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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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first off ide like to say hi. secndly i currently own a 95 del sol S. blowen d15. auto tranny. i found a 95 del sol for like 500 bucks. runs. has motor. 5 spd tranny. but the passanger side was tboned? wrecked for sure. but dont know how hard it would be to replace the rear quater panel since it runs up and is such a big panel. my del sol is wreck on drivers side. so i could just as easly swap everything over to mine. but thing it would be much easier to swap to the new one since i have all the passanger panels and the moto and tranny r in it
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 06:01 PM
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If you have to ask, your answer is: Take it to a body shop. Besides the quarters making the car look better, they are also there for structural integrity. They don't just bolt on; you have to cut them off and weld or panel bond them back on. It's not something for a beginner at all.
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 07:52 AM
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i have alot of exp in body work. but was unsure if these were removable without cutting and welding.
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 08:03 AM
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theyre not removable without cutting them, theyre part of the unibody. New ones are by no means cheap.
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 08:03 AM
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honda quarter panels are held on using plug welds at the seems and that plastic bond crap.

you must drill out all the plug welds and pry it out of all the plastic bond ****.... its hours and hours and hours and hours of work.
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by nix94delsol
theyre not removable without cutting them, theyre part of the unibody. New ones are by no means cheap.
wrong
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by 90Rexx
wrong
Wrong?
that they need the plugs drilled or they theyre not cheap?
because im pretty sure i was right on both.

ive taken both panels off my old del sol after it was backed into.
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 08:29 AM
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you said they are nto removeable without cutting and they are part of the unibody.

both of those statements are incorrect.

theres no cutting, just drilling ;-)

and they are not part of the unibody
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 09:00 AM
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cutting = drilling, you can cut things that need to be drilled, and you can drill things that need to be cut.

the qp's go all the way down to the rocker panels, and the rockers are part of the unibody.
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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ok so sounds like i have my work cut out for me.. but i dont need to buy new ones. i have two good ones off my other del sol. driver and passager. and all i need to replace is the passager side. so its only removing two panels and putting one back on.. as far as the door and front fender i know how to remove and put them back on. so. thats no issuse. so in your opion(s) would it be easier to remove the old panel on the new sol. and put my old panel on it. rather then swao out motor tranny. and driver side panels?
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