After we got the quarter's put back on they lined up pretty good except for the gap running down the sides of the deck lid. The lined up good at the top and the bottom but for what ever reason they went wide in the middle both sides. The next plan was to try rolling the quarter's in.You can see in the pic's we used a "pull plate kit" to try pulling the quarters in. It worked, however it also pulled the quarters done a bit which made the deck lid high. With a little more persuasion with a 2x4 and hammer we banged the quarters back up. We also had to weld in the bucket seat brackets in. Since they don't come with directions it took a little thinking to get them right. Using the old holes for the bench as a guide doesn't work either. There's not much room for error with the brackets. Too far to one side you hit the seat belt retractor and too far to the other you have the shifter column. Oh yea, by the way, those little pull plates we welded on to the quarters can break and smack you in the elbow like a flying bullet. OUCH!
All sheet metal work was performed by Justin Newpower a Jaguar, Range Rover and now Chevelle Specialist in Phoenix Arizona. If you have a project out here in Az use the contact link to get in touch with Justin. |
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Justin fitting the
outer wheelhouse
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Outer wheelhousing patch
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Putting it back
together |
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Sealed all seams before
final fit
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Sail panel
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Tack welds and glue
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Wise Guy's!
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Fitting the left side
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Final fit before we take it
all apart and start welding
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Patching the firewall
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Smoothing the firewall
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Rolling the quarters
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Rolling the quarters
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Bucket Seat Brackets
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Seam Sealer
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Seam Sealing
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4 different seam sealer's used
in the trunk. One not viewable
behind the wheelwell |
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Scraped off dirty old coating
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Sprayed on new
undercoating
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Undercoating
Pre spatter paint
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Silver Grey Zolatone
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