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    I have used Chevy 2dr 150/210 wagon quarters on a nomad, and the lower part of wagon quarters on a Chevy passenger car, so I would bet Pont would be the same. The top had to be reshaped to fit the nomad.
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    Something I hadn't noticed previously - the photos of the blue and white Safari that 56 Safari posted show a belt line dip that a Nomad (or Chevy wagon) does not have.

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    That would be something to check on, it looks like the dip is the same as Chevy sedan, and the Pontiac 2 dr sedan also.

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    Just Talked with Dick Olsen Hotrodder on this site

    He has Both OEM Doors off 56 Nomad
    He says they Have been blasted and No Rust out & barely even Pits under where the weather strip was
    He wants $750 EA

    Here is his web site

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    Quote Originally Posted by 567chevys View Post
    Just Talked with Dick Olsen Hotrodder on this site

    He has Both OEM Doors off 56 Nomad
    He says they Have been blasted and No Rust out & barely even Pits under where the weather strip was
    He wants $750 EA

    Here is his web site

    http://www.classicchevyshop.com/contact-us

    Thanks 567, Haha I already placed my order for the doors and tailgate this morning.... I really appreciate it, if my guy has any issue getting the doors for me I will reach out to him.

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    Original doors are likely to be way better than reproduction, and if they haven't shipped yet, they will probably let you cancel

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    I called him this morning and he's already got the order processing, I'm not gonna worry about it unless something comes up. I got the doors for about $100 cheaper and I don't have any shipping costs (I'm guessing WA to TN freight would be at least a couple hundred)... He was also about $200 cheaper on the tailgate than anyone else I've seen, and a good guy to do business with... I forsee giving this man a lot of my money as things go on, he's also a painless and dakota digital dealer.

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    Well, I've been waiting on my MB bead roller to come in before going further with the inner quarter patch panels, but it still hasn't shipped yet.. So in the interim I found some paint stripper I had laying around and started stripping the inner quarters and A pillar and cowl areas just to get an idea of what everything else looked like.... There is some decent metal under it all, not a lot, but some. I was also surprised when I sanded a few areas of rust on the roof that paint/primer showed up underneath after the rust sanded off. Not sure if the paint rusted? or if rusty parts were layed on top at some point? After all that I went ahead and added the drivers side A-pillar with cowl panel to my order. The passenger side looked pretty good, I may need the outer most piece of the A pillar for that side, but I'm going to hold off for now. But I just hit the road for the next month an a half, so no more updates until July.

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    That's looking pretty good 56Safari. It's always nice when you get down to bare metal and cut away the bad stuff so you can see what you really have to work with. Too bad dipping a whole body isn't more cost effective and easier to access for most guys.
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    I may try to take the front clip somewhere to have it dipped if its reasonable. Once I get back I'm going to try taking the whole car all the way down to bare metal before I go any further.. I'm trying to avoid sandblasting, but I think I'll need to in the pinch welds at the windows and the adjoining areas of the toe panel.

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