scartail Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 1st post here. 1977 280z. The PO gave me a cut-off of a rear lower quater panel with the sale. I'm thinking of tackling this project and want some advise, since I have not attempted a project of this nature. Here are the pics of the replacement and rust spot. My questions... on the replacement section..is it best to separate the inner piece and weld it in, then do the exterior? What technique should i used to trace out the cut (cutting out the rusted piece to match my replacement). Lastly, is it even worth it? or shoudl I buy the replacement panels form black dragon or something? thanks in adance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfg Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 If you end up buying new panels buy them from here: http://www.tabcobodyparts.com/html/table_of_contents.htm I heard that black dragon gets them from them. I will have to do what you are doing in the future but I dont have the funds quite yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scartail Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 my concern with just buying a replacement panel is, from what I can tell in the catalog... the inner piece doesn't come with it. do i even need the inner piece of metal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ben Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I know this is an older thread, but I just ordered panels through Tabco. Don't go by their prices on the website, as they are old. They are about the same price as black dragon and thezstore. When I ordered panels from the other 2(BD and Zstore) all had tabco stickers on them. Shipping was better priced through Tabco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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