Boeing
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Guys,
My old trusty '75 Blazer had some serious rust....rear quarter panels, doors, tailgate...... I ordered new replacement doors and quarters from LMC Truck. The TAILGATE was located in a salvage yard in Nevada (no rust)
The REPLACEMENT panels/doors are extremely THIN, so thin that a firm THUMB would make a dent. You can see a dent on the drivers door top just from pulling the door closed by the top....Not much I can do for the doors 'cause there is a windup glass inside.
I'm thinking about adding "tubes" of steel, (pipes?) between the outer skin and the inner panel of the QUARTER panels. That would transfer an external blow to the tube and onto the inner panel making to much less susceptible to a dent..........or so my devious mind thinks.
Anyone have any suggestions.....before I spend money for the paint job?
Thanks
My old trusty '75 Blazer had some serious rust....rear quarter panels, doors, tailgate...... I ordered new replacement doors and quarters from LMC Truck. The TAILGATE was located in a salvage yard in Nevada (no rust)
The REPLACEMENT panels/doors are extremely THIN, so thin that a firm THUMB would make a dent. You can see a dent on the drivers door top just from pulling the door closed by the top....Not much I can do for the doors 'cause there is a windup glass inside.
I'm thinking about adding "tubes" of steel, (pipes?) between the outer skin and the inner panel of the QUARTER panels. That would transfer an external blow to the tube and onto the inner panel making to much less susceptible to a dent..........or so my devious mind thinks.
Anyone have any suggestions.....before I spend money for the paint job?
Thanks