Advice needed on installing AMD full quarter on 70 Duster
Took a long break from the project, now I'm back at it. Here are some updated photos of the work I needed to do at the upper door gap:
- cut off upper right corner and replaced with small section from original. This also reveals that that section of the quarter is too thin, so I had to split it to widen it about 1/16 to 1/8 (more as closer to door).
- had to cut and reattach the upper inner window sill section as this was about 1/8-1/4 too short and had a gap to the factory sill brace
- also did a lot of filing and trimming around the side marker to make the hole large enough to fit my factory side marker
Now the side window area of the quarter fits well and lines up well with the top of the door.
Other areas I have yet to modify:
- the gap near the top of the trunk is off by 1/8, after some measuring and comparing to the other side with a cardboard template, I concluded the top edge of the quarter is 1/16 to 1/8" too thin, I'll have to split it and widen that section (in pictures blue quarter is left side original, black is right side replacement)
- the lower front quarter which wraps around the rocker and attaches to the rocker parallel to the ground seems too long, I'll need to measure that, split it and rejoin it so thiner
Took a long break from the project, now I'm back at it. Here are some updated photos of the work I needed to do at the upper door gap:
- cut off upper right corner and replaced with small section from original. This also reveals that that section of the quarter is too thin, so I had to split it to widen it about 1/16 to 1/8 (more as closer to door).
- had to cut and reattach the upper inner window sill section as this was about 1/8-1/4 too short and had a gap to the factory sill brace
- also did a lot of filing and trimming around the side marker to make the hole large enough to fit my factory side marker
Now the side window area of the quarter fits well and lines up well with the top of the door.
Other areas I have yet to modify:
- the gap near the top of the trunk is off by 1/8, after some measuring and comparing to the other side with a cardboard template, I concluded the top edge of the quarter is 1/16 to 1/8" too thin, I'll have to split it and widen that section (in pictures blue quarter is left side original, black is right side replacement)
- the lower front quarter which wraps around the rocker and attaches to the rocker parallel to the ground seems too long, I'll need to measure that, split it and rejoin it so thiner