67 barracuda notchback restoration
2) You are correct it was about 1"
3) I used the whole panel where it tucked up under the valance. My Valance it shot anyway and I have a decent replacement to go on so I just cut the welds where it attached and slipped it under.
When I cut off the panel I had outlined it with 1" wide masking tape and cut under it. If you have slipped the Goodmark panel on your car you would have seen how it will completely cap over the existing quarter. Not exactly a great fit it you want to keep the body lines correct.
I then took the cutoff wheel to the replacement and cut the lips off of it. I then worked on placement and screwed it on to the car.
Next step was to use the cut off wheel to cut between the screws, line the panels flush and tack.
Patience is your friend when tacking so it doesn't get too hot and warp. I used an .035 thick cutoff wheel to make the cuts.
This was my first attempt at doing something like this and I am sure others with more experience my have done it differently but my thought was the factory edges were there and correct so I used them as my guide.
1) I butt welded them.
2) You are correct it was about 1"
3) I used the whole panel where it tucked up under the valance. My Valance it shot anyway and I have a decent replacement to go on so I just cut the welds where it attached and slipped it under.
When I cut off the panel I had outlined it with 1" wide masking tape and cut under it. If you have slipped the Goodmark panel on your car you would have seen how it will completely cap over the existing quarter. Not exactly a great fit it you want to keep the body lines correct.
I then took the cutoff wheel to the replacement and cut the lips off of it. I then worked on placement and screwed it on to the car.
Next step was to use the cut off wheel to cut between the screws, line the panels flush and tack.
Patience is your friend when tacking so it doesn't get too hot and warp. I used an .035 thick cutoff wheel to make the cuts.
This was my first attempt at doing something like this and I am sure others with more experience my have done it differently but my thought was the factory edges were there and correct so I used them as my guide.