Disassembly started of replacement part
Well I got a replacement corner section for my 65 ranchero some
months ago.
This part is the driver side rear corner section where the tail light and the
tail gate opens and closes.
I only needed the out side piece that goes around the tail light.
It was cut off with a cutting torch and part of the inside bed and wall was attached. In places there is 3 & 4 pieces of sheet metal that overlap and
are spot welded together.
After drilling out about a hundred spot welds and with the help of a air chisel
I got the piese I needed seperated from the other three pieces of sheet metal. Anyone ever tells me that those cars are junk and I'm gonna have some words for them. Now to mesure the part on the car and seperate that with out damaging the other pieces. I'm sure that will be another 3 or 4 hours
of fun. Just wish the guy that fixed it the first time would have done it right
and not used the two inches thick of bondo, to reshape the tail light section. I'll have to take some pictures to let you guys see. Kurt