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Hell all,
An update.... I decided, based on some good feedback on mud, to remove the quarter panels. The way the guy did the body work for the PO by just layering another panel over top of the quarters is just bad and is several years I will be just fighting the rot again that formed between the 2 panels. So I spent some time today cutting out the driver side quarter. Decided cut just below the flange seam to the top rail. Not sure yet how I will separate at the top as there are now 2 panels. I spent a good amount of time cutting out the rear corner which is the most complex. I still have a lot of work to do there. Took me a couple of hours to separate the quarter panel skin from the rear sill. The guy that did work for the PO hacked and slashed patching plates in there as well as smeared as much as a half of an inch of bondo. I made good use of my spot weld cutter, finding I burn through the tips pretty quick. Worked well for separating the sill from the quarter and the door opening uprights which is the current area that I am at right now. The sill and the uprights are salvageable but will need some good application of rust bullet to stop the cancer. I have a small section of the sill outer panel to repair, right where it joins the quarter panel. Will need to put in a small patch panel. Below are some pics of the progress.
An update.... I decided, based on some good feedback on mud, to remove the quarter panels. The way the guy did the body work for the PO by just layering another panel over top of the quarters is just bad and is several years I will be just fighting the rot again that formed between the 2 panels. So I spent some time today cutting out the driver side quarter. Decided cut just below the flange seam to the top rail. Not sure yet how I will separate at the top as there are now 2 panels. I spent a good amount of time cutting out the rear corner which is the most complex. I still have a lot of work to do there. Took me a couple of hours to separate the quarter panel skin from the rear sill. The guy that did work for the PO hacked and slashed patching plates in there as well as smeared as much as a half of an inch of bondo. I made good use of my spot weld cutter, finding I burn through the tips pretty quick. Worked well for separating the sill from the quarter and the door opening uprights which is the current area that I am at right now. The sill and the uprights are salvageable but will need some good application of rust bullet to stop the cancer. I have a small section of the sill outer panel to repair, right where it joins the quarter panel. Will need to put in a small patch panel. Below are some pics of the progress.