Quarter panels mounting / securing

[kcrossle]

Looking for knowledge on installing the quarter panels / interior side bits in the back.

The best clue we have is two holes in the body, hidden by the door seal, that could take a screw through into the panel. This doesn't seem like a lot. Do the light screws play a part?

Referencing attached pictures, are there other points / methods we should be looking for?

Thanks

Keith

[jimj]

As I recall, I think..............they are just a push fit and if you have the coat hangars, that bolt secures them. Be sure to thread the seat belts through first.
Jim

[Jason1]

Hi

My car is an early one which looking at your light is the same.

1. Remove the coat hook = nut and bolt throught to the vent/grill.
2. Remove rear seat = bottom and back
3. Pull off door seal

Once you have these off the quarter panel just slots behind the rear pacel shelf.

I do not recall any fixings into the car body.
The lights in my car are fixed into the panel and do not fix into the car body.

Hope this helps

Jason

[kcrossle]

Thanks. Typical Lotus - any part should be prepared to do double duty. And this is one thing, out of the entire restoration, I thought was disposable. Idiot. I've got old bolts, rrplaced master cylinder, broken mirror, silent horn, smoking wiper motor, all packed in boxes waiting till it's "safe" to toss 'em. But not the coat hanger ("who use that?")

Expletive.

Thanks, though

Keith

[Jason1]

Hi

It's not the end of the world you can get a pair on Ebay pretty cheap.
They are from a FORD CORTINA MK2 1600E and sell for about ?10 a pair.

Jason