MilesP

While looking in the trunk, I stumbled upon this ugly looking crack with the flashlight, it's an arm supposedly attached to the wheel well behind the rear fender. This is a 70 Coronet R/T that underwent a rotisserie resto.

If that part of the body has a name other than vaguely "inner fender" I'd love to hear it.

Does this compromises the safety and structure of the car? Especially #1 and #2. I'm pretty pissed finding this, I should stop looking at it and just drive the crap out of it, the more I look, the more I find.





Driver side seems fine:

moe7404

has it been raced with a big engine? is it near a rear spring hanger? on some ply / dodge bodys with a hemi had reinforced frames, that a non-hemi didnt. in the mid 60s the modded B bodys to F/X would wrinkle just in front of the rear wheel wells down low, after a lot of use.

MilesP

I'm not sure if the car's been raced prior to me acquiring it, but the factory 440 engine got swapped for a 440 Six Pack.

The damage look like the work of rust thinning the metal to the point where it let go.

I don't know the name of that part of the body / structure if I need to fix it, and I don't know if it's safe to drive the car like that.

RacerHog

that part ether goes up to the package tray or to the rear window/deck lid valance.
I would fix it next time you have the car painted.

moparted

if that was not fixed in the resto I would be afraid of what else wasn't fixed

MilesP

I went over every crannies of the car with a fine comb, and that's the only thing that I found was noticeable with the body.

The car is already painted, but if there are no safety issues, I guess I can live with it. However if this makes the car weak and dangerous, I would have to remove the fender and have a body shop fix this.

I just want to know if this can be a problem further down the road, AND if this part has a name and is removeable and replaceable.

Thanks.

RacerHog

I think the car is good to go the way it is. Though you will always know it is there. Whoever did the restoration I am sure weighed in on the option. "Are the quarter panels OEM and in great shape" and decided not to do the repair just because they new someone would find the repair. I'm sure they decided to leave the OEM alone. for someone more qualified to do the repair.
I know blowing the car apart is not fun rite after you purchased it...
Just depends on How PISSED you are at it and the want to make it right.