Final Front Quarter Panel Section Fitment and Modification

I'm back to modifying and fitting up the front section of the replacement quarter panel on the life-ruining rust repair project that is my 1954 Chevy Bel Air (the Bel Airror - a resto-mod with a rusto-bod). This is my first car, I've had it for more than 50 years, so I'm trying to get things right. In a previous video I had done an initial fitment of the front quarter panel section but at this point I needed to remove portions of the original quarter panel to make the new panel fit more precisely and so I could modify it to better resemble the factory panel. I was hesitant to cut away the original metal so I made doubly sure that the new panel could be suitably modified and I made efforts to be able to reinstall the cut off sections should things not go as planned. The efforts shown in this video were performed before the rear body mount and inner rocker panel were welded in. Those components and related efforts are (or will be) covered in other videos. I apologize in advance for the shaky hand-held footage in some sections. As usual, please fast forward as needed to moderate your DMR exposure (Dull Man Rambling). If I can do it, you can too! Cheers! Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - The plan 03:45 - Assessing the original panel 05:29 - Cutting the original panel - wheel opening 13:08 - Strategy for fitment 15:36 - Making tabs/connectors to re-fit the original panel 27:18 - Confirming the new panel's lower contour 30:39 - Re-shaping the lower edge 31:54 - Cutting the original panel - lower portion 33:36 - Comparing old to new 35:10 - Trial fitting new panel and fender skirt 39:08 - Fine tuning lower edge 44:05 - Adjusting the lower wheel opening edge 53:17 - Mounted with trim 54:05 - Outro #classiccars, #Quarterpanel, #,EMS, #customcars, #hotrodding, #chevrolet, #belair, #54chevy, #53chevy, #restomod, #bodywork, #metalwork, #welding, #rustrepair, #tools, #sheetmetal, #fabrication