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Thread: 57 Nomad Quarter panels replacement

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    Resto World and others have the 57 2 door sedan quarters. I've never seen detailed feedback on the quality like I have the 55 sedan quarters.

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    Should i get the "Two Door Hard Top,or the Two Door Sedan Quarter panels? I guess it would not matter, Right?
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    Hawaiian, per my post above it looks to me like you'd have a lot less cutting and welding with the 2-door sedan quarter panels. The dip is a lot smaller and on my 56 you would only have to cut about 4" down from the beltline to eliminate the dip. I would also leave 2-3" behind the door jamb in the dip area, and go back about 17" from the door jamb. That's the same distance I went back on my HT quarters. So you should end up with only a 4"x14" cutout, which should be easy to replace.

    If you use the HT quarters, you're going to have a cutout of about 12"x17" or so. I don't rememer how far down I had to go to get rid of the dip, but it's a lot more than on a sedan quarter.

    That said, I have not heard a thing about the quality of the sedan quarters. So proceed at your own risk.
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    Another things to do before you remove your taillights and begin removing the stock full quarter panels is to check how well the taillight housings fit on the body. I say this because I purchased new 1957 Chevrolet taillight housings from Danchuk and the driver's side did not fit correctly. Upon doing some research, I found that I was not the only one that was having an issue with how the taillights fitted. I had a spare set in addition to the ones I removed and the new ones I had just purchased. I compared my new taillight housings to the old sets I had and it turned out that none of the taillights fit perfectly. On the drivers side between the tailgate and the taillight housing, the taillight housing overlaps the body by about 1/2". This 1957 Chevrolet is the straighest one I have ever owned (I have owned three 1957 Chevrolets) and from what I can tell from inspecting the car every time I work on it, I am certain it has never had any wrecks or damage to the quarter panels (aside from someone leaning up against the car or something equivelent). I haven't begun my full quarter panel replacement for this car; however, when I do, this is one issue I will be addressing. Just a heads up for you.

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    Seems this is a common problem with 57s, quarter panel replacement or not. If that area is not damaged, I'd get a taillight assembly to fit before cutting the old quarter off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick_L View Post
    Seems this is a common problem with 57s, quarter panel replacement or not. If that area is not damaged, I'd get a taillight assembly to fit before cutting the old quarter off.
    The reason i am replacing the panel, cause the last person who repaired the panels put a skin on top of the original panels....
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    Then just start over.

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