1986maro

they all!
this winter i have decited to start fixing up the body and get her painted.
i have spent the last few months researching the best way to fix my quarter panels and make the body last for as long as possible. i am a senor in high school so time and money is kind of a limit but im going to do my best.
shop- a 200x250 foot shop that my dad owns. he builds farm equipment
tools- access to about anything even a powdercoat system
i had the quarter panels cut off and the doors, hood, deck lid,quarter panels, and a few odds and ends sent to the sand baster. below are the pictures.

and btw feel free to give input if you see if im doing this correctly or not. keep in mind i haven't done much body work

1986maro

sand blasted

1986maro

the quarter panels are just set in place. i have a little cuting to do yet and i want to give it one coat of primer so i can get the back side before i weld them in.

marolover88

looks like its comming along good, nice work man. you say you have a 4th gen rear end in it? my rear ends blown in my 88irocz i can get a free posi rear end offa 94z28 for free. any hassles switching them up ? are they interchangeable?

puma1552

iTrader: (1)

Looking good, but why did you cut the quarter panels out??

1986maro

''looks like its comming along good, nice work man. you say you have a 4th gen rear end in it? my rear ends blown in my 88irocz i can get a free posi rear end offa 94z28 for free. any hassles switching them up ? are they interchangeable?''
yea i got the whole rear end because i had 27 spline axels and the 4th gen rear end had 28 so i swapped the whole rear end. the carrier would fit if u used 28 spline axels from a 3rd gen. the 4th gen rear end is about 2 inches wider on bolth sides. the 4th gen rear went in fine. i had no problem. i had it in for a while then i wanted to change from 3:42 to 4:10. so i had the rear end sand blasted and powder coated, i welded the tubes, put a trick flow stud cover on it and added lower control arm relocation brackets and adjustable lca

1986maro

got the quarter panel tacked on and a few of the spot welds welded this week after work. don't line up too bad.

1986maro

i fixed the rust by cutting it out and using the curve from a front fender. i had to put in a new key hole in . the po punched the lock out.