1965 Fastback Quarter Panel Replacement And Rust Repair

rusty428cj · Dec 8, 2013

The owner of this 1965 Fastback found us on a forum and brought us this nice original paint Mustang from out of state. He has replaced the front floor pans, right fender apron, taillight panel and patched the right quarter panel. He was not happy with how the quarter came out and wanted Brian to replace the quarter along with a little rust repair.

This is how it looked when we got it.

Brian cut off the quarter panel

We sent it out for sandblasting and they only did the interior, undercarriage and engine compartment and we sanded the body with 80 grit on a DA.

I sprayed two coats of SPI epoxy in the interior, undercarriage and body

One of the first things Brian patched on the body was the rear window channel

rusty428cj · Dec 9, 2013

Lining up the quarter panel

Attached with screws and checking the door gap

Welded small sections at a time than cooled with air between welds

Welds ground down

geostang351 · Dec 9, 2013

IS that an overlap joint or a butt joint? I'm assuming overlap due to screws being used.

rusty428cj · Dec 9, 2013

geostang351 said:
IS that an overlap joint or a butt joint? I'm assuming overlap due to screws being used.

You answered your question

horse sence · Dec 9, 2013

i would bet that most don't know you can use air to quickly cool welds . just don't hit the area while the weld is still red ,it will blow through like a cutting torch . it is a lot easier to control the heat with air and no rust from using a wet rag .you can actually see the metal move with air. looks good Rusty.