question for fabricators patch panel

[Mike B]

I'd say, if you're intimdated by the panel, have someone else finsih it for you, not knowing your car specifillcy, it does look like youcould lay under it, and hammer/dolly it out...ofcourse I don't know if there's a inner panel to deal with, but if there is, I'd cut the inner panel out, and hammer the part you show to the desired shape.

Just waht I'd do...now take it for what it's worth, I pulled apart a '32 dodge PU cab to make it easier to do the bodywork!

[Gary in Mozarks]

Originally Posted by Mike B

I'd say, if you're intimdated by the panel, have someone else finsih it for you, not knowing your car specifillcy, it does look like youcould lay under it, and hammer/dolly it out...ofcourse I don't know if there's a inner panel to deal with, but if there is, I'd cut the inner panel out, and hammer the part you show to the desired shape.

Just waht I'd do...now take it for what it's worth, I pulled apart a '32 dodge PU cab to make it easier to do the bodywork!

Yep, I think I could lay under it and beat it out but I think I would have alot more stretch from less than square hits with the hammer. and alot more bondo in it. I wouldn't say I am exactly intimidated by it, but I know enough to ask questions before I plunge ahead. I also don;t bend like I used to and getting up and down off the floor is getting to be a chore.
I listen to what people have to say and then decide what I can do. I am going to have to cut through the beltline bead in two places and then cut across about an inch above the bead. I think I can make a dolly that matches the bead and work that out on an anvil. In the end, I may regret cutting it out but Im a better welder than I am a body man LOL