Making Rear Quarters: How Hard Can it Be? A 9/76 Sweat Equity Resto
I'm in serious need of some new quarter panels. Mine were badly molested by the PO with a jigsaw, they have serious creases in both corners from being backed into things, and they have rust-throughs where the wheel wells are spot-welded on. I have a nearly new complete rear sill from CCOT, a great set of used wheel wells, a decent rear floor, and my top rails are sound. So, as soon as I have quarter panels I'm ready to begin rebuilding my 1/2 tub.
My question is, I'm pretty ambitious but I have very little fabrication experience (read: none), would it be crazy to try fabricating my own rear quarters from 18 gauge steel (9/76 production date)? The ones from CCOT only cost about $330 shipped, but that's almost a year's worth of preschool and it would need to be a necessity.
Has anyone had any luck making their own, complete quarters that look stock?
Here's a pic of mine:
I'm in serious need of some new quarter panels. Mine were badly molested by the PO with a jigsaw, they have serious creases in both corners from being backed into things, and they have rust-throughs where the wheel wells are spot-welded on. I have a nearly new complete rear sill from CCOT, a great set of used wheel wells, a decent rear floor, and my top rails are sound. So, as soon as I have quarter panels I'm ready to begin rebuilding my 1/2 tub.
My question is, I'm pretty ambitious but I have very little fabrication experience (read: none), would it be crazy to try fabricating my own rear quarters from 18 gauge steel (9/76 production date)? The ones from CCOT only cost about $330 shipped, but that's almost a year's worth of preschool and it would need to be a necessity.
Has anyone had any luck making their own, complete quarters that look stock?
Here's a pic of mine:
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