As much as I want to keep my '63 Avanti stock, I am reluctant to spend $400 on reproduction door sill protectors. I don't really mind the cost, buy they are awfully tacky looking. Are there any alternatives? Has anyone fabricated aluminum or stainless protectors?
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I know the feeling BUT I figured if I am lucky enough to actually own an Avanti I would spring for new sills. It will be a while before I can actually afford to restore my car; but when I do, at least I will have new sills to install (I bought a pair in Cedar Rapids a couploe years ago & they are on my shelf. As far as trying to bend some up... You might talk to a good heating shop in your area and they might be able to fabricate some.... you may have $200 in them & they won't be right... so I think I would just start saving for the real thing.
I still don't believe how much I had to spend for flimsy reproductions for my 1953 coupe... I am afraid to even breathe on them for fear of bending them.
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I dunno how handy you are with composite materials, or how much it would cost either, but I thought a set done in carbon fiber would look pretty trick in a Avanti. Just my 2 cents.......Dylan Wills
Everett, Wa.
1961 Lark 4 door wagon
1961 Lark 4 door wagon #2 (Wife's car!)
1955 VW Beetle (Went to the dark side)
1914 Ford Model T
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