Quarter panels

['73bird]

If you cut most of the top off a 73 duster quarters can you use on a 73 roadrunner

 

[idrivemopar]

You can make anything work if you have a big enough hammer and are good at cutting and shaping metal, but generally, that's a big no!

 

['73bird]

You can make anything work if you have a big enough hammer and are good at cutting and shaping metal, but generally, that's a big no!

alright

 

[YY1]

Here's a secret I recently learned-

Look at 72-80 Dodge truck front fenders.

The wheel well opening (at least the top) is exactly the same as the rear of a 73/74 Satellite/Road Runner.

Crazy.....but true.

That will get you the commonly rusted out wheel opening.

IIRC those fenders are repro'd but kind of hard to find. Look on truck specific sites.

 

['73bird]

So that would bring you to the top of the quarters? Then the bottom you could buy patches

 

[YY1]

Whoa, just did a search for both and found pics in a relatively similar orientation-

It almost looks like ALL the body lines line up!

That's C-R-A-Z-Y.

Also looks like goodmark makes the fenders.

 

[YY1]

AMD used to make the rear patch from the 12:00 o'clock mark on the arch back.

OOP IIRC. Too bad. I've been seeing a LOT of these cars coming out of the wood work lately, and a good percentage of them need quarter work.

 

[idrivemopar]

This is what the AMD patch looked like that I used.

 

['73bird]

Ya thanks for the tip on the fenders. Also I need full quarters on my passenger side the patches wont work. Someone decided to drill a bunch of holes to pull out a dent and instead of welding in the holes they threw bondo in them

 

[plymouthman]

Just wondering if your looking for a rear quarter. I have both left and right. You will need the lower patches (typical rust) but the rest of the quarters are in good shape. I cut them off of a donor car and they are hanging up in my garage.
Have been thinking of posting them on ebay. But haven't decided

 

['73bird]

Just wondering if your looking for a rear quarter. I have both left and right. You will need the lower patches (typical rust) but the rest of the quarters are in good shape. I cut them off of a donor car and they are hanging up in my garage.
Have been thinking of posting them on ebay. But haven't decided

Thanks for the offer but I have a donor car that has the same problem as yours so if worse comes to worse Ill use those. Trying to find rotless (meaning nothing but surface rust quarters)

 

['73bird]

View attachment 335184 This is what the AMD patch looked like that I used.

What is that called? All I saw from AMD was lower rear front and lower rear rear quarter patches.

 

[plymouthman]

Good luck. Rear quartets that are rust free do not exist.
And it would be the lower rear quarter patch. They don't make the front patch any more.

 

[idrivemopar]

What is that called? All I saw from AMD was lower rear front and lower rear rear quarter patches.

Its the lower rear panel.

 

[Smithlawn84]

It's a short cut version of the 71-72 and you still have to modify the wheel lip but it's a start.

 

[Mobirdman]

Layson`s have a part number for them but no supplier when I talked to them a month ago, but they recommended that I buy 1972 quarters along with the 73-74 rear patch panels which you then cut and weld the patch panel in and it worked out nice. I hope that this helps. I also replace the trunk drop-offs on each side and the outer wheel housings. Good luck with your project.

 

['73bird]

Thanks guys

 

[YY1]

71/72 and 73/74 body lines are different at the bottom.

 

[Mobirdman]

At the rear yes, but very close at front. It doesn`t take much to make it match at the front and as for the rear, that is why you have to buy the 73-74 rear patch panel. I got it to work out alright, just putting it out there. If there is no alternative panels by aftermarket. I was only giving advice based on what worked for me.