Frame rails avail at WN!

[VWJake]

I’ll be a Guinne pig. I ordered a left one. I’ll put it on a jig when it arrives to see if it matches oem.

[dasfrogger]

Following!

[Spyke]

OOOO this is an excite

[SydneyTii]

Yes Jaymic have them as well and without the silly postage rules!

[Mike A]

sheesh!!…..thinking about all the b.s. I went through trying to find a used one

Edited September 24, 2019 by Mike A

[VWJake]

2 hours ago, SydneyTii said:

Yes Jaymic have them as well and without the silly postage rules!

The last order I placed from them (Jaymic) took almost a month to arrive and the shipping costs were astronomical. Different experiences for different people/places.

 

its all good. The important take away here is that they are available and at about $400us

 

 

[02Les]

If you have VERY DEEP pockets, Restoration Design has them...………...

 

http://www.restoration-design.com/store/product/BMW403L

 

 

[SydneyTii]

Yeah shipping is a joke from most companies now!

[Spyke]

I just bought one too, though it will be a while before I can get around to replacing it.

 

Coupon code made it only $350-ish USD shipped

[Spyke]

Just arrived, $367 shipped to CA, no extra customs fees or anything like that either. 

 

Box is intact so that's already a great sign.

[VWJake]

I haven’t jigged it yet, but initial eye balling says it’s not a spot on copy of the ‘71 and earlier rails that I have loose. 

 Don’t get me wrong, it’s really close and appears to have the right shape, just some minor differences. 

[Jimmy]

1 hour ago, VWJake said:

I haven’t jigged it yet, but initial eye balling says it’s not a spot on copy of the ‘71 and earlier rails that I have loose. 

 Don’t get me wrong, it’s really close and appears to have the right shape, just some minor differences. 

 

If you can, could you follow up with observations regarding whether any of the differences required modification/customization to replace an existing rail, or whether they seemed only cosmetic?

[xr4tic]

I'd be curious how well it fits a W&N replacement floor pan.

 

The stock frame rail wasn't an exact match to that either, wonder if it's worse or better?

[VWJake]

4 hours ago, Jimmy said:

 

If you can, could you follow up with observations regarding whether any of the differences required modification/customization to replace an existing rail, or whether they seemed only cosmetic?

 I will when I can measure it up. My main concern is the width of the top plate. It looks considerably wider (5mm or so). I recall a driveline install (from the bottom)  grazing the rails for some reason (steering box maybe?). There may be some trimming required to get back the lost clearance. You may have to modify/massage the inner fender to make room for the rail if it’s wider on the outside of the main rail too (if that makes any sense). The flange at the tail end looks long to me as well. The welds holding the subframe blind nut box assembly look like birds hit too. I’ll probably grind them down and reweld. Still better than not having any them available at all.