VRM Posted March 27, 2016 Posted March 27, 2016 Hi All, Does anybody know of someone making parts to convert a '69 442 to an F85? I'm mostly looking for the grille and hood. The hood does not have a depression in the middle like the 442 hood in the kit does. The grille has vertical fins...probably not too difficult to convert the kit grille. Thanks!
RAT-T Posted March 27, 2016 Posted March 27, 2016 DID THE '69 F-85 COME AS A HT & SEDAN STEVE?I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF IT WOULD NEED A B PILLAR AS WELL?I WAS GOING TO TRY THE SAME THING, BUT DIDN'T PICK UP ON THE HOOD & GRILL
VRM Posted March 27, 2016 Author Posted March 27, 2016 DID THE '69 F-85 COME AS A HT & SEDAN STEVE?I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF IT WOULD NEED A B PILLAR AS WELL?I WAS GOING TO TRY THE SAME THING, BUT DIDN'T PICK UP ON THE HOOD & GRILL Yep, needs a B pillar too. I did not see that as a real problem to do myself.
Snake45 Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 F85 was available both hardtop and pillar coupe.Shouldn't be too big a deal to flatten out the kit hood, if you need to.
VRM Posted March 30, 2016 Author Posted March 30, 2016 Shouldn't be too big a deal to flatten out the kit hood, if you need to.Well, to me it is...keeping the centreline is beyond my skills. I dont like doing bodywork, and any time I have to do anything really complicated it just ends up going back in the box. I would rather do the painting.
Snake45 Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 Well, to me it is...keeping the centreline is beyond my skills. I feel your pain. What I'd do is graft in the centerline from the hood from another kit. I'm sure I have something suitable in the Snakepit.
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