Jack point replacement and paint matching Options

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Good morning gentlemen, hope everybody’s having a good week. Just doing some planning here on the blue 74 that is currently in storage. It’s a original Southern California car, been off the road for a very long time but is quite solid except for the passenger side Jack point as shown in the pictures below. Just doing some planning here on the blue 74 that is currently in storage. It’s a original Southern California car, been off the road for a very long time but is quite solid except for the passenger side jack point as shown in the pictures below. There was a repair made here but it’s not to proper standard and I am planning on addressing it. The door gaps are still perfect, so I don’t think the structure overall is weak, this just needs a more proper repair.

I have the donor metal from car that was written off so I think I’m “just” looking at bracing the car to protect my gaps and then getting good weld penetration to complete the repair. Yes/no/maybe?

The paint will have to be touched up of course, and while this is not a visible part of the car if I’m going through this level of effort it would be nice to have it match. It looks like it was a custom paint that I am assuming is going to require me bringing a sample to a shop and then getting as good of a match as possible? Think a good paint shop will be able to get close in match?

Thanks!

[dr914@autoatlanta.com]

be best to replace the jack post and support with new, we have made these high quality parts for years and they are very inexpensive, you will have to dent in what you have welded in, then weld the tube to that and then install the cover over it and spot weld to the inner rocker and solid weld the tube to the cover. Line it up by installing a factory rocker panel in its proper holes

Good morning gentlemen, hope everybody’s having a good week. Just doing some planning here on the blue 74 that is currently in storage. It’s a original Southern California car, been off the road for a very long time but is quite solid except for the passenger side Jack point as shown in the pictures below. Just doing some planning here on the blue 74 that is currently in storage. It’s a original Southern California car, been off the road for a very long time but is quite solid except for the passenger side jack point as shown in the pictures below. There was a repair made here but it’s not to proper standard and I am planning on addressing it. The door gaps are still perfect, so I don’t think the structure overall is weak, this just needs a more proper repair.

I have the donor metal from car that was written off so I think I’m “just” looking at bracing the car to protect my gaps and then getting good weld penetration to complete the repair. Yes/no/maybe?

The paint will have to be touched up of course, and while this is not a visible part of the car if I’m going through this level of effort it would be nice to have it match. It looks like it was a custom paint that I am assuming is going to require me bringing a sample to a shop and then getting as good of a match as possible? Think a good paint shop will be able to get close in match?

Thanks!

[Superhawk996]

. . . . you will have to dent in what you have welded in, then weld the tube to that and then install the cover over it and spot weld to the inner rocker and solid weld the tube to the cover.

I'm doing a longitudinal on my car without cutting the rear quarter. I can assure you that if you try to do this without cutting the rear quarter, getting access to weld in the top of the proper jack post support will be nearly impossible on the top side where it goes over the top of the longitudinal. At best it will be a blind operation of pulling the trigger on the MIG and hoping you're in the right area and hitting something meaningful.

Access down the side and along the bottom is not a problem. Not welding the top wouldn't be a show stopper but given I'm a little OCD it would drive me crazy knowing the top wasn't welded to anything.

If you're just trying to fill the hole in the outer rocker and have a place to plug in the jack post cover, you could cut the post tube (without denting in the current panel) and just weld on the reinforcement along the sides and accessible bottom. Stock jack would never fit in deep enough though. Maybe not an issue if you never intend to jack there. Back when I was broke - I just bought a 5 dollar scissor jack at the junk yard since my factory jack was missing. Never used the factory jack points myself either.

Maybe the Doc has more experience and can suggest a way to weld the top in vehicle but it didn't see doable to me.