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Sonar Chief · #**411** 03-03-2013, 06:05 PM

Had a little time to work on the car, been busy at work. Just took a test for Stats so ... no homework for this weekend

So I finished the welds on the firewall and started getting the side cowls all lined up and screwed together, should be able to get welded here real soon.

Dressed the welds on the firewall.

Screwed the side cowls in place ....

Not much of an update but I only had a few hours and I'm paranoid when it comes to getting everything right before I start welding .... bear with me

Thanks for looking....

makoshark · #**412** 03-03-2013, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonar Chief

And that is why I don't want to touch my quarters

I'm working with my AMD rep here in town cuz my door skins don't fit over my frames with out persuasion ....

Not sure where this will lead.

What shape are your quarters in the door jamb area? If I had it to do all over again, I would not have removed the door jamb area, even with NOS quarters. I have been over this car measuring all over the place. All measurements and visuals show my quarters are dead on. From looking at pictures at other car's, the rockers seem a bit different than mine. It appears, from looking at pictures, my factory installed rockers are shaped slightly different than most. I can't get my fenders to align to the rockers and doors at the same time. I can only get one or the other

Have you already removed the original door skins without aligning the fenders to the original doors? If you already have, you may have opened Pandora's Box

Sonar Chief · #**413** 03-04-2013, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by makoshark

What shape are your quarters in the door jamb area? If I had it to do all over again, I would not have removed the door jamb area, even with NOS quarters. I have been over this car measuring all over the place. All measurements and visuals show my quarters are dead on. From looking at pictures at other car's, the rockers seem a bit different than mine. It appears, from looking at pictures, my factory installed rockers are shaped slightly different than most. I can't get my fenders to align to the rockers and doors at the same time. I can only get one or the other

Have you already removed the original door skins without aligning the fenders to the original doors? If you already have, you may have opened Pandora's Box

I did the GM fenders (w/shims) before I tore the car apart. The door skins are not tall enough to fit w/ some slack like OEM.

I do not plan on removing the quarters ... the jamb area is great, it 's the areas up high (behind the sail panel) w rust and of course the lower trunk drop off area.

Good luck with aligning ... sorry I can't help!

makoshark · #**414** 03-04-2013, 01:53 PM

That has been a problem with repop door skins for a while. Some have enough room to move the skin around, but then some don't. AMD seems to be a good company to work with, so I'm somewhat confident they will get it worked out for you.

Man I wish I could get some help on this front cap. I haven't even touched it lately. I moved on to cleaning up the cowl and welding on my dash top. My dash top was the first panel I removed from my car and was the last I replaced. I removed the dash completely from the car the other day because I think someone put a gallon of paint just on the dash. I wasn't interesting in spending a day or two just stripping paint from it. I'm going to sandblast it this week and get it welded back in.

Luck, it seems, is the only thing I'm gonna be able to have to get this cap lined up to my liking.

Too bad you and I don't live closer to one another. We could, together, have our cars moving at a tortoise pace rather than the snails pace we've been moving at.

Roberts68 · #**415** 03-04-2013, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by makoshark

Too bad you and I don't live closer to one another. We could, together, have our cars moving at a tortoise pace rather than the snails pace we've been moving at.

^ That was funny, sorta sad how true it is for those of us counting down by the decade... but still funny.

Royalworks · #**416** 03-04-2013, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by makoshark

Something is off on my car and I can't figure out exactly what it is. Fitting fenders, doors and hood shouldn't be this difficult, but it is on my car. I'm thinking, right now, that I may have to break the quarter loose in the door jamb area and see if there isn't some adjustment there. When I installed these NOS quarters, I got them to fit as tight as they could to the inner structure and to the doors.

Did you replace your body bushings? Did you fit your doors first before you took off your quarters? I like to leave on the doors when I do quarters. Makes it a lot easier and then you know its all good. Some pictures would be helpful.

makoshark · #**417** 03-04-2013, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Royalworks

Did you replace your body bushings? Did you fit your doors first before you took off your quarters? I like to leave on the doors when I do quarters. Makes it a lot easier and then you know its all good. Some pictures would be helpful.

Yes, solid bushings. Doors were fitted, but after the new quarter install, they were removed and not put back on for some time. With that lapse in time, I have not been able to get the fenders to fit the doors.

https://lateral-g.net/forums/show...=35882&page=20

Sonar Chief · #**418** 03-09-2013, 07:04 PM

when it's snowing and too cold to work in the garage? You work inside, specifically the workshop (aka bathroom) and polish the front door glass. It's kinda messy and you need water so .... use the tub and pad with some towels

I ordered the Eastwood kit and it showed up yesterday so figured I'd put it to good use.

I did not have the window roller nut tool .... so the rear glass didn't get polished. I will order the tool and replacement stuff and get those done soon.

The glass came out great, there were a few marks on the glass (scratches) that took a while to clear up, but three passes on each side took about an hour and she's better than new. Not too bad for 48 year old glass

Really pleased with the kit

Thanks for looking ...

makoshark · #**419** 03-09-2013, 08:19 PM

Wow! I'd say they turned out great because I can't even see them

I'll have to try out that kit now that I know it works so well.

Roberts68 · #**420** 03-09-2013, 09:29 PM

Do they offer more than one kit Chief?
Maybe throw out the part number you tried and liked?
Were your scratches deep enough to feel with your fingernail? I have some pretty deep ones in my original door windows that a glass guy told me 15 years ago were a lost cause.