Inner brace removed from old rear panel and welded to new rear panel
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Inner brace removed from old rear panel and welded to new rear panel
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Need a bit of help, i have a rear magnum panel which arent renowned for their quality and always need a little work.
At the top of the rear light does the top line sit flush with the rear quarter (then ill hammer and dolly the bit underneath to follow the curve of the rear quarter
Or do does the bottom part sit flush with the rear quarter so the top sits slightly behind the top swage line
....that was incredibly hard to explain 😁
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Try this for size.
All original!
The rear quarter overhangs the rear panel by 9mm(3/8")
The middle of the radius on the rear quarter is 28mm(1 1/8") above the bottom of the channel.
Then 25mm (1") up the top
Hope this helps
Last edited by davemk1; 23-10-2018 at 20:36.
Brilliant!! that is really helpful thank you Dave
Glad to help mate.
That's what I really like about this forum.
There's always someone who's willing to help
Well after skiving work this afternoon i got the rear panel welded to the o/s/r quarter, its also welded along the boot floor... i havent yet welded it to the n/s/r quarter as i think ill be chopping out and replacing the last foot (its in pretty bad shape)
The boot floor now butts up lovely against the rear panel where the previous owners repairs had left a 10mm gap (not to mention the rear panel was completely on the piss and didnt line up at all with the rear quarters 😂
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Spent most of the day repairing the nearside rear quarter, still a bit to do tomorrow but very rewarding.
I love these intricate bits of work
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Nice work. Got my rear panel to replace and repairs to both sides of the rear quarters.
Taadaaa, all done.
Ill need a very light skim of filler to hide my welding lines and over the odd bit where i had to hammer and dolly the metal back into shape but overall im very pleased with it
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good stuff, great work and good reading, thanks for posting your progress
Both of my new rear chassis rails are in
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Cut a large hole and stuck half a fire extinguisher in it
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Liking the air duct, nice bit of recycling there.
All done and sits nicely behind the grille
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Are you flaring the holes in the front panel????
I really wasnt sure how i was going to deal with these rear lower quarters as the only company who seem to sell them anymore want a million pounds a corner, mk2 ones are sensibly priced and readily available so thought of buying a pair and modifying them but this evening i decided to try and fabricate something from sheet steel.
Well it actually turns out it was fairly easy to do and im very pleased with the results
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Sorted
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nice one well done
nice work mate
Thanks for the kind comments
Bottom of the spare wheel trough is done, its where ill locate the battery
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A little progress
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Went through your whole thread, great attention to detail, I'm sure lots of us can understand spending hours on the smallest of details that people will never see just so we know they're done right.
Made half of the rear nearside wheel tub filler section, very time consuming but also very satisfying getting it in.
Now i have a template for the offside it should be a little quicker, i know that common advice is to just butt the filler section up to the bubble arch leaving a small gap and seam seal but its not a rally car likely to take constant bangs to the quarter so ive folded a lip and plug welded it in
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And made to front half this evening
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Did mine the same except I did mine all in one. Time consuming but worth it a more quality job in my opinion. Looking spot on 👍🏻
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And one side completed
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Rear firewall back in plus a few holes in the boot floor welded up, its deliberately set back s few inches along the bottom so it sits nicely between the turrets.
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Last edited by 5tox; 14-12-2018 at 18:04.
Nice! Loving the firewall, looks like it grew there.
Keep at it dude.
I can't help thinking that this little "shelf" you have created here is going to be a haven for all the shit off the back wheels to collect and cause a water trap leading to it rotting out again much quicker than it should...
The fabrication in general looks superb though.
Simon
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