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Rear Quarter Panel fix

:hick:Before I bought the car it looks to have been rapaired. Not a good repair but at a distance you cant really notice it. I want to make it look like the opposite side, so even up close it'll be hard to spot the repair. Here are a few pictures of the current condition, the opposite-non damaged- side, and the car at a glance. notice the drivers door dent that I'm confident could be taken out by a love tap to the doors interior. (yes. those are screws...idk what he was thinking....maybe he didnt have adhesive...:hick:









P.S. How do I get these pictures smaller? lol:punchballs:

Rear Quarter Panel fix

Reply #1 –
That bottom part of the quarter is rotted out and filled over from the looks of it.
You'll need a replacement if you want to fix it right. also looks like the rocker was filled too.
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Rear Quarter Panel fix

Reply #2 –
I use photobucket for my pics. it will upload them whatever size you set it at
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Rear Quarter Panel fix

Reply #3 –
Yeah. I should have taken the 1/4 off the white one before I sold it haha. and the ground effects.... :( I sold it to a guy that had a 83 ford something and just wanted it for the engine and tranny..... :(

Rear Quarter Panel fix

Reply #4 –
someone around here just cut some panels recently
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Rear Quarter Panel fix

Reply #5 –
with the amount of work involved to make it like the other side, you'd be better off buying a good roller and swap your parts over to it. third rolling chassis or even running are pretty cheap now-a-days.
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Rear Quarter Panel fix

Reply #6 –
It's not a lot of work for that bottom part. Just a some work to find the lower part that's not rotted.
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Rear Quarter Panel fix

Reply #7 –
yeah, I am in Auto Collision classes and we do this kind of repairs all the time. the problem is I dunno where to start, I could take the whole thing off, then bondo it, and then shave it down by eye...I just wouldnt feel comfortable doing that.... not to mention if I bondo it I would want to paint it. I could use silver spray paint like it has right now...at least thats what it looks like...

Rear Quarter Panel fix

Reply #8 –
And the rocker is fine, I havent really checked it out but i dont think it has been touched.

Rear Quarter Panel fix

Reply #9 –
I agree it has a bad bondo job, but it doesn't appear to have rust. it would be hard to keep that small gap between the rocker and 1/4 panel, too. it will require welding and lots of body tools to get it right. not to mention hours upon hours of sanding, top-coating, more sanding, rinse and repeat.
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Rear Quarter Panel fix

Reply #10 –
just look for a 1/4  bottom. they show up when someone ss a car. I found all 4 for my vert... rust free too.
the panel will save you a lot of work and problems
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Rear Quarter Panel fix

Reply #11 –
then I weld it in, grind it down, and pretty it up?

Rear Quarter Panel fix

Reply #12 –
more or less.. but yes. if it's not rotted above the moulding, then straiten it out and splice the panel under the side moulding where it will be less noticeable
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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