Hey Fellro !
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Hey Fellro !
hey it is sunday morning and i got the whole day off, is it cool come down and get that inner fender i need today ? i dont mind working in the rain as long as it isnt in the mud. i will be checking this all day waiting for your anwser. i got a little cash i can throw ya today too. it is 7:52 am and the wife and kids just left for the day so i am good to go. i will bring my own tools ..
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I will be here all day, not figuring on going anywhere... it isn't too muddy yet, don't think we made it to 2" yet...It's been a nice steady rain rather than downpours... may have to hike out there though... haven't been out to see how muddy it is.
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hey roger thanks for all the help today, i got the glass in already and installed the mirror, i decided to put off tearing the front clip apart til next weekend, the wife and kids going to peoria so i will be home alone and can take my time. i will get down there soon again, and thanks, if it wasnt for the torch i probley still be there lol
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I must have explained how to put it in good enough then... glad you got it in already, gotta be better than that shot slider!
Like I said, I couldn't get by too long without a torch, has been well worth the investment for me, I use it regular for scrapping and for building things as well.
Like I said, I couldn't get by too long without a torch, has been well worth the investment for me, I use it regular for scrapping and for building things as well.
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yes it is much better, going to work i dont have wind blowing on my neck anymore. I had mine out in 2 minutes and had the other in 3 minutes later, it was a breeze ( no pun intended ) today i think since i got the whole day off i gonna go switch out those inner fenders, i weill let yoyu know how that goes, later
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That window will make a big difference... gotta hate breeze in the winter time! Sounds like some PB Blaster is in order for changing out those inners. I've busted off a bolt or 2 taking off a doghouse on a 68.
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i didnt break a single bolt switching out those inners today, i did grind off two that were spinning. it took about 4 hours to do the swap. i took a ton of pictures of the before and after and during to show what the problems were that appeared from swapping a 73 inner fenders with 1970 inner fenders. i will explain all that later when i post the pictures and give ya all a link to see the project. but i gotta go to work now, i gotta be in greenbay at 6am. see ya.
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y, I had it all... but with some many projects - they went with the rest of the truck when I sold it. The inners I have seen on the 73-79s all looked like they are galvanized or something - guess they learned after making them like my 69s. My hoood hinges are all but torn away as the inner fenders are totally rotted where the hinges stress on them.
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Inner fenders being the things on each side of the engine that ALL the crap bolts to? Lord, I'd cry if I had to. Luckily...my truck has only 5 or 6 little less-than-dime-sized spots of rust just behind the front driverside tire on the fender metal, and then just little hints under both bumpers. Course, I'm probably going to sell it and get one with lots of rust lol so it doesn't matter.
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it's easiest to just pull the clip and switch them out that way, and I'm sure that exactly what he did. They aren't all that bad to pull, it took less than half an hour to pull the clip off the donor truck. It was pretty clean for the age, I suspect the clip is newer than the truck, the rest of it is nothing but rust... the front fenders and inners are clean as they get. Even the rad support looked pretty good, no rust through on it either...
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Okay you asked for it here it is, I have posted my day here switching out the inner fedners. after you view this project if you have any questions feel free to ask. copy this link and read on.
http://opieswedding.tripod.com/innerproject.html
http://opieswedding.tripod.com/innerproject.html