65 Mustang Restoration
Well, we got the right quarter panel installed today,,, and it's all welded in. It's a pretty time consuming process,,, the welding isn't so bad,, the part that takes so long, is constantly repositioning the clamps around so the panels are tight to each other when you do weld them in.
We also finished welding in the rear panel & the corner brace.
I'm glad we opted to pre-install the Fat Mat sound deadner before we installed the quarter panel,,, cause it saved a ton of time & was three times easier than if we tried to do it while the panel was on the car. It's really amazing how much of the hollowness sound has disappeared from the car.
Tip: when pre-installing sound deadner,, make sure that you're at least 1 1/2" away from any area that you have to weld on,,, and don't install it in any area where two panels actually have to touch each other when they're installed.
Once again it took a bit, but with a bit of effort, the quarter panel/door jam seam came out pretty good,,, I was a bit worried when I was hearing all of the horror stories about how aftermarket panels never line up. The next big worry will be how well the front fenders will line up.
It's hard to believe that we finally got the car to this point,,, the rear panels were a big worry for me when we started, especially since they weren't all there when we got the car,,,, but now,,, I'm very please so far with how everything has turned out,,, I hope it keeps going in the right direction!
It'll be a bit before I have much to report on,,, we have a ton of grinding to do! I think we may have solved the spare tire(not fitting properly) problem,,, I'll be doing a bit of bracket re-modifying,, but more on that later,,,,
Till next time,,,
Very nice!
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