Re: New 69 Fastback Sail Panel Trim now available!!

Great post, David.? This one is a keeper.

Bob in PA

On Friday, October 2, 2020, 05:56:39 AM EDT, D. Hadley via groups.io <dhadley390@...> wrote:

Agreed a much better pic is needed to judge the quality prior to one buying it. Plus IMO even if they are good quality that price is way too high. I do understand that they are new & all that, but still.

What would it take to have these machined out of stainless or aluminum & then drill & tap holes (or use self tapping screws) for mounting? What would the costs be?

OR look into having them 3D printed? As long as someone can draw these up in CAD or similar compatible software, there are online companies you can upload the program file to that will then 3D print out the items from the file for a set fee. Though to reduce the price I suggest that whoever does the drawing to make the final drawing such that it is 1 piece so to speak where all the 6 pieces are connected together like/similar as is done on model car parts where you then break/cut off each piece as needed & then file off the nub. You could also have 3 or 6 individual files for each one/size for those that just need one or to. After you then just paint the part. There are now modern paints/painting systems that when done look like Chrome & hold up way better than the rattle can so called "chrome" paints that don't holdup & the shine wipes off with your finger. I do suggest that IF possible to have the part printed using a silver or grey plastic so that IF the chrome paint wares/chips off it won't be as noticeable.

One of the first 2 below would be my chrome paint system of choice if/when I would need a chrome like finish. They look very good & like chrome in the videos I have seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6kypid0XG0 Spray on chrome Hydrochrome demostartion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9-wFTUhpT4 DIY Chrome Kit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBtdU10PIcE Easy Chrome Brush or Spray on Chrome

another low cost option is a Chrome vinyl wraping of the parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzbGwWtM320

More expensive would be to have it vacuum chrome plated on the 3D printed plastic.

3D printing metals is possible but not as many places can do it & will be much more expensive than getting it done in plastic.

That said, this is the same company/entity that got the 68/69 Fairlane/Torino Front & then more recently rear bumpers re-popped by AMD. I have one of these rear bumpers which was gotten direct from AMD (a few years ago at a cost savings). Though I have not installed it as of yet. I did open it to check/inspect it & it looked & felt good with good weight & steel thickness/gauge matching the originals.

Also as an FYI back when I was looking into getting the bumpers I called Tamraz's directly & I could have gotten a much better deal direct from them on the price of the bumpers vs going through Ebay as going direct to the seller it saves the seller Ebay fees. So IF you are interested I suggest you go direct to/call Tamraz's and inquire on getting better pics & also a better price by not going through Ebay to get them (unless Ebay is running a special & offers you a coupon, which they do from time to time and/or you have "Ebay Bucks" saved up to use).

To add to the above IF you know someone that has good connections with AMD and has an account (buys a lot from them) you might be able to get an even better price by getting those items that are made by AMD directly from AMD. But you would need to check into it first.

AMD Auto Metal Direct

(833) 404-4777

http://www.autometaldirect.com/

Tamrazs Parts

(800) 442-4601

https://tamrazs.directory/

https://tamrazs.com/

https://tamrazs.wordpress.com/ (with a nice wright up on a Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II That Got Its Owner Into the 150mph Club At Bonneville. Posted on July 13, 2017)

https://tamrazs.wordpress.com/2017/07/13/mercury-cyclone-spoiler-ii-that-got-its-owner-into-the-150mph-club-at-bonneville/ (direct link to the above Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II story)

Below is a direct link to the Ford/Merc/Lincoln section that you want to look through for parts to our cars.

https://tamrazs.com/collections/ford-lincoln-mercury

Direct link to the Fairlane section

https://tamrazs.com/search?q=Fairlane

Direct link to the Torino section

https://tamrazs.com/search?q=Torino

You will have to call and ask about the rear sail panel Fastback trim as I did not see it listed on their site. The site may not have been updated yet to show them.

I also just saw there is now FULL FLOOR PAN assemblies (made by AMD) for our cars vs having to buy individual sections like in the past. Really wish this was around when my Torino had it's floor replaced. The AMD prices on floor parts look to be much lower but you will have to check shipping costs to see IF total cost is less or not.

http://www.autometaldirect.com/body-components-floor-floor-pans-c-23_135_153.html $499.99

https://tamrazs.com/products/66-71-fairlane-cyclone-68-71-torino-floor-pan-full-oe-style-amd-new?_pos=18&_sid=8dacb418a&_ss=r $689.99

Hope this helps.

David from WNY

On Thursday, October 1, 2020, 11:46:53 AM EDT, Bob Duncan via groups.io <breathe_ezr@...> wrote:

I agree. That's a lot of money to plunk down for a picture of what may be original pieces.

On Thursday, October 1, 2020, 11:38:53 AM EDT, Linc <linc@...> wrote:

Very cool, but if they can't take time to add quality photographs to their listing I would

be very cautious until you can see them.

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