 | Upon arrival in the body shop we start stripping the paint |
 | Stripping continues |
 | Interior is disassembled |
 | Rear view as we start on this project |
 | Paint is coming off |
 | So far, so good. Nice western rust free metal |
 | Here is some evidence of a prior accident damage with the firewall buckled by the fender and hood hinge |
 | Front sheetemtal is dismantled |
 | Uh-oh! Left rear quarter stripped reveals a lot of bondo in a strange place |
 | The right rear quarter has suffered some accident damages |
 | After much metal working, the quarter panel has regained it's old shape. This is the proper way to repair dents whether they are small and large |
 | Dash has been removed revealing a solid and rust free floor and firewall. |
 | Uh-OH! The left rear frame rail is substantially buckeld and never repaired. The floor is pretty bad also. Now, how did they get the trunk and door lines to fit with a bent unibody? This is not a good sign. |
 | Removal of the body filler reveals a seam where a used quarter panel was welded on. Why did they choose to cut it at the longest part of the panel instead of the much shorter area between the roof and quarter? |
 | Primered on right side now that metal work has been finished. This is done to minimize oxidation on the bare metal that could come back and haunt us later |
 | Here is more of the road map of how the used quarter was sectioned in. Another why here at this point? |
 | Here is the top side of the floor. The floor is so soft and fatigued it is unworkable |
 | The trunk floor has been removed revealing the left frame rail damages |
 | The center of the rear body panel has also been removed due to excessive damages and rust |
 | Here another view of the butchery at the rear body panel |
 | Here we have fabricated a new frame rail section and it is being fitted in |
 | It keeps getting worse. The shiny area is the used portion of the wheel house on the left side when the used quarter was installed. The previous "body men" just simply slid the used wheelhouse under the existing wheel house. It was never welded together nor was the roof structural support. Any type of collision would have just resulted in the panel just flying apart and the car crumbling like a dish rag |
 | Here is the frame rail section being fitted |
 | The wheel house has now been welded together and the roof support structure also has been attached properly |
 | The reproduction quarter panel is being trial fitted |
 | The trunk floor is being test fitted against the quarter panel. |
 | Here is the frame rail welded in |
 | Rebuilding of the rear body panel progresses |
 | Rear body panel fabrication continues |
 | Outer view of fabricated rear body panel |
 | Trunk lid is being fitted |
 | Rear body panel supports being fabricated |
 | Firewall damage is being repaired the proper way |
 | The door must have also been involved in the major collision as it was still bent. Here the door is being fitted to the quarter to ensure proper gaps |
 | Here is a view of the front with the firewall being repaired. The apron was also removed due to prior accident damages |
 | The apron has been properly welded back after the metal has been repaired. No body filler used here |
 | The front sheetmetal is reassembled to check all the gaps |
 | The front fender attachment openings were substantially elongated to make it fit before. You can see how far back the whole structure was before. We will have to weld the filed openings closed so there is no more evidence of the "modifications" |
 | The quarter panel to roof attachment point has been welded and body work has begun |
 | Here is the quarter panel being finished in the body work phase |
 | After block sanding, the body is now ready for priming and sealer |
 | The other side after block sanding |
 | In the booth being readied for primer |
 | The other side ready for priming |
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