quarter panel replacement
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quarter panel replacement
i picked up my skins this weekend to fix the hack job that was previously done to my car. how are the quarter panels originally attached to a 67 mustang? should there be spot welds to attach the quarter to the door jamb area and the taillight panel? on my car whoever did the work before did a continuous bead on these two areas along with where the quarter attaches to the rocker panel.
am i correct in assuming that there should only be spot welds in these areas?
thanks,
carl
am i correct in assuming that there should only be spot welds in these areas?
thanks,
carl
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From: Where I lay my head is home
RE: quarter panel replacement
i'm not 100% sure about which area you are talking about, but i do believe you're right about the spot welds. personally, when i do mine i'm going for a solid weld. just when you weld it back on, you need to do a stich weld to avoid warping the panel.
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RE: quarter panel replacement
these are the spot i was referring to. whoever did it made it look really junky.
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RE: quarter panel replacement
Factory quarters were spot welded in those places. It is almost impossible to get factory looking spot welds when replacing panels. Alot of times it is easier and just as good to stitch weld along the seam (especcially in unseen areas like behind the quarter extensions). When I replaced my quarters, I stitch welded about all of it. In the door jamb area, I spot welded the panel into place by drilling holes in the new panel every few inches. Are you puting the full quarter panels on or just the skins?
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RE: quarter panel replacement
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Factory quarters were spot welded in those places. It is almost impossible to get factory looking spot welds when replacing panels. Alot of times it is easier and just as good to stitch weld along the seam (especcially in unseen areas like behind the quarter extensions). When I replaced my quarters, I stitch welded about all of it. In the door jamb area, I spot welded the panel into place by drilling holes in the new panel every few inches. Are you puting the full quarter panels on or just the skins?
Factory quarters were spot welded in those places. It is almost impossible to get factory looking spot welds when replacing panels. Alot of times it is easier and just as good to stitch weld along the seam (especcially in unseen areas like behind the quarter extensions). When I replaced my quarters, I stitch welded about all of it. In the door jamb area, I spot welded the panel into place by drilling holes in the new panel every few inches. Are you puting the full quarter panels on or just the skins?
said, any spot weld you want to recreate, such as floor pans to the frame extensions are drilled and the hole welded in. That's the common way to get around a spot weld where there is no way to recreate factory assembly.
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From: ma
RE: quarter panel replacement
thanks,
all i was worried about was the door jamb area, the rest i don't care about. at school we had to spend like 3 hours just on recreating factory-looking spot welds so that shouldn't be much of a problem. i might buy one of those pneumatic hole punch/flangers this afternoon.
all i was worried about was the door jamb area, the rest i don't care about. at school we had to spend like 3 hours just on recreating factory-looking spot welds so that shouldn't be much of a problem. i might buy one of those pneumatic hole punch/flangers this afternoon.
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RE: quarter panel replacement
looks like whoever did it used a skin and not a complete replacement. the weld line in the third pic is in the same spot as a crack in mine. whoever did it did a horrible job, used rivits and slapped about a 3/4 to 1 inch thick layer of bondo over it!
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