Duster/Demon body line

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GSS

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I have noticed that the center quarter panel body line is virtually straight on some cars and on others there is a slight upward curve above the wheel well. My NOS quarters have a slight curve. The AMD quarters look pretty straight in the pictures.

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If someone has an original paint car, I would be interested in knowing if that line is straight or curved. Thanks!
 
I looked at my Duster. The AMD quarter line is correct. It looks to me that the wheel well cutout is slightly different. Seems to be more “square” than the original.
 
Finally getting back to finish my quarters. After taking this body line down to the metal on my NOS quarters and my original quarters, it is clear that there is a slight arch in the line over the wheel opening in all 4 of them. The may have been done so the line looks straight when looking down from eye level at it. The line also levels out about 8 or 10 inches before the door in order to be continuous with the door line, which is dead straight. The area between the door and the wheel arch is a little tricky to block straight.

19Duster71, if you have photos of your 1/4's taken from the height of the line, and from the front and back of the car, I would be very interested in seeing them... TIA
 
The body line is straight, the quarters themselves bulge out a little bit over the wheel which makes it appear to be curved. The section right after the door, between the two body lines, is actually a little concave. That’s right from the factory and a result of the quarter flaring out a little.
 
The body line is straight, the quarters themselves bulge out a little bit over the wheel which makes it appear to be curved. The section right after the door, between the two body lines, is actually a little concave. That’s right from the factory and a result of the quarter flaring out a little.
Mine are definitely curved. I looked at many pictures of Dusters and Demons. Some look straight but a straight edge ruler proves they are curved.
 
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