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How difficult is it is the question is you are a do-it-yourselfer. How expensive is it, is the question if you intend having a body shop do it.
It also depends on the type of repair you are willing to accept. Most will go for a full quarter panel replacement rather than remove the flare and patch in a repair piece. But small flares can be patched reasonably well if that is where you want to go. Got any pictures of the car?
Your first post and you had to get all of the unemployed comedians! Here's a pictorial link to installing C2 quarters. These are wide quarters but the process would be the same.
Yeah - but I'm primarily a do-it-yourselfer and I don't really know what it would cost to write a check to someone to do this?
Thing is there are/were no repair panels for the rear quarters in existence when I was removing the flares from my car. ACI had the fronts but no rears so I went with full quarter panels. If I had access to used pieces with the stock wheel wells they could have been utilized. Labor wise the full quarter panel replacement is faster and more efficient than piecing a wheel well back into stock form.
I would figure a check for 15-20 hours labor to R&R two rear quarter panels. Then there’s paint.
I would almost bet not one person in 100 reading this thread would attempt to change his own quarter panels and repaint.
Best answer so far.
I bet most would attempt to remove one. but once started would realize they are in over there head and hire the job out. I can do a lot but body work is not my thing
I am interested in a 1966 with rear fender flares. How difficult to remove and restore to stock?
Hi manyale and welcome!
The answer to your question depends on your level of skill and what space and tools you have for bodywork.
I personally have acquired a fair level of skill over the years and would not be shy about cutting / removing the flares and installing replacement panels. I would bring this to a paint ready state and then have a pro do the paint to match the rest of the car. The paint is where my garage and equipment and capability end plus paint matching is a skill I do not have.
If you have a local body shop that has worked on Corvettes maybe see what they think before tearing into it.
It's not to hard! I choose to section along the factory seams, one behind the wheel and the top factory seam rather than use the whole quarter panel!
Looks good! How did it paint up?
Working with fiberglass is pretty straight forward.
I've done a bunch over the years on boats and Corvettes but when it comes to matching paint well I will leave it to a pro and as far as just writing a check never say never but only when there is no alternative like machine shop work etc or else what kinda hobby is that?
It's not to hard! I choose to section along the factory seams, one behind the wheel and the top factory seam rather than use the whole quarter panel!
This is the only helpful post on this thread. Obviously this would take experience and skill to get it right.
I bet you can do it with the help of searches on this forum.
I would almost bet not one person in 100 reading this thread would attempt to change his own quarter panels and repaint.
Best answer so far.
So I guess I’m the one in 100 that did this myself. Oh yeah I also replaced the front clip too and painted it black all in my own garage. I used all shermershiem pieces which fit very nicely. Obviously it take quite a bit of time to properly body work it all back into so the repair is as close to original as possible. From a difficulty point of view it isn’t hard it just takes time and knowing what to do.
The problem with asking a question like this in this particular forum is that there are more check writer restorers on here than people who can actually do this work for themselves so you get many of the “how
much you want to spend” or “just write a check” responses. There are a few in here that have done these repairs themselves but we are the small minority. Those are just the facts.
This question would be best asked in the paint and body forum area.
Doing it is one thing having it come back later is another.
Write the check
After finishing the repair of fiberglass and finishing the plastic filler if you will spray 3-4 coats of gelcoat over the repaired area it will never come back, I promise. Please let's don't open this can of worms again!
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