Quarter Panel Replacement on a Vert??

[dls322]

Hi everyone,

I've been going through the task of rebuilding my crashed stang. I'm going to need to replace, or bang out, the rear passenger side quarter panel. She is a convertible. Do i have to weld this piece or can i somehow bolt it in. I've seen replacement panels go for $150. I'm just trying to see what route i'm going to have to go. Is there a way to get underneigth the existing quarter panel and pull and bang the dents out?
Thanks for your help.

 

[dls322]

Any ideas?

 

[MikeC]

Rear quarter panel will need to be welded in.

 

[bigcat]

post a pic of the damage. it will help us guide you along.

 

[dls322]

Ok, I'll try to post some pics tomorrow. I've never really done any serious body work besides rebuilding the bondo in my Bronco's wheel wells each year

 

[7-UP BILL]

If you need a 1/4 panel, spend the few extra bucks and get one from Ford. Those Chinese 1/4's are crap. You'll have fitment issues, the steel is not the same gauge and their not as corrosive resistant. "After the thrill of the low price is gone" you'll wish you bought a Ford piece. 87-93 1/4's are the same.

 

[v8only]

cut out and weld in.

just cut on out of a junkyard car

 

[JChalfan]

cut out and weld in.

just cut on out of a junkyard car

Good call. When I used to work at a 'stang wrecking yard, we would sometimes sell a whole 1/4 of a car when someone needed to do a quarter.

I asume that's a lot cheaper than buying a NOS quarter from Ford, but that would also work fine.

If you aren't experienced with welding or bodywork, replacing a quarter should probably be left to a professional. You could probably find someone to weld in a quarter for a reasonable price, and do the finishing work yourself if you wanted to.

Jeff

 

[v8only]

mine was done by a professional, and the trunk never lined up afterword, now, years later I'm going to have to pay again to have it all sqaured up. Def leave it to the pro's if you have the "slightest" doubts as to your abilities.

also, this will be a GREAT time to replace the 1/4 window motor and any bushings, as that will all be exposed with the 1/4 cut out.

 

[funkytrunk92]

mine was done by a professional, and the trunk never lined up afterword, now, years later I'm going to have to pay again to have it all sqaured up. Def leave it to the pro's if you have the "slightest" doubts as to your abilities.

+1

I am in body shops every day and putting in a quarter is no joke. Also if you do end up getting a used quarter, it's more than just cutting an old one off. If you want to do it right, you'll get a 1/4 of a car and then have to drill out the old quarter panel and then weld it on you car. It ain't no walk in the park.

If you end up repairing it, you can always weld onto the outside of the panel and pull it with a slide hammer if your good at that type of thing. I'm pretty sure if I tried it, it would look like a crumpled soda can when I was done! There is a reason that GOOD body men get payed what they do.

 

[v8only]

+1

I am in body shops every day and putting in a quarter is no joke. Also if you do end up getting a used quarter, it's more than just cutting an old one off. If you want to do it right, you'll get a 1/4 of a car and then have to drill out the old quarter panel and then weld it on you car. It ain't no walk in the park.

If you end up repairing it, you can always weld onto the outside of the panel and pull it with a slide hammer if your good at that type of thing. I'm pretty sure if I tried it, it would look like a crumpled soda can when I was done! There is a reason that GOOD body men get payed what they do.

good point. I had a parts car, and ran into a guy who needed a quarter panel for his svo. We had to cut the corner out with TONS of meat for his body guy. We wound up taking damn near half the rear of the car.

granted, the bodyman will scrap most of that excess metal, but at least he'll have everything he needs to do the job. If you cut out a j/y car, follow the cuts like I did in the below pics, and bring a truck.

 

[dls322]

Thanks for all the replies, I was jsut thinking that it bolted right in....guess i was wrong. Is the quarter panel tired into the convertible top at all? That just sounds like a pain. I'm going to get a pic on here and see what you guys have to say about either pulling it or replacing it.