:29 PM | #1 |
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Carpenter's trunk lids (quality) 1940
Anyone with FIRST HAND knowledge as to how the '40 convertible trunk lid fits?
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03-15-2021, 09:07 PM | #2 |
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Re: Carpenter's trunk lids (quality) 1940
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I didn't realize they (I'm assuming Drake) did a CONVERTIBLE lid! DD |
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03-16-2021, 12:12 AM | #3 |
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I don't think they ever made a convertible lid. If they exist, Carpenter might have added it. For those that don't know, they are VERY different then a coupe, not just a shorter lid, curvature and dimensions are also different too. Not a good sign that you are looking for a better one.
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I'd have to remove the inner structure, repair the outer sheet metal (straighten, shrink, cut, weld...), then repair the inner structure (straighten, weld...) and put it all back together. I can do it - I just don't want to.
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"I have found that I enjoy the process more than driving them later." It's challenges just like this that differentiate the very few, truly honorable CRAFTSMEN that we have left.....from the "every-day" Bondo-slingin' perverts that ain't qualified to lick their lips! So.....c'mon Man! We need 'before and after' pictures, too! DD |
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On a perhaps more serious note, this lid will take a minimum of sixty hours to prepare. That's close to $5k shop time. New lid is about $1400 to my door. No doubt it'll take some tweaking to fit as well as I desire. But still, I'm having a difficult time making sense out of the crunched numbers. Now... how to change my profile...
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Mike I ordered one on my dealer account for a customer, and had it drop shipped. Never heard back good or bad, but I'd imagine if the fitment was terrible he would have informed me.
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I'm okay with that
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Wow, I haven't had to look for 40 parts now that my coupe is done and my convertible is gone. I didn't know DC had the convert lid made too. I don't remember B.O.B. listing that when he had the project. But I AM 70 so I have an excuse. (Back Order Bob)
$1400 is a bargain even if it needs some tweaking. I have done plenty of "heat'n and beat'n and know what you are up against. I fixed a 34 sedan delivery that looked like it was hit by a train, really. Will send you a pic when I run across it. |
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Now they come out with all the body parts years after I finished mine.Had to do minor repair on the bottom lip of the deck lid.
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