'40 coupe qtr measurement needed...

[white64]

...putting qtr panel patch panels on my coupe. The panels appear to be too short, and if the panels are short it would change the location of the rear fenders, in turn affecting the running boards, in turn affecting the front sheet metal.

Can anyone provide this measurement from an original car?

Picture attached (you can see where I've had to split the top of the panel to make it fit, do I need to split the bottom too?)

 

[swoopNZ]

Around 23 1/2" on 2 of my '39 coupes ( same body as a '40 )
I have a new Bob Drake replacement panel that also measures 23 1/2".
Chris.NZ.

 

[ems customer service]

call us we will help you out

ems auto 216-541-4585 9am to 5pm eastern time

 

[white64]

Around 23 1/2" on 2 of my '39 coupes ( same body as a '40 )
I have a new Bob Drake replacement panel that also measures 23 1/2".
Chris.NZ.

THANKS! I'll get 'em done this weekend, just needed that length!

 

[white64]

just measured the qtr panels I have, they were barely 23 1/8... got to cut them and add 3/8"..... :-(

 

[Kube]

just measured the qtr panels I have, they were barely 23 1/8... got to cut them and add 3/8"..... :-(

EMS panels?

 

[white64]

yup

 

[Kube]

yup

Kind of figured.
My experience with their stuff has not been good. It is "okay" at best. I have yet to get a piece from them that did not require modification, some a lot more than others.
Rest assured, I use them as a very last resort and only when authenticity is not paramount.

 

[swoopNZ]

The Drake ones are the best.

 

[JSeery]

Did you contact EMS? It would be interesting to know what they had to say beings how they offered.