This is MY 67 Camaro

[Sonar Chief]

Originally Posted by Firebird-Geek

I think you will find there are issues with almost every repo quarter out there... I guess it is the nature of the beast when dealing with these Taiwan stamped out parts. Kind of a pick your poison, for it seems that you may find a quarter that fits a certain area better, but then is worse in another!

I know I didn't like my driver side quarter panel fitment... until I ordered another one and that one made the first one look great!

I know what you're stepping in .... what company did you end up with your quarters? How was the window channel?

I know you have a conv, on the coupe GM has a 5/8" and the AMD came with a taper cuz the stamp is crap .... so I will have to use my channel and splice the quarter into it and whatever else fits like crap.

Your car is looking very sharp by the way, I like your string idea. Are those AMD doors? How's the lines?

Keep up the good work ....

[Sonar Chief]

a driver's quarter today .... good garage day! Left the jamb area and the window channel .... thinking I might use them both, the channel fer sure, need to clean up the surface rust and get some epoxy on the undersides.

I think I will try and save my jamb area and reuse most of it, it's gotta come off gently and epoxy everything underneath .... heck the door fits this quarter better than the AMD one anyhow!

At least I have full access to the mini tubs now!!!!!

QUESTION: What is everyone else doing with the tail pan area of the quarter panel? It is supposed to tuck in under the tail pan and then the tail pan gets welded on, right? That's the way it looks like on my car. How can I even check the quarter for fitment with the flange in the way? I really don't want to take the tail pan off just to get quarters on .... even thou that's the correct answer

Pictures ...


Got most the quarter off today!

Rust under the window channel at least it's parallel. AMD is NOT!!!!

Working on the tail panel .... cleaned up pretty good!

You can see rust in front of the door jamb .... got to come off...... grrrr!!

Thanks for looking ....

[makoshark]

Looks like you still have a section of the old quarter at the bottom of the tail panel still attached. What about cutting this same section off of the new quarter and welding the new to the old right at that seam? That is how I did my quarters at the roof seam. What I did on the tail panel area you are inquiring about is I cut off the lip from the quarter in that section and left just a little bit of it at the bottom and then the area that tucks behind the tail panel at the bumper line. Between those areas I have just a seam.

[Sonar Chief]

Originally Posted by makoshark

Looks like you still have a section of the old quarter at the bottom of the tail panel still attached. What about cutting this same section off of the new quarter and welding the new to the old right at that seam? That is how I did my quarters at the roof seam. What I did on the tail panel area you are inquiring about is I cut off the lip from the quarter in that section and left just a little bit of it at the bottom and then the area that tucks behind the tail panel at the bumper line. Between those areas I have just a seam.

Jeremy ...that's what I thought you'd say, I left a little there but it's got rust from water sitting in the back of the quarter. I POR'd it awhile ago but I don't know if there is enough to weld to without blowing through!

[makoshark]

Originally Posted by Sonar Chief

Jeremy ...that's what I thought you'd say,

Have I become that predictable?

Ok, one other thought: what about taking a piece of scrap sheetmetal cut at about 1/2" wide at the length of the area in discussion and attach it to the back of the old quarter or the new quarter? This way, you'd have a backer to keep from getting blow-through. I'm not sure, though, if there is enough room to make that happen. If there is, it may be a viable option.

[KPC67]

I would just drill the spot welds needed to remove the little bit of the old quarter, and then tuck then new panel in it's proper place.

[Sonar Chief]

Got the jamb off, what APITA! I'm glad I got to the back of jamb .... seems there was a little critter house and RUST, grrrrr!

Got the quarter panel out from behind the tail pan, not too bad! I braced my window channel with some angle and commenced cutting that jamb off, cleaned it up some but will require some more attention and some POR15. Only thing left of the old quarter is the drip rail and where she's welded to the car under the roof line.


Drilled out the spot welds and got the quarter from behind the tail pan.

Overall not too bad .... sure couldn't leave it that way, could you?

The back side ... this would keep rusting of course!!

Little bit of TLC ... more time and some POR15 and she'll be good

Good garage day for sure, made a big mess, no one bothered me and I got some progress on the quarter. Hopefully I can get the last remaining quarter parts off and start addressing my window channel and check fitment tomorrow.

Thank a Veteran and have a good day tomorrow!!!!

[makoshark]

Looks good Chief!

On my car, when I removed the original quarter, the door jamb brace nearly fell off of the car. The factory spot welds did not take very well. I had to reweld mine. Check and make sure yours is welded in place well.

[Sonar Chief]

Originally Posted by makoshark

Looks good Chief!

On my car, when I removed the original quarter, the door jamb brace nearly fell off of the car. The factory spot welds did not take very well. I had to reweld mine. Check and make sure yours is welded in place well.

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

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!


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


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 ....

[Sonar Chief]

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 ...


Actually looking like a car!

Screwed the quarter to the GM window channel!

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