tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922749056776010490.post8929096411613745266..comments2023-05-28T06:54:50.888-04:00Comments on 1968 Mustang Fastback Resurrection: Right Rear Quarter Panel - Part 5deo1929http://www.blogger.com/profile/06637879831843277574noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922749056776010490.post-19028182345849855242020-01-22T04:35:36.534-05:002020-01-22T04:35:36.534-05:00I really loved reading your blog. It was very well...I really loved reading your blog. It was very well authored and easy to understand. Unlike additional blogs I have read which are really not that good. I also found your posts very interesting. In fact after reading, I had to go show it to my friend and he enjoyed it as well!<br /><br /><a href="https://www.scratchcar.com/" rel="nofollow">Vehicle Scratch Repair</a>Scratch Car Corporationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12815094393650440025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922749056776010490.post-24037050614148075602019-12-18T05:55:30.984-05:002019-12-18T05:55:30.984-05:00I wanted to thank you for this great read!! I defi...I wanted to thank you for this great read!! I definitely enjoying every little bit of it I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you post.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.scratchcar.com/contact-us/" rel="nofollow">Vehicle Scratch Removal</a>Scratch Car Corporationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12815094393650440025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922749056776010490.post-72990976423092008922013-06-12T00:02:55.705-04:002013-06-12T00:02:55.705-04:00I was thinking that too Dennis with regards to try...I was thinking that too Dennis with regards to trying to find an original quarter panel - or at least the section you need. When I lived in Texas, the junk yards were full of old Mustangs. But the salty winters of PA have virtually erased them from the landscape here. Too bad. As Sven said, keep noodling it - there's a solution in there somewhere!<br /><br />rjSusieQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764651526999531600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922749056776010490.post-60515029307183147062013-06-11T13:59:08.689-04:002013-06-11T13:59:08.689-04:00Hey RJ, let's see some pictures of SusieQ! On...Hey RJ, let's see some pictures of SusieQ! One less thing is, well...one less thing. I also wonder about the dies. The machining takes the same amount of work, unless they're using a wood buck, that I wouldn't discount the Chinese using. Cheap, cheap, cheap.<br /><br />I'm waiting to hear from Yearone on whether their quarter skin has the rear flanges. I hate to spend the money, but it could save me in the long run on metal work.<br /><br />In the mean time, I'm going to try and take some stress out of the upper part of the panel with the shrinking tools I have and see where that leads. If I can get the bottom cut edge straight and not oil canning I'll weld in what I have and go from there.<br /><br />I also have a new source in Dallas who has access to a boatload of old mustangs. He's going to check and see if he can get an original quarter for me. We'll see how that goes.deo1929https://www.blogger.com/profile/06637879831843277574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922749056776010490.post-16348029860187379992013-06-11T08:28:14.037-04:002013-06-11T08:28:14.037-04:00I thought about s replacement quarter panel skin. ...I thought about s replacement quarter panel skin. Unfortunately I can only find the full quarter with the vent and the patches either forward of the wheel well or the one I have. I've check CJ's, NDP, Yearone, and a couple others to no avail. The dent removal was going well. I figure I'll put some time in it to see if I can get the upper straight enough, now that the progress on the lower section is actually looking pretty good. If worse comes to worse, I'll spring for the full quarter and do a replacement of the whole thing. The next couple of hours will be the deciding factor. Thanks for the input that, as always, is quite helpful!deo1929https://www.blogger.com/profile/06637879831843277574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922749056776010490.post-29059092645950368892013-06-11T07:53:04.758-04:002013-06-11T07:53:04.758-04:00Great post of the work and travel Dennis. Hard to...Great post of the work and travel Dennis. Hard to believe your gradson is already a year old! Fine, fine looking young fella he is!<br /><br />I can certainly feel your pain on these patches. As crazy as this sounds, I have found full replacement quarters are much better candidates for good sheet metal patch panels than the small, targeted patches like the one you have. Obviously, a full fender skin purchase is quite costly in order to get a decent patch panel that is less than half the size, but it has now worked for me a number of times.