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VETTECUDA

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REPLACEMENT BODY SHELLS
« on: May 06, 2008, 12:29:04 AM »
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH THE COMPLETE BODY SHELLS OFFERED BY TAMARAZ?  THEY ARE COMPLETE CAR  FROM THE FIREWALL BACK (DOORS AND TRUNKLID INCLUDED).
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Re: REPLACEMENT BODY SHELLS
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2008, 01:07:26 AM »
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH THE COMPLETE BODY SHELLS OFFERED BY TAMARAZ?  THEY ARE COMPLETE CAR  FROM THE FIREWALL BACK (DOORS AND TRUNKLID INCLUDED).

They are made by Dynacorn Classic Bodies Inc.  You can save yourself some cash by buying directly from Dynacorn...

http://www.dynacornclassicbodies.com/gm_models.html

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Re: REPLACEMENT BODY SHELLS
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2008, 05:06:40 AM »
Vette, they're a great addition to our beloved Camaros, but keep in mind they're repros with all the bugs that go with them. I recently read a magazine article in which the writer followed a "new" '67 Dynacorn Camaro body from shell to rolling chassis, and even the manufacturer's professional bodymen had problems making the sheetmetal all work together! I'm not knocking them at all---I think the repro bodies are wonderful--but the magazine ads and the stories gloss over all the ugly headaches involved with such an ambitious project. They don't reveal in detail the flaws and problems a Joe 6-Pack would encounter. They are NOT the Fisher bodies that were imperfect even from GM--they're repros. In a lot of ways, repro continues to be a dirty name compared to OEM.
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Re: REPLACEMENT BODY SHELLS
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2008, 07:47:18 PM »
Vette,

Here is another option if you are considering Dynacorn, Mike rebuilds an actual car that already has a clear and valid title that is every bit as good if not better http://www.mikescustomcars.com/69bodies.htm#

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Re: REPLACEMENT BODY SHELLS
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2008, 08:45:51 PM »
You might find this thread from back in July / Aug 2006 interesting:

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=925.0

If you scroll far enough down the second page in the thread you will see a '67 Dynacorn body Camaro built in 2006.
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Re: REPLACEMENT BODY SHELLS
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2008, 04:30:02 PM »
Vette,

Here is another option if you are considering Dynacorn, Mike rebuilds an actual car that already has a clear and valid title that is every bit as good if not better http://www.mikescustomcars.com/69bodies.htm#

I agree .. I will come right out and say Mike's are better because they are . Problem is that he has huge business and you will not be able to get a chassis from him for at least a year
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