Goal: rake the 'B' pillar back


1) piecut the pillar then bend

2) Re-angled pillar compared to a stock vertical pillar

3) Re-angled pillartest fitted

4) About 6" in the lower half to match the sectioned quarter panels

5) Closeup view of the latch area (stock latch removed)

6) Took off a section off the roof to be relocated back to match the new 'B' pillar location

7) Piece test fitted in new location, curve area needs to be reshaped

8) Spot welded in place

9) Inner view.  Used the donor roof to fill in the added length (the blue part on top of the frame)

10) Messed up on reshaping the corner, so cut off the same area off my donor roof to retry

12) All welded in place and grinded smooth.  A more natural curve then my 1st try

13) Inner view, passenger side 'B' pillar finished

11) Test fitted, not where I piecut the area copared to my 1st try allowing for a smoother curve

14) Time to start the driver side door 'B' pillar

15) Steps similar as other side, so not much explanations needed.  Pillar mocked up

16) Bottom half welded

17) Cut to be relocated

19) Pillar almost complete, no dodnor pillar needed on this half

18) Was able to recurve the corner of the window right the 1st try this time

20) Both pillars complete, now for the front half of the door frames

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