EM Dot

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you made it look like it was just an average weekend in the garage haha. i swear your DIY makes me think i can do it too, but im sure if i attempted, it would not come out nearly as nice as yours. Good job on the write-up!

Joey-E

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Wow nice work

sc4doubleO

The mold is only to help you mark where to cut on your replacement panel, not necessary but very helpful if you want a tight fit. I have worked with fiberglass for 5 years and I always have material on hand it just made sence to use it to my advantage. BTW this 1 layer mold is very easy to make and cheap.

1WILLY1

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Great job!!!!

Thanks for showing everyone here that it can be done.

I guarantee if you would posted this damage and asked opinion 9 out of 10 people here would of said the car is a salvage.

Thanks for showing these guys it can be done with a bit of effort and know how.

Fantastic job.

MIGS

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wow. you are a Beast. I take it you've done this before, lol.

wish you were here to fix my rear QP.

BLK13X

Very creative! I'd take a stab that many an SC needs this parricular repair, mine does due to a dodgy workshop not repairing properly. Looks like a massive job though for a usual DIY'er.

sc4doubleO

I know people are terrified when it comes to body work but its not that difficult and you will save a ton of money. If its your first time then take your time.

stockhatch

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Nice job! I take it you have done body work for a living?

kez

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DOING WORK SON!!! lol

that is one hell of a diy for ya. great job

mktbully

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instead of making a fiber glass mold you can cut out the old panel...but leave a little over lap. then get the replacement panel and have that over lap a little too. you can then place the replacement over the old one and cut both at the same time. use some sheet metal screws to hold it on. once they are both cut it will be (pretty much) a perfect cut line. the gap in the saw/angle cutter/etc also makes a good gap for weld penetration.

for those w/o welders they make glues (duramix and etc) that's strong enough to glue the panels on.

OP...did you use weld through primer or are you using an undercoating or wax coating on the inside?

how hard was it to drill out the spot welds by the rear glass?

i use this to separate the panel after you drill out the spot welds...


nice job.

Ali SC3

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good DIY. I had an SC with that kind of damage before and there are definitely tons of them out there.

ram3ez

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shall I drive my car down for you to fix ? I have people waiting for me tear this car apart for parts but something holds me back =[

philllyj

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Absolutely AMAZING! This is a kick@ss DIY.

I need rear quarter panel work done as well, same side driver's. Nothing like yours but still, I may try it now that I have a template to refer to. Wow!

sc4doubleO

Best advice I can give you is to remove your rear bumper and tail lights and see for yourself how bad it really is. It doesn't look too bad from the pic. I can tell you that a shop will charge you about $2500 - 3k. Finding a decent used panel is hard. Out of the 5 sc's in my local salvage yard 4 had rear damage.

sc4doubleO

I initially was going to lap weld just to save some time but the idea of making a mold that eliminates any measuring worked better than I thought. I guess I prefer it since I've been working with fiberglass for quite a while.

Self Etching Primer works great on any bare metal I followed with some black seam sealer.

I did not remove any spot welds near any glass.