I went ahead and pulled off the old quarter panel and cleaned up all the spot welds. The previous work left a lot to be desired, so this fix was long overdue. While I was in there, I got a not-so-gentle reminder of the car’s past life as a commuter—a rotted-out rocker. Thankfully, it’s an easy fix.
With that little surprise out of the way, I got all the rear inner panels fitted up and installed.
Before wrapping up for the day, I also knocked out the clutch pedal height adjuster. Tomorrow, the plan is to christen the driver’s side with matching holes (thankfully I took plenty of reference photos), and tack in the rear wheelie bar crossmember.