Armybarlow Posted August 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 I don't need the door just the door check the part that keeps the door from opening to far. Went to the pick and pull today. That must be something that breaks often. As soon as I opened the door panel up, the mechanism was lying there on the bottom all sheared to pieces. Sorry I was not able to help. But I will keep a eye out for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armybarlow Posted August 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Got a little progress done today. It's not much to look at so far, but only had 2 hours. So here are the pics as promised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armybarlow Posted August 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Trying to remove the old QP off the car so I know where to cut the other one at. Like they always say, Measure twice, cut once. Well that saying is so true with sheet metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicMechanic Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 I don't need the door just the door check the part that keeps the door from opening to far. You can use one from a coupe or sedan as well. They also interchange from side to side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 You can use one from a coupe or sedan as well. They also interchange from side to side. I don't mean to threadjack but I could not for the life of me figure out how to get it out of the door when I had the SE still. I unbolted it, but nothing seemed to work, so my GTP still needs one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbikers Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Thank you for trying Armybarlow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armybarlow Posted August 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 I will be back at the boneyard on Sunday. So I will so some more digging and hopefully find 2 good ones. If so, I will pull them. I thought it was convertible specific part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95 vert Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Passenger side check strap can be flipped and used for the driver's side. Done it several times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshojo Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 I sure wish i had the room//space both you and 95 vert has to work on cars. I drool everytime i see pics of inside the barn/garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armybarlow Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 I sure wish i had the room//space both you and 95 vert has to work on cars. I drool everytime i see pics of inside the barn/garage. lol, I get that a lot. I live on a 1,000 acre ranch and have the barn set up for restorations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 lol, I get that a lot. I live on a 1,000 acre ranch and have the barn set up for restorations. That's awesome to own that much land. I have 500 acres, but it's pretty much useless. The inside of that barn looks nice. Most of the barns in the country around here are all 100 years old and are in need of desperate repairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armybarlow Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 Some more teaser pics in case u wondering what the rest looks like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 That's awesome. Looks like you have some nice lawn art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armybarlow Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 That's awesome to own that much land. I have 500 acres, but it's pretty much useless. The inside of that barn looks nice. Most of the barns in the country around here are all 100 years old and are in need of desperate repairs. I aint that lucky or rich to own that much land in Tx. Its a good friend of mine and he rents me out the ranch house and the barn is included in the deal. Hopefully be buying the house, barn, and a piece of the acreage sometime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armybarlow Posted September 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 Got a few hours today to mess around with the project. I decided not to replace the entire QP, but only the rear half. I will be butt welding the 2 panels together and then using a hammer and dolly to finish the metal properly. Now that the QP is off, I have noticed some rust on the inner fender that I will have to address. Nothing to big, but will have to make a template of it and then bend me a new piece to replace it. I will keep the progress updated as I hopefully will be doing some of the metal replacement this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 olds vert Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 Nice work. What are you going to do about the rust on the inner fender? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armybarlow Posted September 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 thanks, I will end up cutting out the rusty area and then making a new piece out of sheet metal. I have sheet metal bender, english wheel, shrinker and stretchers, plenishers. So it will not be a big deal to create it. As far as minor surface rust areas, I will just scuff the area with a quick strip disk and then coat it with some por 15 followed by a undercoating as a top coat. I will be sure to keep the pictures coming as I progress with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armybarlow Posted September 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 sorry about the side way photos also. I will correct this the next time I post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armybarlow Posted September 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Got a lot done today as I had a free full day to mess around with the QP. I got most the welding done and now just need to grind spot welds down and fill in any areas that need it. I did not take a lot of photos, but mostly because I was in my zone and kinda forgot lol. I also was able to use the inner fender off the new QP being it was a rust free texas part. Saved me lots of time and also keeps the originality in the corner of the QP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 Wow, nice work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armybarlow Posted September 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 thanks, I am bummed out that I am not able to take it to car shows or any meet ups. So that is why I am now pushing myself to complete this before spring so that I can represent the W bodies here in Central texas. there is almost a few car shows each weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White92Cutlass Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Wow, nice work!!! I second that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss427 Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Always nice to see metal repair done the right way. Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armybarlow Posted September 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 thanks for the compliments. I wanted to replace this panel and not ever be able to tell its been done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicMechanic Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 Mike - I'm still likely headed to Budget Wrench on Sunday and can bring that HUD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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