4runnerguy

need help on rear quarter panel rusted off need i ideas on what should i do.
hereis some pics







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4runnerguy

for got the last one

4runnerguy

eny have ideas or eny threads

AUYota

http://www.toyotafiberglass.com/

they got a lot of replacement body parts... might have what you are looking for. Call him if you don't see what you need- he can do more than he shows on the site.

4runnerguy

ya thanks but im lookin at what i can do at home

AUYota

There aint no home remedy for cancer and there ain't one for rust. rust is cancer- the cancer needs to be cut off- and a new part welded on. if you can't weld at home then it's not a do it yourselfer... but join the club I'm getting some rust taken care of soon to- and needless to say I won't be "doing it at home."

4runnerguy

i can get a welder at my dads shop but i remember someone on a 2gen doin the rear and he used ribits and sheet metal but i cant find it

4runnerguy

by the nice 2gen got any pics of it

AUYota

Once I get the body work knocked out I'll post so many pics of it that yall will be sick of it. I got the engine rebuilt- and am about to rebuild the front end- THEN I'm doing some body work (rust) and paint.
If you can stitch weld than those parts are relatively easy to install. i'm getting the fender well strip for the rear- both sides... Those chrome POS's trapped salt and rain and destroyed it.

4runnerguy

ok so how far are u into it right now

AUYota

bout to start the front end here in the next couple of weeks. I'm thinking mechanics first body second...

4runnerguy

me its the body and the tail gate thats left to do

AUYota

that company sells tailgates...

4runnerguy

i might get the tail gates and front fenders from them

GSGALLANT

I cut most of that out on mine and closed it off with new metal. 22 guage... mig welded on. See my thread here. There are only really a couple of pictures that show what I did with that area, but it should give you an idea of something you can do. When I build my rear bumper, there will be wraparounds that hide that area anyways.

4runnerguy

what did u do did u just welded on new peases remaken the original

4runnerguy

does eny one have pics of the repair

GSGALLANT

Sort of. I just cut a straight line across, just enough to get all the rust, then I cut and bent a piece of metal the right size to block off the new "hole". If you look at this picture, you'll see the metal patch welded in. I then smoothed it off with bondo, and temporarily spray painted it to protect it from rusting again for now.

4runnerguy

u still have the original bumper or u got a new one

mkt478

I had this....



Did this....

Used some new steel, POR15 and fiberglass to seal it up

And got this...