Iv noticed that my rear quarter panels just behind the doors are a bit out of whack, seems there was previous body work done to both sides that didn't turn out to well, along with that the rear quarter panel lip creases are missing here and there. I would attempted to do this my self but iv tried to bring lines back and im not that great at it. Im a decent body guy but i don't feel comfortable trying to fix others previous mistakes. what would this cost me to take to a body shop and have them bring them back to a factory look im talking about just the body work it self.

Left side





Right side. the body line looks better then the left side but its not as strong looking as a factory line

 

I noticed also my driver's door body line isn't as sharp as the pass side. I've always wanted to get that fixed. There are quarter panels for sale (I believe original GM) at classic industries.com. Or boneyard.

 

im not going that route because the rest of the quarter panels are fine. its just the lower half behind the doors that need some attending to

 

not even a rough estimate yet?

 

Id grind all the filler out with a waffle wheel and take some tape, mark the bodylines, and use as little filler as possible to recreate the lines. Who knows how bad it is under the filler? Could be ok, just someone else's bad "fix"

 

yea if i was planing on that it already be done, this parts going to a body shop for sure. iv looked behind from the speaker holes someone used a slide hammer a few times on the drivers side i don't feel its worth my time to fix id have more time into it then i could pay someone i feel. like i said body lines are not my thing, iv brought back round panels, doors, fenders, hoods etc etc... lines i cant i have never master that art
here the most resent work iv done

 

Nice LT1 car ^

 

thanks. there was two now theirs none bought both for cheap with body damage fix both sold both when i moved. the red one was pretty bad too. . .









anyway like i said im decent with body work but i just rather pay someone to fix the crap behind my doors on my 3rdgen. id really like it if i could get even a rough estimate i don't know what shops going rates are or any of that any body work or paint related stuff i have always done my self

 

no one can throw out some $ numbers?

 

i would do this my self but im not good at bring lines back i don't know why i have a hard time with it either the lines to sharp or hardly visible and then getting the line to match the other lines a pain

 

Dealing with someone else's wacked quarters is not fun. I tried this (reshapeing body lines after grinding out the previous owners body work on a camaro I had years ago). It is less work to put in a new quarter panel.

 

the rest of the panels fine its just that lower half behind the doors... looking for what it would cost for a shop to fix with out replacing the rear panels. . .

 

Yeah yours would be a piece of cake more less. I had filler all in the wheel well hump now that was a PITA to get back to shape again.

 

I just ground out some bondo that someone used a ton to cover up a tiny scrape. I just need to skim coat it and it will be good. Some people shouldnt be allowed to touch cars. And im sure it wasnt some backyard job either...