quarter skins

hey guys i am putting new quarter skins on my blazer this winter.i don't have the complete skin,it stops just above the body line.do i just cut the old one off to where the new one starts,or do i crimp it?any help or advice would be coolthanks

i would cut 1/2 in below were it over laps and crimp the edge then weld it.its how i do every 1/4 i section at work...

i cut the drivers side off last night,and i left about 3/4".
good old indiana rust!

james what kind of crimper do you use?
i have called around looking for one but nobody knows what i am talking about.i misht ask the $nap on guy today when he is here.

about anyone makes an airpowered one. go to an autobody supply place. they have a hole punch on one side and a crimp on the other side.

yup usin teh airpowered one by matco. bitch wasnt cheap either.

good ol' harbor freight has one...25 bucks, it will do the job.

i got the drivers side this weekend.all i did was used a hemer and dolly and tapped the factor quarter in a little bit and then set my new one on the line.i don't know if was the best way to do it,but its on there.i also replaced the rocker and door on the drivers side.

Id cut it off even and butt weld it all tacking till its solid. An overlapped joint is a place for moisture to develop as well as being thicker which heat will affectly differently and it may show up a ghost line when it gets hot out in the sun

i was gonna try that keef,but that jap skin was pretty thin compared to the original quarter.