I put the passenger side quarter on yesterday and fixed the shortness of it. I still have to splice in a piece below the body line but that won't be too bad. The hard work on the car is done and it is just about ready to go on the rotisserie to be finished, hopefully my door skins will be here this week so I can get rid of the rusty ones and it will be rust free.
So I bought those blue fenders a couple of years ago before I really started to do bodywork but I had already ordered the patch panels for these fenders. I decided it would be easier to patch the fenders then mess around with redrilling and measuring for all the SD trim. I will admit it was a pain, I had this fender on and off a dozen times and I lengthened it, shortened it and finally found a fit I was happy with.
I am waiting on parts to finish the fenders so I started on the doors. I don't know who did the bodywork last time but what a hack. They took 16 gauge sheet metal and welded it to the body line, right over the existing door and rust, and then folded it over on edges and mudded it. I probably dumped 30# of extra weight on each door. I don't know if I can fix the rust in the shells though, it maybe above my skill level, and I don't have any sheet metal English wheel type tools. Wish me luck on this one.
I am waiting on parts to finish the fenders so I started on the doors. I don't know who did the bodywork last time but what a hack. They took 16 gauge sheet metal and welded it to the body line, right over the existing door and rust, and then folded it over on edges and mudded it. I probably dumped 30# of extra weight on each door. I don't know if I can fix the rust in the shells though, it maybe above my skill level, and I don't have any sheet metal English wheel type tools. Wish me luck on this one.
wow . you are so brave . those look like the doors on the 67 2 door post I bought out of Boston . seller said they had no issues . lol .
The advice to try hard to find different doors is great advice. You won't regret it if you can find better to work with. You set yourself up for trouble by fixing those.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
The advice to try hard to find different doors is great advice. You won't regret it if you can find better to work with. You set yourself up for trouble by fixing those.
got lucky and found a pair of rust free doors, pick them up next week.
The advice to try hard to find different doors is great advice. You won't regret it if you can find better to work with. You set yourself up for trouble by fixing those.
got lucky and found a pair of rust free doors, pick them up next week.
Nice work....keep it up.
