project 4 from ogorir: inner quarter panel patch

This is a '61 bullnose that will be as close to perfect as I can make it when it's done. it's on long term hold because the boss is more interested in go-fast than look-good.


this corner of the tail panel was hit and pushed and repaired, but this section of the inner quarter was pretty weak after being beaten back into place, so I replaced it.
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the patch blank. you can see a faint scribe line where the flange needs to be folded over on the inside corner. I used a piece of copier paper to make a template. I usually use posterboard, but I didn't have any.
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this is a chunk of leaf spring i found by the side of the road walking home from highschool that I ground and polished one end of. it works great for folding edges over with, especially in combination with a dolly like the second photo
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with the inside flange folded over:
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the inner quarter leans out, so I had to make the patch do the same:
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the soapstone mark is where I was thinking of cutting the patch off, I think it ended up leaving it a bit higher.
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you can see that the flange is bent over a bit too far at this point. it's always a challenge getting a flange like this to lay down right around a corner. the second one is the mostly fitted patch.
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the patch pinned up with a tong clamp:
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I used black spray paint to give myself an outline while the panel was clamped up, then I chalked in where I was going to cut out.
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and then the hole:
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this is still visible, so I'll take finished shots tomorrow. I apparently got tired of taking pictures that day :)