[sbrban]

I've been "gluing" outer quarters,door skins,and roofs for about 4-5 years now. I can't give an exact percentage but a lot of late model vehicles are 'bonded' together these days. Some of the main reasons are that today's vehicle are a lot thinner gauge steel - meaning it's a little tougher to weld-easier to glue.With spot welds you have to space between the welds-when the panel is "glued" you have a constant contact point along the entire area.Another bonus (in the eye of the manufacturer) is by putting the glue along both sides of the metal you have a barrier to help prevent rust(no bare metal exposed) and minimize metal vibration and squeaking.If yuov'e ever had to chase down a "metal sqeaking sound" in a brand new car you know what I mean.....That being said(sorry so lengthy) I've repaired vehicles to pre-accident condition- to me that means fix it like it was built from the factory- if they didn't use glue in '72 then neither should you! but that's just this dumb bodyman's opinion. If you do decide to glue, duramix is my choice rather than eastwood.