[Sloan66]

Interesting Thread!! We are headed over there in June(hopefully), my son & daughter in law live in Palmerston North. We will be there 3 weeks

[pontiacstogo]

Originally Posted by Sloan66

Interesting Thread!! We are headed over there in June(hopefully), my son & daughter in law live in Palmerston North. We will be there 3 weeks

I would like to think things have opened up by June - but who knows.

The repair certifier has looked at the car and the quarters have to come off and be replaced. I have been working with a restoration shop that can do the work - we are just in the process of sourcing quarters and determining what panels we are going to use for the rework.

[Formulabruce]

Originally Posted by pontiacstogo

I would like to think things have opened up by June - but who knows.

The repair certifier has looked at the car and the quarters have to come off and be replaced. I have been working with a restoration shop that can do the work - we are just in the process of sourcing quarters and determining what panels we are going to use for the rework.

They have actual ROT? This seems like a stretch...??

[pontiacstogo]

Originally Posted by Formulabruce

They have actual ROT? This seems like a stretch...??

No rot that would warrant full quarters.

The welds need to meet a certain standard and they don't try to ascertain that with the welds that are already in place. The repair certifier requires the quarters to be removed, the body alignment checked, then the quarters replaced with the closest 'full' NOS or new repro quarters along with new outer wheel houses and trunk dropoffs. All of that work needs to be done by a certified repairer/welder (I can't do it myself). Then the repair certifier inspects and signs off on the bodywork prior to paint/sealing and then again after that.

And the panels needs to be shipped from the US of course.

[kingbuzzo]

Dang never ends hey...hang in there

[Dave R]

Wow! Just read this thread for the first time and I’m shocked by the hoops they make you jump through. There’s safety and then there’s lunacy. No wonder they have tight gun laws

That said, it’s nice to see every bit of forming rust chased from the car. Thankfully they don’t require switching the car to right hand drive. The 3D scan of the suspension is a new one for me and actually not a bad idea if you’re buying an expensive classic. I assume that is to reveal any twist in the body or accident damage.

Hang in there, it will be an amazing ride when done.

[pontiacstogo]

Originally Posted by Dave R

The 3D scan of the suspension is a new one for me and actually not a bad idea if you’re buying an expensive classic. I assume that is to reveal any twist in the body or accident damage.

Correct - the repair certifier calls for it when any major collision damage is done or when there is any sort of large body panel replacement performed (like quarters and tailpanel). The T/A had a couple of points that were +/- 1mm but that's well inside what is allowed - I thought it was pretty good for an almost 50 year old F-body.

[pontiacstogo]

More trial fitting going on;



Yep - that's an Ames catalog on the hood

[Dave R]

Originally Posted by pontiacstogo

Correct - the repair certifier calls for it when any major collision damage is done or when there is any sort of large body panel replacement performed (like quarters and tailpanel). The T/A had a couple of points that were +/- 1mm but that's well inside what is allowed - I thought it was pretty good for an almost 50 year old F-body.

+/- 1 mm? That’s shockingly accurate! Factory tolerances were up to a quarter inch (6 mm) on subframe mounting and panel placement.