Putting new rear quarter panel in, NEED HELP! plz

[Nathanstockdale]

Hello everyone this is my first post i have been on this fourm since beinging of winter. I have looked though posts just never said anything but now i need your help. I wreaked my 2000 explorer xlt. Im cutting out a quarter panel off of a explorer from the junk yard. do you think this can be done?








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[MONMIX]

for starters there is structural damage.

In one photo I can see where the quarter is pushed into the rear door. A simple quarter swap will not remedy that. It will need a body pull, which will need to be done at an auto body shop.

As far as replacing the quarter panel its not even remotely a weekend warrior do it your self job. Especially if you are using a junk yard quarter panel.

How daring and how skilled are you?

 

[Nathanstockdale]

already started cutting the panel out off the junk yard and its coming along i dont think it will be that hard just a lot of welding and body work. and im very dareing, the truck was 500 bucks and runs strong, im not losing money here 100 panel and a weekend of body work.

 

[MONMIX]

The problem is the removal of the donor quarter. All you should be using is the outer quarter skin. Drilling out all the spot welds is half the battle. Removing the quarter from the wheel house where there is a ton of an adhesive based sound deadening foam is where the problem comes in.

Let me put it to you this way, cheap as all get out insurance companies almost never write for used quarter panels for the reasons I am talking about. When they do write for it no self respecting shops will do the job that way.

If you dont think it will be that hard go for it. I can help you along as best I can along the way, but you have quite an up hill battle.

 

[flamingX]

I have to agree with MONMIX, this isn't a job for a novice Bodyman I dont know how long he's been doing body work but I have 18yrs under my belt.

Not that I'm doubting on your skills, but have you done any structual Body work before? I mean it's only steel, if you have a good understanding of how to work with it and able to see the engineering behind how it was built, it can be done.

Just if you have any doubts about it take it to a shop 'cause if you can't finish what you started the bone yard will only give $100 or so for what's left of it. And what's really cheaper paying a profesional to do it or scaping it and buying another ride? If you want to save money take to a shop to do the structual and then do the cosmetic yourself.

 

[MONMIX]

I have to agree with MONMIX, this isn't a job for a novice Bodyman I dont know how long he's been doing body work but I have 18yrs under my belt.

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15 years. Strictly body side of things, sheet metal, frames, unibodies, all the mechanical that goes along with it. Been through MOST of the I-CAR mumbo jumbo. Never done a thing on the paint side of it other than helping tape up a time or two.