71 Panel replacement.

I have to replace my quarter panel on the passenger side. The panel I got does not have the correct indention near the back, nor does the panel have jeep stamped in it near the front. I bought the whole panel but I am only going to use part of it. I guess the question is,,,, how much does it take away from the jeep? I have seen some others here on the form that did not have the correct indentions either. Any comments would be helpful. Thanks

 

I guess it would depend on the extent of restoration you are wanting. If you are looking for a solid jeep but not details it would be fine, but if you are going for a detailed restoration.....then I would look for better replacement panels or try to salvage the panels you currently have. I hope that helps

 

I was just looking for a solid body so I could drive it......mine has 12 guage sheetmetal that I cut and bolted on to cover the holes and to add strength to the body. It's not pretty but it works for me.

---Well put Lynn.

 

Yes, that's what I was thinking too. John Rothko (member Johnny Jeep) did this with his fenders - I'm sure he could offer some tips if needed.

 

The panel can be salvaged about to the middle of the curve on the rear fender well.Foward. So I will leave the old panel with the jeep logo on. My main concern is the indention in the rear. It just makes the jeep look cool! This would take a lot of welding! And that is not my best skill. Thats why I need some input from you guys.

 

With a decent wirefeed (I don't mean anything fancy) it doesn't take long at all to learn to do decent welds. It would also help to have a friend show you a few tricks to get you going. The 110 volt Lincolns, Hobarts etc are good enough for body work. Use strong flat magnets to hold things in place. Old speaker magnets or CB antenna magnets work good for this. If you are putting a patch into the middle of a flat panel you have to watch out for warping, don't weld too much in one spot. Let it cool. Spot weld it in several spots around the patch, then fill it in between the spots. Sometimes it also helps to leave a small gap all the way around the patch to help control warping.

 

I finally got to work on the rear quarter panel.
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This is what was still not rusted out.
We used the old indention and cut it out then welded it into
the new panel
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Well we finally got the weather to reattach the new quarter
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Another view
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Well we still have to put some filler in to get her ready for paint this weekend.

 

Great job!!!!!

 

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Holy crap!! That Looks Great!!!

Well Done!!

 

nicely done

 

Nice match, good work

 

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WOW! That's the way to dive into a project deep. No fear there!

 

Good job! My rear corners are beat up and I need to replace them. Where did you get that corner panel?Also, what welding machine are you using?

 

I got them from Walcks. i have seen them cheaper though. I bought the entire side. I still have the rest of the panel. Not the cheapest way to go though. I could not find just the quarter that was not the cheap 19ga overlays like JC Whitney sells. The panel I got was the heavy gauge like the origional that the rest of the body was made of. I am now making new plates to go over the wheel housings on top to beef up where the roll bar sits. The panel cost about $250, for everything when it was done. I also got a new tail light panel. So I have about $ 300 in total for the whole repair.

 

I checked out Walcks and the panel is $162. Does $250 include shipping?

 

Yea that was with shipping to VA. It is a very nice panel. It just does not have the indention or the jeep logo.