rot in back quarter panel
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Re: rot in back quarter panel
Yeah I would cut all that out and weld in a patch panel myself.
Glad your fixing it up!
Glad your fixing it up!
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Re: rot in back quarter panel
Yeah, there's no thinking about it. You need to get those pieces fixed before it spreads and the only way to do that is with new metal. There are parts there that you might be able to get away with just sanding the rust off, but I'd be willing to bet the rust started from the inside out.
You need to pull your interior and check your wheel wells on the inside.
Take care of the problem now or you're gonna be either junking the car, or giving yourself hell to fix, because replacing the quarterpanels on these cars is by far and away one of the toughest things to do.
Mathius
You need to pull your interior and check your wheel wells on the inside.
Take care of the problem now or you're gonna be either junking the car, or giving yourself hell to fix, because replacing the quarterpanels on these cars is by far and away one of the toughest things to do.
Mathius
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Re: rot in back quarter panel
Yeah, there's no thinking about it. You need to get those pieces fixed before it spreads and the only way to do that is with new metal. There are parts there that you might be able to get away with just sanding the rust off, but I'd be willing to bet the rust started from the inside out.
You need to pull your interior and check your wheel wells on the inside.
Take care of the problem now or you're gonna be either junking the car, or giving yourself hell to fix, because replacing the quarterpanels on these cars is by far and away one of the toughest things to do.
Mathius
You need to pull your interior and check your wheel wells on the inside.
Take care of the problem now or you're gonna be either junking the car, or giving yourself hell to fix, because replacing the quarterpanels on these cars is by far and away one of the toughest things to do.
Mathius
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Re: rot in back quarter panel
Yeah, there's no thinking about it. You need to get those pieces fixed before it spreads and the only way to do that is with new metal.
You need to pull your interior and check your wheel wells on the inside.
Take care of the problem now or you're gonna be either junking the car, or giving yourself hell to fix
You need to pull your interior and check your wheel wells on the inside.
Take care of the problem now or you're gonna be either junking the car, or giving yourself hell to fix
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Re: rot in back quarter panel
Oh ok.. well i guess i will find out soon enough.
TBH.. The rust on the OP's car looks bad enough and high enough up that it could prob use a replacement quarter anyway.
Thanks!
TBH.. The rust on the OP's car looks bad enough and high enough up that it could prob use a replacement quarter anyway.
Thanks!
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