 Rear Quarter Panel Replacement?, Any info is appreciated |
 Aug 16, 2012 - 4:12 PM
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Hello all, Im going out to zfjohnsons house this weekend, and may end up with a straight driver-side rear quarter panel. Theres alot I dont know about this so before I get into it I thought it would be a good time to ask some questions.
Is there an optimal place to cut? Should I try to cut along welds and where do I chop the pillars. Should I grind the seam welds off or Sawzall it? Is there a better blade for my reciprocating saw than a 24tpi? How much is it going to cost to have it welded into my car? Assuming I remove the old quarter panel and trim/prep everything so its ready to weld in. What is the best coating I can put over the bare welds? I have grinders, a sander, a buffer, some HVLP spray guns and Im damn good with a rattle can. What do I need to do to protect the metal? I found this sticky, 6GC Collision Manual , and it seemed like it was missing alot of pages from the manual. Also, the resolution was too low to read some of the finer details. Does anyone have a .pdf of this maybe? Anykind of feedback is greatly appreciated.  |
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Aug 17, 2012 - 2:36 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 29, '11 From Haltom City, Texas Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Whats happening is im going to another members house this weekend and Im gonna cut the quarter panel out of his. So I wont cut on mine till after Ive gotten the quarter panel from him. Im just curious where the best place to cut is. There is a weld under the driverside door(on the rockerpanel) that looks like a goodplace to cut, and there are obviously some butt welds along the hatch gutter. Should I just saw the pillars near the top or is there a better spot?
At first my plan was to just replace the rear section, but then I thought that welding the pillars and rocker panel would be easier than cleanly welding across the middle of the quarter panel. Also, the front of the panel is riddled with dents and the wheel arch is really the part that had me worried the most. One thing that doesnt show up so clearly in the pics is that the entire quarter panel has already been hammered out and bondo'ed in the past by a PO. |
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Special_Edy Rear Quarter Panel Replacement? Aug 16, 2012 - 4:12 PM
zfjohnson07 hey which side are you wanting to get? Aug 16, 2012 - 4:44 PM Special_Edy Drivers side Aug 16, 2012 - 4:49 PM presure2 you wont be able to grind the spot welds off, they... Aug 16, 2012 - 4:54 PM Special_Edy Well I figured I would just drill out the spotweld... Aug 16, 2012 - 6:19 PM njccmd2002 before you cut, make sure you have the donor piece... Aug 16, 2012 - 7:03 PM
Special_Edy QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Aug 16, 2012 - 7... Aug 17, 2012 - 1:38 PM richee3 Check out czwalga's rally car thread. It doesn... Aug 17, 2012 - 5:44 AM czwalga I just put the rear quarter on last night. I used... Aug 17, 2012 - 7:02 AM czwalga Hmm.
The wheel arch is tricky, the unibody is wel... Aug 17, 2012 - 1:48 PM czwalga What end up happening? Aug 24, 2012 - 7:16 AM Special_Edy His quarter panel ended up being damaged too, not ... Aug 24, 2012 - 12:03 PM zfjohnson07 125? offer them 50! Aug 24, 2012 - 12:36 PM |
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