Spraying epoxy today!!!
 

:thankyou: The jamb brace is welded nice and strong .... guess someone was doing their job that day :thumbsup:

Got the metal all cleaned up and POR15'd the rusty spots the other night and today was going to be the nicest day of the weekend ... so I sprayed some epoxy, it's easier to heat up the garage if it's 50's outside than 30's!

I also cut up the AMD quarter so I can use the GM window channel and did a test fit .... looks OK otherwise! I'll work on getting the two welded together this weekend I hope!

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Cleaned up and POR'd .... much better now!

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Sprayed two coats of epoxy .... getting there!

I'm still plugging along .... trying to get out there as much as I can with the weather being so nice. I still need to prep the inside of the quarter and get some Lizard Skin sprayed before it gets to cold ... there's always something to do, huh?

Thanks for looking ....

Update 12/1
 

This quarter panel is being APITA to get on and back off! Seems the sail panel has an angle to get under the drip rail and it's not the same angle of the dangle needed to get the flange under the door jamb!!!! I did get the window channel screwed into the quarter and cut from the body, marked a couple of spots that needed attention and took the quarter panel off ....

I am thinking of drilling out the door jamb reinforcement and place it on the quarter panel first and then the quarter panel should come off and go back on without tension and fighting the sail panel at the same time getting under that flange. ANY PROBLEMS YOU GUYS SEE WITH THIS? GM built the car from the outside in .... should be ok right?

Here's the lastest pictures ...

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Actually looking like a car!
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Screwed the quarter to the GM window channel!
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Kept the GM corner for reference ... NOT AS CRISP!!!!!

Anyway ... couple hours in the garage today, hard to keep it above 50!!!
I'll work on getting the jamb off this week and positioned on the quarter. still need to tighten up some of the gaps around the tail pan too.


Thanks for looking

Chief you are doing amazing work,this car will be way better than new,I don't blame you for using your existing window channel because no aftermarket quarter fits right in that area.Keep up the good I mean perfect work your doing,good luck.:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I remember putting the quarter on and off my car so many times I lost count. It was never easy to take off and put back on. The sail panel area was the area that would give me fits. I feel for ya right now, but it will soon be behind you.

As for the jamb brace, I can't say I have ever seen what you propose, but I can't think of any reason why it wouldn't work that way.

Forge on Chief ! Nice work.

Thank you .... yeah that window channel wasn't even close to GM, I'm glad I was able to save the channel and it will come out better than the repo parts. Just need to get them welded together without too much fuss.

I think it will work just fine .... just ordered a Cleco kit and extra pins from Eastwood to ease the on/off of the quarter panel, unfortunately it should get here the same time as the cold front .... TODAY!!!!!

So the plan to get some more work done this week .... 6-10 inches of SNOW and it's not gonna get above the teens during the day and negative temps at night ..... and maybe 20 degrees by Monday!!!!

That's too cold to try to heat up to 50 :bang: Wish I could bring the car into the living room to work on!



Thanks Wayne ... how is your health and the car coming along?

Health is pretty good I lost 60lbs sense Sept. and tinkering with the wiring.
Thanks for asking.

Sweet detail as usual SC.

Looks like you pushed that cold weather my way. Weather forecast here is showing as low as 9* for the low Monday night. That is unusually low for around here. I feel for you guys that have to endure these extra cold temps during the winter months.

That's great! Remember the car is also a form of therapy :thumbsup:

Thanks ... wished it was warm enough to work on the car - today supposed to be 5, that's the high -14 is the low.

Yeah it's unusually cold here ... it might hit 20 by Tuesday :thumbsup: