I got a gnarley dent in my diesel fj60 last year during a heavy rain day. I have been looking for a decent quarter panel to replace the dented one, and I finally found one last weekend.
Some guy was parting out a 1989 fj62 in Olympia (about 2 hours away) so I decided to drive down there with my sawzall to cut it out myself. I'd rather get it myself, so no damage occurs. I drove bobby white (bobbed 80 series) because it has an inverter, and he let me drive into the yard to start cutting.
When I got home, I started drilling out the hundred spot welds holding it together, and removed the old one first. I would definitely recommend removing the old one first to anyone, because you'll learn the best way to get it out so you won't damage the new one.
After the old one was out I could start cleaning up the inner panel, and do some minor rust repair. Then I drilled out the spot welds for the new QP. I used dewalt pilot tip drill bits, which worked great for the project. Next time though I might invest in a spot weld drill bit, because it'll make a cleaner hole.
I got the inner side straightened out, and did some welding with .024 wire on my millermatic 180 tig welder. The smaller wire is necessary for sheetmetal, because it won't burn through. Now I need to finish the joints with some bondo, and I'll be done with it.
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Some guy was parting out a 1989 fj62 in Olympia (about 2 hours away) so I decided to drive down there with my sawzall to cut it out myself. I'd rather get it myself, so no damage occurs. I drove bobby white (bobbed 80 series) because it has an inverter, and he let me drive into the yard to start cutting.
When I got home, I started drilling out the hundred spot welds holding it together, and removed the old one first. I would definitely recommend removing the old one first to anyone, because you'll learn the best way to get it out so you won't damage the new one.
After the old one was out I could start cleaning up the inner panel, and do some minor rust repair. Then I drilled out the spot welds for the new QP. I used dewalt pilot tip drill bits, which worked great for the project. Next time though I might invest in a spot weld drill bit, because it'll make a cleaner hole.
I got the inner side straightened out, and did some welding with .024 wire on my millermatic 180 tig welder. The smaller wire is necessary for sheetmetal, because it won't burn through. Now I need to finish the joints with some bondo, and I'll be done with it.
Pics below:
