74 Dart Sport Restoration

I completed the left rear tail light panel replacement the same way as I did the right. Make sure you take plenty of measurements before cutting. I used a cutoff wheel to do the cutting.

I did not weld the new tail light panels to the side fender panels as I knew I would be replacing the rear side fenders at some point. I just used the sheet metal screws to hold them together enough to keep everything in alignment. I will fully weld them when I replace the rear side fenders.

I primer painted the new tail light panels inside and out to keep them from rusting untill I can do the final body work. I will sand off the initial primer down to bare metal and use epoxy primer as the base. Then do the final body work on top of the epoxy primer.

If you are careful and use proper planning and welding techniques it requires very little body filler on the weld seems to fill them.

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