Replacing Rusted Out Rear Dogleg
Section of a 1956 4 Door Sedan

Passenger rocker panel is gone due to rust.	Rust inside the passenger compartment.
I think something is missing!	The rocker panel was replaced before the rusted dogleg section was cut away.
For body stability, both rocker panels were replaced, then the floor boards and dogleg sections were removed and replaced, one section at a time. The dogleg patch panel available for the 57 Sedan was used as much as possible, except for the wheelarch, to rebuild the dogleg section.
The rust has been cut away.	New metal and a new tack strip were welded into place.
Lots of new metal!	Fully repaired passenger dogleg section. And yes, the welds were a bit rough. Nothin' a grinder can't handle.
The door lip area, the sharp edge where the door meets the doorframe, has to come from either a 56 or be created from scratch. The 57 patch panel is the wrong shape. I used a shrinker/stretcher and lots of cereal box cardboard patterns to create this one!
Rusted out driver side rear floor pan and dogleg section.	Look, ma. There's a frame under here.

Both wheelwells were rusted through in the same spots, where the tires threw the water, sand, and salt. Both were repaired and sealed with POR15 and body sealer.
Inside of driver wheelwell. The bottom edge of the wheelwell is at the top of this picture. Aren't rotisseries nice?	Fixing the tack strip. The clicko was used to hold the panel in place during welding. Check with Eastwoods for these nifty helpers, called a "hands free holding system".
More metal added.	The tack strips were also scratch built using a shrinker/stretcher. And lots of time. Driver wheelwell.
Preping for the 57's patch panel graft for the ledge.	Back of dogleg area, driver side, inside of wheelwell.