Don's 69 Charger Rust Belt restoration

[mopar4don]

3rd patch
In this sequence you can see a little better how I did it

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Here you can see the overhang a little better

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Here are some more pics showing the different little patches and how I made them.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to post. I'm no expert, but I'll try to answer.

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and more....

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And a few more showing it finished  

[Stevearino]

Can't be many more patches to do. You are at the core now. Almost time to start headin' back in the other direction.

[timmycharger]

 

[mopar4don]

Decided to take a look at the pass side, rear lower window corner.


These 1st few pictures show what I have to work with.
You can see this bracket.
I believe it supports the deck filler panel and trunk gutter.
I was careful not to cut it when I removed those panels.

[tsmithae]

That looks like a portion of the quarter/dutchman pinch weld and not a support bracket to me.   

[Charger-Bodie]

It is a support bracket. Not sure why they felt it needed,but they did.

[Indygenerallee]

Yes, that is just a part of the dutchman and quarter panel. the dutchman panel/quarter panel reinforcement bracket is attached to the inner wheel tubs and runs upward toward the dutchman panel and the dutchman and quarter panel sail section are spot welded to it.

[mopar4don]

Yes, that is just a part of the dutchman and quarter panel. the dutchman panel/quarter panel reinforcement bracket is attached to the inner wheel tubs and runs upward toward the dutchman panel and the dutchman and quarter panel sail section are spot welded to it.

Your saying the bracket in the above pics is attached to the inner wheel tubs?

[mopar4don]

Once I removed that bracket (drilled out the spot welds and carefully removed it)
I drilled out the spot welds in this corner support and removed it

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Before I removed the corner support I sectioned out a piece of the lower window frame.
I did not get a good picture of this, but here I am showing the piece that was sectioned out

[tan top]

 looks good !!             all time consuming stuff   

[mopar4don]

Working on the pass side lower window corner

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Here you can see I'm fitting the corner and the lower window frame patch

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I am way behind on updates.........

On to the drivers side. It needs some fixin to!

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Decided to make this one a little different

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I used the old patch as a template for the new steel.
I had to do some bending and hammering and tweaking hear and there

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I think it turned out pretty good.

Comments are welcome!

[Stevearino]

Those are some complicated little booger pieces you are re making there. They take a lot of time and care but they are looking great.