<br /><br />Keep noodling the problem and I am confident you will arrive at the best solution for the task at hand. Excellent work!SW Pruetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833091216176215652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922749056776010490.post-2968204649792404212013-06-10T23:39:12.335-04:002013-06-10T23:39:12.335-04:00Man it just never ends sometimes does it !?! But ...Man it just never ends sometimes does it !?! But then the tough fights are the only ones worth fighting. I've often wondered why the dies for forming these panels aren't better. It seems that there's little cost difference from making a good die versus a bad one. Were there really that much variations in factory sheet metal that whatever original piece they used for the template was not compatible with other factory pieces? Wish I knew the entire history of how these aftermarket panels are designed and built. But then I would need to speak and read Chinese :/<br /><br />On a positive note, I actually got some work done on SusieQ this weekend. First time in nearly 2 years. Got the seat tracks bolted on the passenger side seat. So one less thing!<br /><br />rjSusieQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764651526999531600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922749056776010490.post-14842918775195115732013-06-10T22:04:44.907-04:002013-06-10T22:04:44.907-04:00I'll post what I end up doing after some "...I'll post what I end up doing after some "introspection". All ideas are welcome.deo1929https://www.blogger.com/profile/06637879831843277574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922749056776010490.post-58526922011455124732013-06-10T19:32:49.622-04:002013-06-10T19:32:49.622-04:00Snap a line on the inside wall of the good quarter...Snap a line on the inside wall of the good quarter and tick off every 10" and transfer the result every 10" on a 2" x ??" strip of sheet? <br /><br />I dunno... just spit-balling here. :-)<br />A. Olshovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228608173880543937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922749056776010490.post-36212242974487790562013-06-10T18:03:02.592-04:002013-06-10T18:03:02.592-04:00Yeah, I learned the "only use what you need&q...Yeah, I learned the "only use what you need" lesson on the passenger side floor. Oh we'll. deo1929https://www.blogger.com/profile/06637879831843277574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922749056776010490.post-11745092808847699102013-06-10T17:58:50.011-04:002013-06-10T17:58:50.011-04:00Good idea on the longitudinal template. It will b...Good idea on the longitudinal template. It will be a challenge since the profile gauge is only 10" long. But where there's a will, there's a way.deo1929https://www.blogger.com/profile/06637879831843277574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922749056776010490.post-3698010004682636102013-06-10T17:45:31.422-04:002013-06-10T17:45:31.422-04:00Love the pics from the trip Dennis. As for the pa...Love the pics from the trip Dennis. As for the panel, it is the best that is out there as far as I can tell. Meaning, you don't have much choice on those type of patch panels. I do believe that you made the right choice in not using the flanges. Sometimes it's hard to remember that you only replace as much as you need to.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12610748162716054096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922749056776010490.post-9272291828442878652013-06-10T16:32:57.177-04:002013-06-10T16:32:57.177-04:00Argh! It's never simple is it? The only thin...Argh! It's never simple is it? The only thing that comes to mind is to use your profile gauge to form a longitudinal profile "rib" of the good side a couple of inches wide and as long as the distance between tail panel and the wheel well at the height of the passenger-side cut line that oil-canned on you. <br /><br />Tack that profile (on edge) just above cut line on the bad side to hold the quarter skin in position so you can tack in the patch. Then cut out the profile rib.<br /><br />Never done this before, never have seen it done, but it just feels like it might work if you can't come up with a better idea?<br /><br />Thanks for sharing some of your family trip. Looks like it was great fun! I'm glad Judah got to spend some time with his grandpa.<br /><br />A. Olshovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228608173880543937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922749056776010490.post-37802209083634662802013-06-10T13:56:16.728-04:002013-06-10T13:56:16.728-04:00The problem is that the rear quarter got hit prett...The problem is that the rear quarter got hit pretty hard and the deformation wasn't just one big dent but a number of them that formed creases as well. They all put the stress in the panel. Trying to guess how it was deformed and then working it in reverse apparently didn't take all the stress out of it. I'm going to clamp a piece of square tubing to the bottom edge and then use the shrinking disc to take the excess material out of it. Then I'll attach the new panel. At least I don't have to worry about the stress building up from top to bottom any more!!! And thanks for your kind comments. I am truly blessed with my family.deo1929https://www.blogger.com/profile/06637879831843277574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4922749056776010490.post-38447317309314424062013-06-10T13:48:05.996-04:002013-06-10T13:48:05.996-04:00Lovely story Dennis. You and your wife really live...Lovely story Dennis. You and your wife really live your life to the fullest! and Judah is a looker!<br />I would have never thought about the possibility of deformation in a structure that is basically at rest. I hope is not a lot. Maybe you can change the points where the car rest on here and there? That would have really caused be some headaches and sleepless nights! 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