07-27-2005, 04:16 AM
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Re: Rear Quarters - To Fill or Not to Fill, That is the Question
The reason it is shaped like the keel of a boat is because it works like a keel of a boat. I don't know anyone who has ever tried that modification but I reckon it needs to be double skinned there for strength, if you just had a flat sheet of steel it would likely bend in any cross current if not from the force of the water turning the propellors.
The lowest edge of the quarter-panel fender is just cosmetic, and I don't see any good in re-creating the traditional pocket. To eliminate vibration, I'll probably have to build up the thickness of the lower edge.
This is a drastic solution to the pocket rust problem, but not too extreme if you have to rebuild the whole area anyway. Anybody have any comments?
Ed
El Cajon, CA USA
67 Rust Guppy
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