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    Posted: Apr/14/2012 at 2:01pm
just bought a AMX rear clip- now i have more than enough parts to start on replacing the right quarter on my Black 68- question is, how do i deal with the area in the door jamb- the quarter section is sandwiched between  the inner door latch reinforcement, and the outer door jamb- is it usual to just cut and weld the quarter to  the jamb, leaving the sandwiched part  in place , or do i need to cut the sections apart ?

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has no one replaced an AMX quarter panel ?

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I would buttweld about an inch along the outside face of the quarter leaving the jamb intact.
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Without seeing the car you are working on I would suggest you take the quarter and the door post all in one piece and replace in one piece. kind of depends on damage-rust in the rocker area.
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its hit farther back- right in the front of the wheelwell-from opening to right below the AMX circle,  then had a hundred or so holes drilled in it  to pull it out- partially- looks like crap, metal is very stretched, and then the trunk mounted battery leaked into drop- the drop and lower quarter are rotted-   i now have a very nice rear clip- anything i need to replace is on replacement , just need to get brave and cut it- welding it is the easy part  
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let me preface by saying, 20 years ago i woulda parted this out SOOO fast....
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Buy a spotweld cutter or use a 1/4" drill.  Spend a day cutting all the factory welds.  In trunk at drop; around the quarter cap area and trunk lip; underside of the wheel opening unless you need the wheel tub and along the door jamb.  If the jamb is straight, the skin wraps over the jamb by about 1/2" at the edge of the jamb.  If not, then it's a whole nuther ball-game.  It's your decision on how much roof material you need to leave.  There is a spotwelded and leaded seam from the top of the quarter glass over to the backglass.  It's not fun but it can be done.  Mike  Ps. You'll need to perform surgery twice; once on your car; once on the doner.  Oh, start with the doner first incase you change your mind.  M 
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the part that im questioning is in the door jamb- there are 3 parts- door jamb, quarter, latch support, the edge of quarter is sandwiched between the other 2

the jamb is undamaged, wont know about wheel house until i pull quarter- i know the drop is gone, and tail light panel will also be replaced at same time
i will remove filler and use factory seam in roof

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As Mike said, if you use a spot weld cutter to carefully disassemble your donor 1/2 of an AMX, you will end up with parts you don't need that you can resell; passenger qtr, roof, panel under rear window, trunk section, floor sections....
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well, the filler has rust in the left side window area,trunk lid is rotten on the lower edge,  and the tweeks cut the floors  very badly- but i may have a extra left quarter when im done
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