Sills for the Sprint Speciale

[ezpatari]

Carlo DiRe of Phoenix and I spoke yesterday, and he said that he was fairly certain there was a shop that fabricated steel sills for the SS. Anyone have any leads on this? Thanks in advance.

[Stathy]

Hello, i found this old thread and was hoping you were still active.
Did you every get an answer on this? If so I would be interested in more information if you wouldn't mind.
Many thanks
Stathy

[ezpatari]

No, I did not. In January 2007 I finally found a body shop in Van Nuys, California, where the body man had an extra stall to house my little Sprint Speciale. He took his sweet time, but in mid-August the sills were completed. The price was attractive (he had looked at just the outer sill and quoted on that basis not understanding what might be lurking underneath), so as I was inspecting his work as he was going along I rewarded him by then having him strip the body panels to bare metal and refill small rust holes, fix indentations, and straighten out the passenger front quarter panel that had been badly repaired with rivets. Had the sills been a big price tag, I was simply going to strip and repaint, but now I had the budget to do it right. I think he won't be finished with all of that until March 2008. I don't really mind the wait. I know he works on my car when he does not have other activity. That's fine by me. He's one of those old-school craftsmen.

[tubut]

Try sending a fax to Eric van Cauwenbergh in Belgium. He does speak English and makes body panels for 102/106 cars (see here) and possibly also makes panels for Giulietta/Giulia SS.

I had no luck trying to reach him by phone (hence the suggestion to send a fax) but several 106 owners reported that he is quite reliable and makes good panels.

[Stathy]

Ruedi great hearing from you! It's been a long time. Thank you for that contact. I'll send him a fax and keep my fingers crossed.

How is your project coming along?

[Stathy]

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Originally Posted by ezpatari No, I did not. In January 2007 I finally found a body shop in Van Nuys, California, where the body man had an extra stall to house my little Sprint Speciale. He took his sweet time, but in mid-August the sills were completed. The price was attractive (he had looked at just the outer sill and quoted on that basis not understanding what might be lurking underneath), so as I was inspecting his work as he was going along I rewarded him by then having him strip the body panels to bare metal and refill small rust holes, fix indentations, and straighten out the passenger front quarter panel that had been badly repaired with rivets. Had the sills been a big price tag, I was simply going to strip and repaint, but now I had the budget to do it right. I think he won't be finished with all of that until March 2008. I don't really mind the wait. I know he works on my car when he does not have other activity. That's fine by me. He's one of those old-school craftsmen.