ok well I had a buisness friend that owns a body shop stop by and take a look at the car. He sadly informed me that I gotta replace the quarterpanels. I couldnt tell but his trained eye noticed that the wheel well openings had been enlarged not only front to back but also height wise. Apparently was done to fit big drag slicks in there. So now I know why the wheel houses are cobbled up and why things like the wheel opening lips arent there anymore. He said he would get back to me but figured if I bought the sheetmetal the job could be done for about $800 a side. Is that a good price to redo the quarter skin and weld in the outer wheelhouses? I figured it was fair at $70/hr but maybe hes getting a little more than the job entails.
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