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I took the quarter panel apart in pieces, leaving the top edge so I could procrastinate on removing ... | 
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As I exposed the inner tub, I removed the surface rust, treated it, covered with undercoat and seale... | 
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There are a zillion welds to cut to get the 1/4 panel skin off so get yourself a good cutter with sp... | 
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By lightly grinding along the edge it is easier to find all the spot welds. You can see the weld bu... | 
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This is the hardest piece to get off. The top and 1/4 panel pieces were spot welded from the inside... | 
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As you can see there is a lot of stuff to come apart. The L shaped piece holds one of the seals. I ... |
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I used a pry bar to stretch open the seam. | 
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And then carefully cut the welds with a cut off wheel using my angle grinder. By the way that wheel... | 
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Still some surface rust showing before being treated. | 
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See that flaky looking rust along the edge? Well, the whole side of the tub was like that. In the p... |
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Take note of the number of spot welds. | 
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New 1/4s from LMC Truck | 
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Hanging in the shed ready for undercoat on the inside and primer on the outside. I did the same pro... |
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Inside of new 1/4 panels covered with undercoat and sealed to give the undercoat a harder surface. | 
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1/4 panels primed | 
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New 1/4 set in place to see how it fits. | 
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Structural epoxy along the entire contact surface held in place using blind rivets. The epoxy has g... |
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I never liked the seam showing between the 1/4 panel and cab so I bent the flanges strait and overla... |
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New 1/4s, new front fenders, doors from a 92 F150. | 
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While I had the cap off, I sanded it and painted it Ford Shadow Grey. Also note the new stock twin ... |
Quarter Panels