Need to change out the rear wheel wells. Was curious just how big of a pain it is and if there's any short cuts that make doing it any easier. It's a 69 bird
Easier if quarters are being replaced also, I cut with a cutoff wheel as much material as I can then work my way to,the spot welds, usually I use my air chisel to work around spot welds then cut ones that won't roll off with the cutoff wheel, if you can find the spot welds doesn't hurt to use a spot welds cutter to get them but I've never had a problem with the right air chisel bit and I've used it on every panel I've removed
Jerry Tallman 69 455/4sp Windward Blue, deluxe parchment bench seat, under major restoration je_tallman@yahoo.com
I do plan on relaxing the quarters as well. I started using spot weld cutter n cutting out ones I could find. Well I guess I'll be cutting out the quarters first. Thanks
I gave up on the spot welds cutter for the most part and went cutoff wheel and air chisel with a curved bit, face it toward the bad metal and it rolls the spot welds right off
Jerry Tallman 69 455/4sp Windward Blue, deluxe parchment bench seat, under major restoration je_tallman@yahoo.com
What I did on my goat was I bought outer wheel houses and cut what I needed from them and patched the existing wheel wells. Since the bad area is near the lip, you can't see the patched area unless you stick your head in there. It's kind of half assed for the perfectionists but it came out pretty good and I'm happy.
I debated on that bob. But mines so rusted up through there I'm just going to bite the bullet and change the whole thing. I have to replace the quarter skins anyways.
I'll have to keep that in mind jerry. I was looking at the inside of the car where those tubs come in. I was kinda thinking the same thing w a aid chisel