Trans Am rear quarter damage
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Trans Am rear quarter damage
I have an 85 Trans Am that I'm restoring that was in an accident by the PO that smashed in the rear passenger quarter panel beyond repair. I read a few threads about them being replaceable, but how do you get at the seam? And are the Goodmark replacement panels any good?
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Re: Trans Am rear quarter damage
Which seam? The one to the roof panel is a bit hidden under filler. The rest of them are pretty obvious.
Goodmark panels for thirdgens are most likely going to be offshore imports from Taiwan.
http://www.cobraking.com.tw/
Goodmark panels for thirdgens are most likely going to be offshore imports from Taiwan.
http://www.cobraking.com.tw/
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Re: Trans Am rear quarter damage
Yes I was referring to the room seam. It seems the general process is to remove the interior plastics, carpet, seats, etc. Then drill out the spot welds, and weld in a new panel, right? And thank you for the heads up, I'd like to buy a quality panel when I do the repair.
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Re: Trans Am rear quarter damage
I've had good luck with Goodmark panels/hoods. I had to repair my driverside quarter where the P/O backed into a fence post, it too was beyond repair. Instead of taking the entire quarter off though I simply cut out the portion of the replacement quarter that I needed and had it welded in.
Here's the thread for my repair.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...el-repair.html
Here's the thread for my repair.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...el-repair.html
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Re: Trans Am rear quarter damage
I will definitely read up on cutting and splicing in a new panel. Thanks for the feedback on the Goodmark ones, I think I just need to reskin the panel, but unfortunately the damage covers most or the panel, so it might just be worth it for me to replace the entire panel.
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Re: Trans Am rear quarter damage
Heres the thread u need to read!
Here is Fyrckicns quarter panel fix and pic thread
Complete start to finish quarter panel replacement .
Plenty of pics too!
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...ter-panel.html
Here is Fyrckicns quarter panel fix and pic thread
Complete start to finish quarter panel replacement .
Plenty of pics too!
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...ter-panel.html
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