Rusted out wheel well

[footballnick17]

 

I have a rust out exactly like this on my 240z, what can I do to fix it?

 

 

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[Mark Maras]

 Replacement sheet metal panels are avail. at tabcoparts.com or a donor Z. How does the rest of the car look?

[footballnick17]

The rest is pretty good, just needs some patching here and there


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[Mark Maras]

 Excellent. I recently saw a 240 in Portland that looked pretty good rust-wise except a hole in the left quarter panel. I'm guessing the rust in only one place was caused from sitting with that side exposed to the elements over the decades. I've not used Tabco panels. I'm assuming that a good donor car panel may need less massaging to get it perfect but may be more difficult to source. Good luck.

[wheee!]

Tabco panels are a rough start... they will need some massaging to get to fit properly. Experienced body man is recommended for that, but it can be done by someone with the right tools and patience. lots of pics below of my Tabco lower rear quarter replacement. I bashed it a bit and then smoothed the lines with filler. It looks really good now...