Patch Panel or Full Body Panel Replacement?

Patch Panel or Full Body Panel Replacement?

If you have rust or damage in your classic car, muscle car, hot rod, or truck, you have some options when it comes to sheet metal body repair panels.    One option is to replace the entire panel, be it a quarter panel, fender, floor section, trunk floor, roof skin, dashboard, or other body panel.    

The other option is to replace a section of the panel, cutting it in the middle and only welding in what is needed.   Which is the better option, full panel replacement or patch panel installation?    This video attempts to answer that question as shown at the V8 Speed and Resto Shop. 

Our team performs original factory style complete body panel replacements as well as patch panel installation, as we have the tools and experience to complete both types of repairs that are nearly undetectable when completed.    Our fabrication shop uses resistance spot welders and TIG welders to install quarter panels, trunk floors, trunk drop-down panels, cabin floors, rocker panels, fenders, and more.  

Contact the V8 Speed & Resto Shop if your classic car, muscle car, hot rod, truck, or other restoration project vehicle has rust or damage to repair.    

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Family Drives Grandfather's V8 Speed and Resto Shop Restored 1951 Chevy Truck Home Cross Country

The V8 Speed & Resto Shop had the privlege of restoring this very special 1951 Chevrolet pickup truck, which belonged to the customer's Grandfather.    The truck arrived at the V8 Speed & Resto Shop on multiple trailers with major amounts of rust and damage, having been a working farm truck for decades.    Our team performed a complete restoration on the truck, including rust repair, bodywork, paint work, a V8 engine conversion, and restoration of the dump-truck bed and mechanism originally installed by the customer's Grandfather.    Once completed, the family drove the truck from their grandparent's farm in Northwest Illinois to Liberty Lake, Washington, and were kind enough to share photos of their journey along the way.  Fortunately, they made the trip without any issues, and had a great time along the way.  Follow along on a great American Road Trip in a special family heirloom truck!     

Click here to see all the restoration photos of this truck!

Contact the V8 Speed & Resto Shop to start a restoration journey of your own today!

817 S. MAIN STREET - RED BUD, IL 62278

1939 LaSalle Ambulance Restoration at V8 Speed and Resto Shop

The V8 Speed & Resto Shop team is excited to send the freshly completed 1939 LaSalle Ambulance home to it's owner! The V8 team performed a complete repaint and exterior restoration, along with a new interior and some mechanical repairs. This ride was commissioned back in 1939 in Red Bud, Illinois, the hometown of the V8 Speed & Resto Shop. Our team loves interesting and significant cars, what can we work on for you? — at V8 Speed & Resto Shop.

Contact the V8 Speed & Resto Shop with all your Classic or Muscle Car needs today!

817 S. MAIN STREET - RED BUD, IL 62278

1965 Ford Mustang Fuel Injection Steering and Brake Upgrades at V8 Speed and Resto Shop

This clean 1965 Ford Mustang came to the V8 Speed & Resto Shop for some mechanical and performance upgrades, including: 

- Holley Sniper Fuel Injection System
- Hydratech Hydraulic Brake Booster Upgrade
- Borgeson Power Steering Conversion
- Vintage Air A/C System
- CVF Racing Front Drive System
- Summit Racing rear disc brake system
- New leaf springs

Contact the V8 Speed & Resto Shop with all your Classic or Muscle Car needs today!

817 S. MAIN STREET - RED BUD, IL 62278

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Police and Ambulance Visit V8 Speed and Resto Shop

The V8 Speed and Resto Shop started too look like a municipal garage recently as the V8 Team wraps up the restoration of the 1939 LaSalle ambulance when a 1948 Ford Georga State Patrol car joined the party.   The Patrol Car is in for some maintenance, while the LaSalle was treated to a complete repaint and color change.   We wonder what these two talk about at night?