Moving forward on the quarterpanel, the rocker at the bottom pinch weld was loose, Many of the spot welds along the rocker were broken like they were never solid, no rust or damage to speak of almost like they were never welded. I also ran into some rust and another plastering of filler. Not only did they cave in the rusty areas and a crappy patch to fill with bondo but the assembly line welded the quarter panel on so poorly that it had a bulge of about 1/4" behind the leaded seam. These Bozos decided to use body filler from the center of the rocker to the wheel opening to make it "straight" and they removed all the trim studs while doing so. Just adds hours to the bill which is just the reason why flat rates are rarely offered. The additional items that were not in the expected scope of work is being covered with an hourly rate, Otherwise I'd be kicking myself.

Section removed, will be doing clean up to the inner panel, even with relief cuts you can see the bulge in the panel. My straight edge is pushing in the panel where it will be welded. Even had to cut the door corner as it is proud of the door too. Lots of these small things add up to a car that is restored better than stock but has to be done make it right.

The Door is not aligned yet for those wondering

Decided to move to the same area on the passenger side to see what we have there. In between I spent a few moments fixing a tiny crack in the rear valance, little things add up but are necessary.

passenger side WORSE Bad Patch warped the [censored] out of the panel, Again they had tons of filler to make it SEEM straight.
hard to make out in the pic but the warp is about 5/16 to 3/8 at its worst. welded and plastered over Just so bothersome.

I am looking for a partial quarter skin, a few inches below the beltline from the door to the wheelwell. if anyone has this either OG or repop Plase PM me here.

All the top surfaces were blocked down to the high-build primer that was on the car prior to the last two paint jobs, the few places that I blocked through showed an etch primer under it, I know there is minimal mil thickness. To seal all that has been done I covered in PPG black epoxy. I did two wet coats with 20 min flash. Did a third coat in key areas and the over-spray gave the entire area a dry appearance.

Within the window for chem adhesion I went ahead and did the first coat of 2K. This will allow me to continue with all the other fab and repair needed elsewhere on the car. With a 120 scuff and a clean surface, the filler I use will have an excellent adhesion and the layers below my work are sealed.

Cant see in these pics but I masked off the areas that still need fab. The trunk jamb, Dutchman, Sail panels and Tail panel will only need blocking before final prime/seal.

Dutchman to quarter panel seam and drip rail, corner detail, trunk jamb all worked and good to go. Just the beginning of knocking areas off the "Things To Do" list