so i sanded down the millions of layers of paint and primer just to find a brick of bondo with rust underneath it......no bueno.

the rust isnt like through the metal but the metal is extremely mangled. im going to go take pics but im wondering, if i need to do an entire quarter panel replacement or just use this....... http://www.trophymustang.com/196768-...el-p-5880.html

both price-wise and challenge-wise i'd think i'd rather do that patch panel....since thats the only damaged area from what i can see......and i'd like to keep the mavrick welding repairs to a minimum as im just starting to get my confidence up from doing some small patches on other parts of the car.


http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4533514

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4533513

 

I had tons of rust bubbles right on the curvature of the wheel well lip (or fender flare, whatever you wanna call it), so going with the patch panel was the way to go.

It's fairly easy to section out the old, and then butt weld the new on along the top edge of the body line that runs the length of the car. It will most likely save you time and $$$ in the long run. If you have ANY kind of cancer in the wheel well lip, I would suggest getting the patch panel, because it will be super hard to match that curvature trying to D-I-Y.

 

exactly what i was thinking.....for a minute there after i recovered from the coughing up of bondo and shock when i hit that big patch, i though i might try to like shape some metal....i dont think so....

so you butt weld it in along the top seam, and along the sides, but what do you do for the part along the wheel well....??? is that like spot welded in?

 

I don't see any rust in there with what you have exposed (unless I am missing something). Sand it all down to baremetal before making the decision to weld a new peice in. Might just be some overzealous cheap shop did some shoddy accident repair work and smoothed out the wrinkles with the bondo that a simple competant shop (or you) could do a much better jod of smoothing and lightly coating for final paint prep with filler.

 

its not so much rust thats the problem dodge, but if you look at his two pics, there are some crusty holes in the wheel well lip. Reshaping that compound curve is not going to be easy without patching that section, and if your going to take the time to patch the lip, you may as well do the whole qtr. panel.

And yes to the spot welding on the wheel well lip. Although...if you have an idea of what size rim/tire your going to be running, it may be a good idea to do some nibbling of the excess sheetmetal first before you spot weld the thing in place.

 

you dont see the rust in the first pic in the top left section where the bondo had chipped off?

 

i mean its not rusted through from what i can see yet, but its definitely rust, im going to go finish off sanding the entire panel and take more pics....

 

yes but it may only be surface rust now and easy to knock out just grind it all down and check

 

heres another pic from the quarter.......

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4534142

 

looks solid to me weld up the holes, beat it out and finish it off with some filler