I bought into this roller hoping to get at least one good front fender, and maybe end up with a restorable project. Neither of these goals was met, but there were some decent interior parts I can sell and hope to at least recoup my dollar investment. No way to recoup anything for the time spent in labor, but anyone reading this knows how that goes....
What I started with:
and here's where it is today (after nearly 3 weeks):
Now down to the question... Everything (well, almost) that can be unbolted has been removed. Now we're down to cutting body. Some of the chassis qualifies as being useable to someone. Regarding the "almost" part... the torsion bar on the passenger side appears to be in good shape, from what I can see --- a sellable part. But, it has resisted being separated from the spring plate. Hammers, heat, hole drilled in the cap on the spring plate, punch, more heat, more hammer. No cigar.
The question: If I just decide to cut the rear quarter which is all that's in the way of removing the torsion bar and the (very) attached spring plate, what part of the rear quarter is most likely to be of use to someone? The flare area only? The complete rear quarter, and if this is the case, where to cut?
Thoughts? I have a sheet metal saw, a Sawzall, and a plasma cutter, so I just need opinions on where I should cut.