I continue to be amazed at how many structurally incorrect welding jobs I have come across. My current project had been painted with a rebuilt engine, just need interior and looked to be ready to go. Mind you I ran a magnet down the car before purchasing it back in 2007, and the magnet stuck. I still decided to to sand blast to make sure everything looked sound. Glad I did. I found the quarter panel issue I mentioned above, along with pop rivets instead of welds along almost every body panel. The best was the freshly built engine with new 30 over pistons. I pulled it out only to see that they had used a compound to cover a crack in the side of the block. Good think I picked the convertible up for the price of the N.O.S. parts that came with it.

Not much surprises me after this project.

Glad to hear that you found the amateur work before something bad happened.