Rear quarter panel assembly

Don't change out the entire quarter panel, unless you absolutely must! There are several different patch panels and a full skin that will allow you to more easily keep the original fit. Removing the original QP and getting a replacement to fit properly is pretty difficult.

I am with GaPonyFarm...............change only what you need. Usually the upper panel is OK. Do you have a specific problem up top?

I cut mine about halfway up to repair the lower half.

HistoricMustang
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I have done both full panels and partials and the results definitely depend up on your skills. If you are new to sheetmetal replacement then a partial panel is probably the best bet unless you are confident you have the skills to do the whole panel.

Cleaner to replace full quarter panel?

I have neither replaced a skin nor full quarter panel. but the end result for someone like me (a novice with body work...still a little mechanically inclined)...

wouldn't the full replacement look better than the skin? with the welding, grinding, and filler isn't there a greater chance of flaws than there would be if you replaced the entire thing once you get it to fit?

and if anyone has advice, can you give me a snapshot of what makes the fit so tough? what needs to be tweaked or is it that the lips (where the panel meets the base of the roof - where the lead work takes place) need to be altered.

or will the full panel look completely warped when installed. can someone give me a small description of what may go wrong?

it just so happens that tonight was the night that I was going to remove my entire quarter panel but reading the previous responses has made me wonder...

1966 Mustang coupe