Detroit_Lives
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I've had the Michigan car for years, 65 2 dr, it has rusty quarter panels, has been sitting but engines not seized. Found a car from AZ. 65 2 dr. with good metal & I was planning to cut the good quarters off this car and weld them onto the MI. car. I then realized the AZ body is better than the MI car..why am I cutting it up...? The AZ car came without eng or trans, interior gutted, trunk full of new parts. It was assumed a donor because it has some collision damage: the drivers fender dented, pass door dented, worst is pass tail light got mashed. So I can swap fender and door, I can fix any issuses with the side windows, install the interior including the dash and all that. I can clean up the engine bay and I wasn't planning to pull the engine but this way I can pull it and go thru it like should be done anyway.. lots more work this way but I think results will be better and I'm willing to dive in.
So the question: does this look right? I put a line to show where I'm thinking I might cut out the dented tail area of the AZ car and I've made similar marks on the photo of the rusty car where I'm thinking I might cut out the solid area of the blue car as a patch for the dented tan car. I'm using the trim holes as a reference and going to the 4th hole from the rear where its not damaged and cutting vertical up and across at the same place to the trunk inner lip where the quarter is pinched with the trunk lip. Drill out the spot welds from there to the rear and spot welds around the tail light housing. Also whatever welds come into play with the trunk drop panel and wheelhouse etc. Then cut horzontally approx. 3" down from the trim holes to the rear leaving the good non rusted rear lower part. So, is this even remotely a good idea? Should I stick to the original plan and patch the rusty Michigan car cuz its a complete car or Is there a better approach? where would it make sense to cut, I'm just looking at where the dented distorted metal fades into decent looking metal and that lines up with the 4th trim hole then basically a straight line up. The blue car is rusted at the lower part so I would have to tailor fit the patch piece. How would you do it?
So the question: does this look right? I put a line to show where I'm thinking I might cut out the dented tail area of the AZ car and I've made similar marks on the photo of the rusty car where I'm thinking I might cut out the solid area of the blue car as a patch for the dented tan car. I'm using the trim holes as a reference and going to the 4th hole from the rear where its not damaged and cutting vertical up and across at the same place to the trunk inner lip where the quarter is pinched with the trunk lip. Drill out the spot welds from there to the rear and spot welds around the tail light housing. Also whatever welds come into play with the trunk drop panel and wheelhouse etc. Then cut horzontally approx. 3" down from the trim holes to the rear leaving the good non rusted rear lower part. So, is this even remotely a good idea? Should I stick to the original plan and patch the rusty Michigan car cuz its a complete car or Is there a better approach? where would it make sense to cut, I'm just looking at where the dented distorted metal fades into decent looking metal and that lines up with the 4th trim hole then basically a straight line up. The blue car is rusted at the lower part so I would have to tailor fit the patch piece. How would you do it?