Thread: How NOT to repair rust out...

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...in the bottom of the quarter panel.

A couple months ago I picked up this '30 A coupe near Sacramento. I could see that it had some cobby rust repair at the bottom of the front portion of the quarter where most Model A coupes have an issue, but happily I didn't see any sign at the cowl bottoms and doors. I'd already done a quick zip with a disc to verify the cowl and doors at thier bottoms and sure enough they were good. All along I thought the bottoms of the quarters would be a mass of mud. The bottoms of the wheel wells were just the normal lace that forms between the sub rails and the outer panel. Once I get the new sub rails done I'm thinking I might make these wheel well panels follow a similar line to the wheel wells of a '32 since I'll be putting this body on a '32 frame, we'll see. I just got the patch panels for the quarters, and as expected they'll need a little work to get the right shape, but considering how bad some of them are, these look pretty decent. Anyway, in the first pic you can see that the "rust repair" in the quarters wasn't mud at all.........just a bunch of passes with the welder. Still looks like what I would imagine Rosie O'Donnel's thighs must look like. Happily, the rest of the quarter panel looks as nice as I had anticipated.

Looks to be a nics project there Bob

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

...in the bottom of the quarter panel.

Rosie O'Donnel's thighs must look like. Happily, the rest of the quarter panel looks as nice as I had anticipated.

You should said you were down here, we could had a beer or two in my messy garage...

Think that qualifies as fugly!!!!

Hey Unc,

Where did you find room to fit this one? Did you build another addition?

Jack.

hell how did he get the Bird to poop in a some what strait line .hell bob over all looks like like a EZ fix it will make a very good body

Rich, you and Pat both, the car was in Auburn. I was "on a mission", drive into town, load all the pieces (it was all blown apart) on the trailer, and hit the road again. Silly way to be, but I rationalize it as "being focused on the task at hand".

Jack, it's in that tweener area between the front and back shops. Between all the pieces for this and the stuff I've been buying to spin the shop looks like a war zone. Falconvan would be very happy................

I'm concerned that you are admitting to "imagine Rosie O'Donnels thighs"

Bob, there are doctors that can treat this syndrome.....no guy doing a car
should look at metal that is that gross.

Refer to the Arkansas gas chamber picture...you'll snap out of it.

mike

That thing looks sweet to me, around here they give you a couple sheets of 18ga with any body purchase. We have more serious rust problems in just the dash!
Just joking, congratulations, that will make for a really great project. Whats' your plans for it? Traditional Doane-ish or more contemporary? I vote traditional.

Here's one (a 40 Chevy) as found on Ebay that you might want to consider Uncle Bob. Needs a little work, but really not too bad: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...E:B:EF:US:1120

Like John Candy said in "planes, trains, and automobiles":

"that should buff out"

HE! HE! HE! I guess some guys idea of rust repair is a little differant then some of our idea's of rust repair. HE! HE! HE! I guess he was not scared of warping the panel either.
I am sure the wet rag treatment ain't gonna help that one though!!! Here is wishing you luck fixing those.
Kurt

Nice bit of body repair Bob
That looks quite a tidy body, wish we found them like that in england, there is usually more rust than steel

Now come on Uncle Bob, a good squirt of high build primer and some spot putty will have that looking good in no time. Now where does this project fit in with the roadster?? And as Steve mentioned, we down here couldn't find a body in that condition ever.

Originally Posted by roadster32

Nice bit of body repair Bob
That looks quite a tidy body, wish we found them like that in england, there is usually more rust than steel

yep that is a fine body roadster 32 i am sure you get rust but have you seen any thing from the rust belt up here in mich any body man thats done body work up here full time for more then 10 years can fix rust some are a pros at it . some are addicted to alcohol or drugs or nuts or all 3 from it to. i did some work on a 34 willys and two anglias were so bad i cross pull the body back in a shape so i could build car around a roof line and many more so the stuff up here is never that nice