Is this quarter that bad?
 

I was contemplating buying a full quarter or a skin. Looked to Year One and didn't see a full quarter for a 72 Cutlass. They have the skin though. My concern is the doorjamb area is crumbled pretty good, so it'd be hard to get a skin to line up properly. What do you guys think?

Your probably going to have to pull the jamb area back straight looks like it took a pretty decent hit. Even if you get a full qtr, or a replacement jamb. The hards repairs to do are the ones on the body lines. You'll have some fun fixing it, but it can all be fixed...:yes:

I'm new to bodywork, so I'll do tons of practice on this quarter. Do you think it can be done without replacing it at all? And I've got a replacement door already. I added some better shots of the damaged area.

I would try to find a full quarter.

Mike

Its actually quite fixable.

I mean, there's no reason to not try and fix it. Worst comes to worst, just replace it.

do you have the tools to try and pull this out, if not EASTWOOD has lots of good things you can use to pull the dents and start fixing. this will be a good test for you but it can be fixed

that's what I was thinking. I just hope I can find a full quarter if I mess it up. I was looking at another project on here and I noticed the door jambs on the Chevelle looks awfully close to mine. I think the door jamb is the most critical part because it is what the door and the qtr line up to. I've got a generic slide hammer and a mig welder. I was going to weld metal sticks to the body and pull them with the slide hammer. Only thing is that is setup for the "drill a hole and pull" method. I have to find an adapter so it pulls the metal sticks. I also have a hammer and dolly set, a 22 Gal air compressor and an electric DA sander (because of the compressor). So I am almost fully geared for it. I need a cutoff wheel to round things out.

You are going to need much more than a slide hammer. Do you have a come-along? And a post (or something) in the garage that you can attach the other end to, which can withstand 500+ pounds of side force?

I have a come along but nothing to attach it to. Any suggestions on what I can do? Come to think of it, I do have a 14" dia pear tree in my front yard that I could attach a come along to.

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