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Re: [T3] NOS body shell


That is the problem with NOS... you think it should be New, and it may be,
but after 30 years of storage it may be next to useless.

This is often the case with sheetmetal, the primer they came in is very
porous and will rust right through in no time at all, and you cant see all
the warps and dings with the flat primer... and you often get alot of damage
on a panel that has been dragged through dozens of swapmeets. Surface rust
everywhere is a bitch to get off, and you need to get it ALL off and then
fill ALL the pits before you paint.  I always prefer good used with
sheetmetal.

Chrome parts are also tough with NOS, chrome scratches easily and with years
of jumbling around....

and so are NOS brake parts which are often filled with rust and have decayed
rubber, but sometimes can be rebuilt.

Keith



> I notice the description fails to mention the bent rear apron.  My
> interpretation of NOS is "like new", not "unused, but beat up".
>
> Doug


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