Today I cut out the old wheel well as shown in the first picture.
I left the fender bolts attached to the quarter panel with small tabs to locate the new wheel well to be sure everything would fit precisely. Next I positioned the new panel and tacked it in place using the fender bolts as a guide.
After tacking in place I trimmed the tabs off one at a time and welded all the way around. After welding and metal finishing I will weld the bolts back in place. If I had left them attached to the tabs the new panel would not have fit nice and flat when I welded the panel in.
Picture three shows the quarter panel cut out and the new panel tacked in place.
Picture four shows the outside of the quarter panel with the wheel well and quarter patch tacked in.
Picture five shows a piece of metal I am shaping to back up the horrible crack that was left after I removed all the old brass weld. This will be tacked in place as a backup and the crack will be filled and welded from the outside.
Picture six shows the quarter from the inside after tacking. Now I will finish welding all the seams and grind them flat and it will be good as new. Soon no more rust on this panel!
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