Rear panel replacement order ???

[67 455 Bird ragtop]

Over the next several weekends I plan to do a little panel replacement on my 67 'Bird vert. Am curious what the best order would be to do the following work.

Patch panels, actually pieces cut from old rear quarters, for each rear corner of my 1/4 panels. Basically 12-14" from the rear down to the body line. I used to have a 3-piece wrap around spoiler and in rusted underneath due to a lowsey install job by a "friends" body shop.

Complete rear tail panel. MOdified to accept Larry's new gas cap of course.

Trunk weatherstrip gutter complete.

Rear deck lid panel. The piece that sits between the trunk and the back window.


I'm thinking the best order would be - Deck panel, tail panel, rear 1/4 corners, and finally the trunk gutter??


Any thoughts???

Also, anyone ever replaced the deck panel on a convert ??? I figure I should weld in a brace in the trunk opening to keep the fenders from spreading out.

Thanks in advance ...