Sheepy Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 hi all, I have searched the forum but to no avail, so I thought I would ask you clever people. ;)My friend has a mk2 spit, it's drivable, but is in need of some work, so this winter we are taking it off the road for a resto. He is giving me a mk3 spit in exhange for doing the welding work, (this will also need restoring, but my childhood dream of having a spit will at least be started)His mk2 has a few battle scars, so needs some new panelsAnyway back to the question, my friend works away on the oil rigs, so when he comes back that's when he goes shopping, I told him to go for heritage panels, they may be a little more costly but will save time, compared to trying to make the inferior panels fit, :oHe said he thinks they don't do them for round tails? Is that true?So was thinking of going for quiller panels, has anyone had experience of these, are they a good fit?And lastly, we are off to the n.e.c. Classic show (he is displaying his roadster) it's both our first time there, do they also have an auto jumble at that show as well as the traders.Thanks all in advanceCheersShaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Personally I would use TD Fitchett, Canleys, or James PaddockLots of the panels are the same between Square & Round tail (sills and floors, A post etc)Not the wings, valances or bootlid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I've no idea whose panels Quiller sell, best to ask them before purchase. Don't expect a trouble-free time even with Heritage panels.The NEC isn't great for autojumble, tradestands are very expensive and are aimed more at sellers of diecasts and polish. It's possible to find the odd bargain anywhere, but events like the Restoration Show at Stoneleigh (next weekend) are better for genuine autojumble.Cheers,Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire1500 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Stanpart > Heritage > Steelcraft is the general consensus.Always worth phoning in advance any company who sells the parts. It's not impossible to get the panels for the Mark 3 or the Mark 2, they are still about.Kind regards,David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Steelcraft are NOT the same as heritage. I would use either canley's or paddocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire1500 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Sorry, I was using the '>' greater than symbol to state that Stanpart is better than Heritage who are better than Steelcraft.Kind regards,David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepy Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 Thanks all, I will let him know, but like you say best to ask them what panels they sell.And I think there will be some "tweaking" no matter what make you buy.Thanks againShaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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