Hopefully now that you know the cost involved you haven't been totally scared off, in which case the next step is choosing the paint. Since we elected to forgo pulling the motor and repainting the engine bay it was decided that Teal or Dark Green would look most natural and would blend easier. After flipping through House of Kolor's catalogue of paint chips we found PBC55 through PBC59 in the Shimrin Designer Pearls line to best fit that bill. Careful contemplation eventually had me settle upon PBC59 Emerald Green. This color choice had us using two gallons worth of KS10 white KO-SEAL Primer Sealer as well as another two gallons of KD2000 and two quarts of KDA2000 Primer and Activator. Then a little over 8 quarts of our chosen Shimrin Designer Pearl base coat would be giving color before being clear coated with UFC35 Polyurethane FLO-KLEAR, which is mixed with KK09 Kandy Koncentrate. Somewhere in the process it became increasingly clear that at any point the paint could be radically altered from the use of a different primer color, a flat clear coat, or simply not adding the candy. However, in the end we were quite happy with the results and we think you will be too.
...The metal has to come out about a .5-inch before it can be smoothed with Bondo. | 
To finish off the job, pins are welded on and pulled to get the thin metal to move without ripping, which would happen if you used the old school slide hammer method. | 
...The Unispotter [or stud gun] is less invasive, the difference between micro and major surgery as Melvin put it; the trick is placing the needles in the deepest part and making sure there is a clean surface to weld. |
A grinder is used to remove the studs and the excess material left behind. | 
Steve then took the grinder to the lip of the wheel well to remove the factory undercoat overspray and paint. | 
The quarter panel is finished off with some body filler to smooth it out. |
Once dry, Steve hits it with a cheese grater to get the big chunks. | 
and some 24-grit on a flexible long board. | 
Steve checks his work with this special tool- a contour gauge, which he compares to the "good side." he quickly realizes the driverside needs some work, too. |