tink65

I'm new to the forum, but I'm glad to be here.

Anyways, I just bought a 69 T-bird tudoor taneau top, in fenomenal shape for being a 69, for 1500 bucks (what a steal!). It runs and drives great, except it burns a little oil and there's a small transmission leak (nothing I can't fix easy enough...). it does need some body work though.... The hood has a couple small holes in it, the driver side door skin is rotting away at the midline, some in the lower section, and the passenger side quarter panel looks like hell on the bottom edge (typical wisconsin winter damage ).

I've looked and looked all over the internet, and for the life of me I can't find panels for this thing. I can find lower patch panels for the quarter panel and door skin, and at JC Whitney they have an almost full quarter panel that you weld over you exisiting one, but I can't find a FULL panel to buy. Does anyone have any ideas or even KNOW where I can get one so I can get this Bird back up and in show condition???

tbird100636

Unfortunately, the 1967-69 Birds haven't garnered much appeal yet, so it will be harder to find stuff compared to 1955-66 models. They don't make full 1/4 patch panels for these. Patch panels are installed after removing a bad section, not put over a rust damaged section. Keep searching.

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1964 Thunderbird Hardtop- Chantily Beige- 390 FE 4V V8-Uncle's Car
1966 Thunderbird Convertible- Red- 390 FE 4V V8- Uncle's other car- hood going on!!!
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