Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found

[chevyman0429]

Rick,
Coming along great! Since your sheet metal doctor has got the whole rear of the car dissected how does one know that the new panel is welded in correctly was there a vertical measurement taken off the floor at the tail panel. If it's off a half inch up or down could cause issues later on. Sheet metal work like this is very intriguing to me and I'm always trying to learn something is the only reason I'm asking.

What's the plan with the old tail panel? I need the two vertical braces on each side of the trunk latch. Interested in selling them?

[Rixls6]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: chevyman0429</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Rick,
Coming along great! Since your sheet metal doctor has got the whole rear of the car dissected how does one know that the new panel is welded in correctly was there a vertical measurement taken off the floor at the tail panel. If it's off a half inch up or down could cause issues later on. Sheet metal work like this is very intriguing to me and I'm always trying to learn something is the only reason I'm asking.

What's the plan with the old tail panel? I need the two vertical braces on each side of the trunk latch. Interested in selling them? </div></div>

We took some measurements and did some scribing as to where things originally were.
We won't do any welding until there is a trunk lid in place to use as a fit guide as well as mocking up the quarters.
This is all a first time for me, so I am surmising some of this, and will defer the actual procedure to my &quot;Dr&quot;.
I'll take pics again as he goes about the final fit.

I have to admit, as Kurt said, that this is fun to learn as the car goes through a nearly complete restructuring.

The 2 vertical braces off my old tail panel may not be any good as it was pretty rotted back there, but if there is a good one or both I'll let you know.