70 T/A full quarter panels?

[Hrod382]

Me and my dad may end up buying a 70 T/A that was wrecked and is being issued a salvage title. We haven't seen the car yet but got a deal that regardless of how bad the car's hurt it is worth the money.

The insurance adjuster and owner of the body shop say it needs a tail panel, decklid, spoiler, trunk pan and FULL quarter. The tail panel, decklid, spoiler and trunk pan are no big deal but I can only find partial quarter panels. Does anyone even make reproduction full quarters?

I'm having trouble researching this as there aren't a lot of Pontiac message boards like this or team Camaro.... If anyone knows an old pontiac site setup like that it would help just as much.

Thanks.

[rickk]

i saw on ebay last week what you need .

rick kirkindall:help!:

[Hrod382]

Were they NOS or repro?

[F70t/a]

It looks like one of the rear tail panels is NOS. They both will go for big bucks. :comp3:

[67bird]

Try the Pontiaczone.com forum. They are very helpful over there. Also, the performance years forum is good as well.

[PonchoJohn]

Hmmmm....
www.performanceyears.com
www.classicalpontiac.com
www.transamcountry.com

You don't find 70-73 T/A parts cheap. Haven't been able to since the mid-80's (Functional shakers were going for $500.00 back then). :hammer:

[BonzoHansen]

Stupid question - are camaro qtrs different?

[redsand]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-70-73-Trans-Am-Formula-Quarters_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34204QQitemZ45 89179788QQrdZ1

[MrQuick]

might have better luck finding a body in the wrecking yard.

[manicmechanic]

Stupid question - are camaro qtrs different?


Not stupid, but yes they are different. In one way is the body line, another is the rear side marker light.

[manicmechanic]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-70-73-Trans-Am-Formula-Quarters_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34204QQitemZ45 89179788QQrdZ1


On his questions area he says he has a 70 shell to go soon. That may be the way to go if it's in good condition. Those quarters don't appear to be full panels.

[F70t/a]

If you get lucky you can score a 70-73 body shell for under 1 grand. I found one and bought it. It's a good shell, so i might save it for another project, not sure yet. I got an offer for 2500 bucks so far on it.

[Hrod382]

I knew this would be the perfect place to ask for Pontiac forums, this forum is so diverse in taste... that's what's good about it.

I didn't figure there would be an easy route, I was assuming a body shell would be the best way to go but then too there aren't very good odds of finding a solid one I wouldn't think.

And Bonzo you're not alone I wondered if they were the same too.

It's just weird without it being a Camaro with an unlimited supply of resto parts.

We are just waiting for the insurance company to give us the go ahead to take it for a cool $1400. Only problem is it'll have a salvage title... would that really bother you all if the car was restored correctly and clean with good documentation of how the salvage damage was fixed?

[manicmechanic]

I don't think it would bother me, but I don't know if it's ever entered into a hardcore show if that would matter. Again another option for the shell option, getting a clean title from it, Also I believe that some states allow for getting some sort of clean title after a rebuild, but again I could be mistaken. I'm currently working a 71 Bird that has 34K miles originally a 6cyl Power Glide car. There is not a lick of rust on it, and is currently on my rotisserie for clean up and paint.
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