Repro 69 Barracuda Trunk Panel

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Anybody seen up close the reproduction 69 Barracuda trunk panels. I have been doing some side work to buy one, but want to know the quality of the piece before I plop down 450$.

thanks,

Rod
 
rklein383 said:
Anybody seen up close the reproduction 69 Barracuda trunk panels. I have been doing some side work to buy one, but want to know the quality of the piece before I plop down 450$.

thanks,

Rod
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I saw one at Moparfest this year. It was at the Laysons booth. It looked nice, I dont believe it was painted at all and not sure if it had the "fish" on the pass side. I didnt look real close as mine is an "S". I know for sure you cant get them with the "S" emblem on them. Like I said from what I saw looked nice. If you decide to go with Laysons, buy thru Rick here on the forum. Good guy!
 
I actually have three used panels. Two are S panels, however, one is missing the medalion. I don't know if I should send one out to get it redone or just buy a repro.
 
saw one last year at the gibralter trade show for the winter swap meet looks AMAZING
 
rklein383 said:
I actually have three used panels. Two are S panels, however, one is missing the medalion. I don't know if I should send one out to get it redone or just buy a repro.
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What condition is your best one? Trick is finding a place to straighten it, buff it, re-anodizing (if you are looking for the orginal sheen), and paint it correctly.
 
Here are 2 links, 1 is for a thread I started when I bought a used but refurbished "S" panel. Cost me $400-$450 cant remember exactly
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=165700

and here is a link to metro's website for the "S" panel..pics wouldnt show up on my computer, but the description says "S" panel, but I know when I looked at them that they didnt have the medallion...if you got a nice medallion, swap it over onto a repop.
http://www.buymetroparts.com/item/a-body/1969-plymouth-barracuda-formul/lid=31592565
 
Yep; they are repo's lighter/thin.Look good at 20 foot.
 
4spdragtop said:
Here are 2 links, 1 is for a thread I started when I bought a used but refurbished "S" panel. Cost me $400-$450 cant remember exactly
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=165700

and here is a link to metro's website for the "S" panel..pics wouldnt show up on my computer, but the description says "S" panel, but I know when I looked at them that they didnt have the medallion...if you got a nice medallion, swap it over onto a repop.
http://www.buymetroparts.com/item/a-body/1969-plymouth-barracuda-formul/lid=31592565
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Did that used piece have the exposed aluminum edges painted instead of polished aluminum? Doesn't look like the piece that was on McKan's 69 Barracuda.
 
d5667 said:
Yep; they are repo's lighter/thin.Look good at 20 foot.
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yikes ...i have an original one that is all dented up from hail ......so if re-pops are even thinner .....then a re-pop would never hold up against even light hail......which in Colorado is a major problem ....we get sooo much hail here, all the newer cars are beat up.
 
autoxcuda said:
Did that used piece have the exposed aluminum edges painted instead of polished aluminum? Doesn't look like the piece that was on McKan's 69 Barracuda.
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Hey Steve, yes the bottom and top part of the panel are painted, not polished/anodized. And it is from Mckan/Bob. Other than that there is not a single blemish on it. When the time comes to put it on the car, I might take it to have the top and bottom professionally done, but compared to what my orig "S" panel looked like, this one is light years ahead.
 
Okay, I just got my repro 69 Barracuda trunk trim panel. I do think it is slightly thinner metal than my originals. With that said, the new panel really looks nice and I am happy with it. I will keep my old ones in case I ever want to have them redone, but for now the the repro is going on.

I also scored a Mopar Performance viscous fan for 80 bucks on ebay. It is new with only some scratches on the fan paint. Nothing a little spray can won't fix. Should be a whole lot better than my direct drive fan I have now.
 
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