rust repair: grafting body metal

Just looking at how much it's going to cost to get the repair sections for my '54 bug and started thinging about the shell I've got in the driveway. It's a '74 standard and I'm wondering if things like heater channels and firewalls (sections forward and after doors) can be cut out of a later model car and used on something as early as a '54?

I'm assuming the guage of metal is different and think I can remember this being a bit of a no-no?

The later sills are a completely different in detail

Ok but could you cut out templates and use relatively flat sections?

rob,i've got left and right heater channels already cut out,off a 63 $80pair
your welcome to hack into the body parts i've got for firewalls etc for nothing

cheers
mark

[ Edited on 13-2-2006 by jnr356 ]

ruckus wrote:Ok but could you cut out templates and use relatively flat sections?

In my experience, if a sill has rust anywhere, it has rust everywhere. Try and get some complete sills from a rust-free 50s/60s car; or new replacement sills. Is it a resto?

Mark you're a legend. I'll probably take the heater channels but I'll suss it out properly and then get back to you.

no problem rob
whenever you're ready