reinstalled the door, aligned and gapped. It will come off again when the car comes apart for color

Moved to the pass side and tore into lower A-pillar. Found a little rot, much more solid than drivers side. CUT, BLAST,FAB,PREP,WELD,GRIND,SAND, DONE, NEXT....

Back to the pass side lower front quarter rocker area, I left primer off of the area knowing I would be cutting this out, The straight edge shows how much of a warp bulge they put into the panel. the red square shows how flat it became once the panel was cut and relieved.

Doner panel from a goodmark skin. Really helpful having a panel already close to shape. But the details are just CRAP. The rocker flange is inadequate, the drain is non existent, the folds at the door and at the fender were very soft (rounded over) so plenty of hammer dolly to tighten them up. Overall it saves plenty of time but these panels all need plenty of touch time.

Welded a bead across the gap left by the lead removal along the rocker, patch panel installed and straight. almost zero deflection at the weld seam, the wheel lip is wonky cause in its previous life someone cut and hammered the flange up.

Last few pics for a couple months. Merry Christmas everybody

Did a little over the Christmas break, I have a contract for a model yacht due in March so little to no update till then after today.

Stripped the gallons of filler off the door to find (not surprisingly) poor patches and hidden rot, the door is much better than so many original units that are available so I will be repairing this one unless a good one turns up.

The lower front inner corner looked like gobs of bubble gum when i stripped the paint off. The door skin has a bunch of high spots (dings) made from inside, and plenty of areas that will need attention.

Put the driver door, Passenger jamb and rocker repairs in Epoxy and High Build. The repair fab work is nearing its end and I will get into filler, blocking and prep for base coat very soon

Then I find the next surprise. not really too bad, I will cut out some of the inner structure to access the backside of these areas and repair accordingly. The structure will be welded back into position. I am getting excited to move into the body work phase to really get a good look at a fresh straight and proper base for painting.