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11/18

Drivers rear quarter replacement

Drivers Quarter panelr 

 

 

 

4.0 hours

 

 

It's about time for an update on the longest restoration in history!

There has been some work done on the old girl, not as much as I'd like but it is moving forward. 

 

     

Rear Quarter   Rear Quarter

 

The next step is replacing the drivers rear quarter.  it was like Swiss cheese under the  quarter emblem. 

I went into great detail earlier when I replaced the passenger side quarter, so i won't go into as much detail here.

The inside of the panel is thoroughly cleaned and roughed up a bit for paint adhesion.

 

Rear Quarter   Rear Quarter

 

Rear Quarter              A few coats of epoxy primer to get things sealed up!

 

As before the quarter is roughly set in place.  Sexy!               Driver quarter 

 

 

Rear Quarter   Rear Quarter

 

Rear Quarter   Once again the trim, taillight housing and moldings are used
used to fine tune the placement and assure those pieces will
fit perfectly when finished.

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Rear Quarter   Rear Quarter

Then the laborious job of small welds moving all around the panel to reduce warpage. 

Rear Quarter   Rear Quarter

Rear Quarter   Rear Quarter

Once the panel is fully welded I can grind or dress the welds.

The welds disappear and the two panels become one.

The new door is also hung and adjusted to verify a perfect
gap.
 
             Driver quarter 

 

 

Next up the body comes back off and the frame/suspension get the love they deserve.

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