1st time to do a quarter panel...1 question
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1st time to do a quarter panel...1 question
What is the best way to get the part of the quarter off between the door frame and wheel well at the rocker panel? I have emost of the spot welds out ( all the back and wheel well) now I'm to that point and I don't want to screw up the gap between the quarter and the rocker. Thanks for the help. This is on the ss and I just couldn't bring myself to part it out.
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Thanks I just finished removing the donor quarter and tomorrow I will put the new rear and front suspension in the ss and move it to the other garage to start removing the bad one. I pulled and beat it back close to it's original position ( within 1/4" ) so the new one should line up good with a little tweaking. After I get it done I will start the drive train install. What seam sealer should I use after welding it up ? Has anyone used certifit bumpers and fender? Will they look right when done? I hope I can get this done on my own cause funds aren't there for a shop (this was meant to be for parts).
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I just did this last month, what I did was get the entire 1/4 loose, then pulled the top out and drilled the spotwelds from the inside of the 1/4.
To reattach the new one after it was all ready, I set my gap, then welded in front of the wheel and the front bottom corner with tacks like the factory did. After this I pulled the top of the 1/4 out again and plug welded from the inside. Took about 15 min total to do and looks just like factory
To reattach the new one after it was all ready, I set my gap, then welded in front of the wheel and the front bottom corner with tacks like the factory did. After this I pulled the top of the 1/4 out again and plug welded from the inside. Took about 15 min total to do and looks just like factory