1974 Scamp some assembly required

Earl Austin said
Hi Dan, I'm very interested in your build !! I really want to do the tail swap on my 74...would love to see/Hear what you run into while doing it !! A couple of questions, since you mocked it up already if you don't mind. My car is already painted. It looks like maybe this can be done without having to repaint the quarters?? I know i'll have to paint the new/Older Quarter extenstions,The new/old lower pan and old tail panel and trunk lip on the inside...but hopefully NOT have to change and paint the existing Quarters ??.. also you can still use the 74 Trunk lid right?? I HATE the Tail panel on my 74 !! Oh, I've also heard that you will have to add some trunk floor ?? could you clarify ?? Thanks in advance and best of luck with It !!!
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Don't mind at all. Very nice car you have there. Besides the aesthetics, think of the wieght you'll be losing!
Unfortunately, I didn't do the disassembly so I can only give my best guess on the quarter paint. I think maybe you can do the swap without to much damage, if you are very careful. There's spot welds on the rear corners of the quarters that have to be delt with to remove the 74 tail panel and trunk gutters. Spotweld cutter bit would be your best bet, probably. Not sure about the bottom of the quarters behind the bumper of a 74. But that's where the rear 73 valance will be welded in. And yes it looks like in a couple spots above where the bumper shocks were, on the trunk floor, I will need to add some metal to join it to the tail panel. The rear quarter caps bolt on with self cutter nuts. Re-welding is were I would me most concerned if I gave a crap about the paint. But that's not a problem for me. LOL