Anvil Auto fit and finish - Lateral-g Forums

rchandler · #1 02-25-2010, 10:00 PM

I am in the process of having my 68 Camaro painted @ Novelli Rod and Custom. My exsting hood and trunk lid are poor quality replacement parts and do not fit well. I am considering Anvil's Carbon Fiber parts but I am unsure of the quality of the fit of these parts. Do any of you have expearance with how well Anvil's parts fit? Are they as straight as good steel parts? Are there threded metal inserts for fasteners?
Anybody that ownes or has expearance with these parts I would surly like your oppinion.

Thanks,

Rob

tyoneal · #2 02-26-2010, 12:23 AM

Hi:

I have heard of only great things about them. I'm sure there will be a lot of people chime in.

Good Luck,

Ty

bulldogchevy · #3 02-26-2010, 06:06 AM

Great fit i have header,hood,cowl vent,lid and spoiler on my 69.

**Matt@BOS** · #4 03-01-2010, 12:38 AM

I think I have pretty much all of Anvil's panels with exception to the trunk lid, and a ton of people have asked me this question. The quality is top notch. The fit and finish is very good as well, there are very few companies which have parts that fit onto a car and are presentable out of the box, but Anvil is one of them, still a little body never hurts if you're going to paint. I would definitely recommend their hood.

Now, to answer some of your specific questions. Yes, they are about as good as a "good" steel hood. Maybe not perfect depending on your standards, but better than just about all aftermarket steel, or in my case, old, sand blasted original sheet metal. Also, all of their stuff that I have is threaded, and will bolt right on.

Just remember, carbon fiber parts, no matter how good, can't be worked the same way as steel parts. You can't just hit something that is carbon fiber with a hammer to flatten it out, or expect a part under a fair amount of stress to not show a little pattern weave through paint. You kind of have to fit the rest of the car to the carbon fiber parts, which is easier the more original sheet metal you have. In the end, you will probably spend the same amount of time as working with pretty good quality steel, and less time than crappy aftermarket stuff.

Matt

**XcYZ** · #5 03-01-2010, 07:59 PM

I have their A pillar covers in my car, I was very impressed with how they fit.

Rod P · #6 03-01-2010, 09:08 PM

this is all good to hear

DAREDVL · #7 03-02-2010, 10:53 AM

I attended the SEMA show back in Nov. and did a close inspection of several 1st gen Camaros that had Anvil deck lids and hoods. I was very impressed with the fittment and quality. I am a perfectionist when it comes to panel fittment, and gaps. So, it really depends on your tastes. You can make anything perfect with the right amount of time and patience. I agree with the statement above, if you're going to use these parts, it's probably best to buy them an dmake the rest of the car fit to them if you can since you can't adjust the CF parts like you can steel. My 2 cents.

rchandler · #8 03-02-2010, 01:30 PM

Thanks for the imput guys.

Rob

coolwelder62 · #9 03-02-2010, 03:07 PM

Top notch parts,And even better people to deal with.Can't wrong with anything these guys sell.Matt,Tyler

Teetoe_Jones · #10 03-02-2010, 03:29 PM

Awww. Thanks guys. We try really hard to make sure our prototypes fit exceptional to at least 1-2 cars before we pull the trigger on the production molds. We typically get a great fit right out of the box; adjust and align them and you are done. I've been rocking all our CF parts on my 68 in bare weave for almost a year. Took about 2 hours of time to get them bolted up and adjusted, and I saved almost 80 lbs of dead weight nice and high above the belt line of the vehicle.

Call me if you need any help deciding on your project.

Tyler