Alright so heres what I'm thinking. I want the cuts to be discreet as possible so heres an outline of where i'd end up cutting.




Heres a better picture of inside the door and under the trunk.






So, I would end up cutting right behind the door up to where the window is located, i'd remove the window, cut straight across right past the antenna and cut down..




I was also thinking of doing this instead?



I was thinking this would be a bit more beneficial, rather then cutting straight down near the antenna, why not cut right underneath the right rear light? that way the only welded area thats exposed, isn't that big. Any feed back would be appreciated, thanks.

 

Have you done body work before? To do it properly you should remove the whole panel (cut the spot welds). Though a lot of people cut at the body line and weld along the seam (which causes a lot of warpage). You can avoid that by using fusor or similar body panel adhesive.

 

In all honesty I have never done body work, I was hoping I'd be able to do this myself but it seems like that wouldn't be a wise choice. I might buy the panel off a junk yard and paying someone with some experience to do this for me, thanks.

 

Yeah, I suggest not using a Z32 to practice body work... especially a huge job of replacing a quarter panel. That job is quite advanced. I did it on my 280zx and a Mazda Protege... never want to do it again.