The drivers quarter went much faster than the passenger. I learned a lot about how to efficiently remove the rocker and quarter panels so that I was able to preserve the inner structure but also not waste time drilling spot welds. It's much quicker to use a air chisel and sawzall to remove the large section you see below and then work on the edges carefully to preserve the necessary parts that will remain after the quarter is removed.
Since we're replacing the trunk floor and rear panel it's not necessary to preserve much other than the end location for the rear panel. The most effort removing the quart panel went into the area adjacent to the roof.
Here again you can see a number of braces were needed to maintain the overal shape. Once the quart was removed there were limited remains of the previous structure
Here's one of the first test fits for the new quarter panel. The drivers quarter panel was actually completed over the 4th of July weekend which made me feel much better since the previous one took over a year :)
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