Who`s bought an AMD 1970 road runner trunk lid - fitment?

[torredcuda]

Just dug into the trunk lid off my `70 road runner project and found the lower lip rusted thru, although I could fix it I`d prefer to find either a rust free used one or buy a new AMD one. Finding a good used one and then having it shipped won`t be easy so debating on just buying new. Who has bought and fit one? How good/bad is fitment around opening and flatness/straightness of top surface? I see they don`t have the wing cut outs so I`d have to do that as mine came factory with a Go-Wing. AMD is having a black Friday sale with free shipping so that will the budget a little bit.

 

[rick68b5]

The one I seen was long and stuck out the back of the car now with that being said none of them were perfect from the factory but this one was pretty bad

 

[torredcuda]

I understand any panel will need work but I don`t want to spend almost $1,000 for one that fits like crap and needs a lot.

 

[erickson]

i don’t know how much rework was done on mine. It fits nice. Sorry I can’t ask him do to medical reasons

 

[gtxdana]

AMD decklid too long? My body guy was complaining about the AMD Air Grabber hood was too short! No cutouts for a Go Wing??

I think I was up to four or five decklids before I found one that didn't some kind of perforation somewhere on the part after media blasting, and I live in an area where they don't salt the roads!

 

[torredcuda]

I think I was up to four or five decklids before I found one that didn't some kind of perforation somewhere on the part after media blasting, and I live in an area where they don't salt the roads!

That`s why I`m thinking just getting a new one, buying used I risk it being just s rusty as the one I have.

 

[zyzzyx]

It's really a crapshoot. Try and buy it from someone local that will take a return back without charging you.
Of coarse it would be really nice to find a used one, but if the rear lip is rusted, that can be fixed. Post some
pic's so we can see how bad/good it is. I would save it if I could! I fixed my "Rusty Lip" myself with some
patience and some beer.

 

[davek]

I couldnt tell you, I decided to have my original one fixed. Back into a pole. Yed it cost about the same as a new one but fits perfect.

 

[gtxdana]

That`s why I`m thinking just getting a new one, buying used I risk it being just s rusty as the one I have.

On a 70 B body, unless you get really lucky finding a nice used one, you'll be miles ahead buying a new one. Probably 99% of the used ones have an issue of some sort. If they were available when I was needing one, that's the way I would have gone.

One of the deck lids I bought came off a fairly low mile local car. The whole deck lid and rear lip area looked great. Media blasted and found perforation in the lower structure in front of the hinge area and the flat vertical part above rear lip of all places.

 

[torredcuda]

The cut outs for the Go-Wing will be kind of a pain to put in on a new panel as well, maybe I`ll dig into mine a bit more and make a plan to fix it?

 

[torredcuda]

I'll clean it up and get some better pics.