1967 ss/rs resto/mod

[dykstra]

Looking good!

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Originally Posted by dykstra

Looking good!

Thanks, I've got about 10 hours into trimming and fitting the skin and just can't get it where I want it. It keeps rocking on what is left of the original wheel house. I wanted to retain that to locate the new skin, but the wheel opening on the skin seems a bit too high to get the body lines to line up. Guess I'll cut off the center section, align the skin and use the complete repro outer house after all.
At least 3 hours of that has been spent on re-locating the weld flange at the rocker up 1/4" a little at a time with the dolly. I, finally, have the center of door body line down low enough to be right on.

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All right, I was thinking I would need to cut off the rest of the outer house to get the new panel up 1/8", but figured I may as well beat on it first, to see if the skin would go up further and it DID !! I think it was pushed down slightly from the crease down the whole length of the original panel.
Finally, all the body lines are in alignment.








This bottom weld flange was a PITA. I had to keep moving it up with the hammer and dolly, but I got it.





The trunk drop even lines up now.





The new panel is inside the original, to retain the original body lines. It goes all the way to the top ridge. There is no seam visible in the trunk, unless you lay your head on the pan and look up. That, too, will get a thin swipe of seam sealer, to protect from moisture getting under it, but will help disguise it too.






The leading edge fits between the door jamb structure and the original q-p.





With the panel fitted, it was time to clean up the rust and be ready for the converter/encapsulator and then undercoating.











As long as I was already making a mess, I ground down the welds on the inner repair too.

[scuncio]

Looks great, nice work fitting the new panel. Are you lapping or butting the upper seam?

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Top and front will be lapped, new skin behind to minimize filler to blend.
Right side gets a full quarter. That will be interesting to remove and see what is left of the original under it.

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Prepping before quarter install. I cleaned up the loose rust and then shot it all with rust converter and then undercoating. First pic is supposed to show the rust, but not enough light.

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Still getting ready to install q-p. Today was clean up, weld holes shut and install the original trunk drop.

wire wheeled the rust on the inside for undercoating.







I cut thru this with the plasma while removing the tail panel. Also looks like the factory had the spot welder in the wrong place the first try. 5 dents and heated spots in line with the cut.




Used my copper backing plate on the cut.




Went all the way around, welding spot drill depressions/holes for a solid surface for reuse.




found the date stamp December 1966. Car was built second week of Feb.




All welds knocked down.







Shot it with undercoating before lunch.




That was dry when I came back, so welded it on. I knocked down the welds on it and the pan to frame rails, so I wasn't throwing grindings in the drop later.