Frustrating day
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Frustrating day
Hi guys, has any one else encountered problems with fitting remanufactured parts together? I'm in the process of bolting new steel front fenders,gravel pan and air deflecters on my 56 panel, things on the right side seem to fit fairly well but will have to enlarge a few holes to get things to line up, but the left side is not being as gracious because the holes are way out of whack. I think the problem may be the air deflecter,when the gravel pan is bolted to the fender bottom the holes at the bottom of the air deflecter are out by 1/2 inch to the holes on the gravel pan, another problem I discovered was that when the fine thread bolts that came in the kit wouldn't screw into the welded nuts I thought I would run a tap to clean the paint from the threads and discovered they welded course thread nuts to the fenders, this may be a heads up for some one else. I am however still happy to have new fresh steel, I just wish it would fit together like it is supposed to.
John
John
Last edited by 56panelford; Feb 24, 2007 at 07:37 PM. Reason: whish to move this to 48-60 forum
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I feel your pain. It doesn't help if the truck has been wrecked as things might be a bit out of kilter. My best advide is to hang all the parts loosely, don't tighten anything up all the way, just tight enough to get it all together. Then go back and start tightening things up.
My 49 must have been smacked in the front (or at least my donor front clip has been smacked) so things are a bit wonky.
Good luck with it. it takes alot of patience
Bobby
My 49 must have been smacked in the front (or at least my donor front clip has been smacked) so things are a bit wonky.
Good luck with it. it takes alot of patience
Bobby
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It does not help that the new repop parts are made from old tooling ( if licensed by Ford, or from crap tooling when not ( China Crap) All the new stuff most likely would not fit a cherry effie any better. That is why the premium prices on NOS and good orig parts. The big hammer is a great tool in most cases.And patience of course. Jon
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Like was said before. Hang things lose and tighten them up alittle at a time when you get it all together. The 48 I had was a night mare. The 2 front fenders and lower front fenders and the grille and upper and lower pieces about drove my crazy. Just have alot of patients with it. I had my front end on and off 2 or 3 times before I was satisfied with it and it still need a bit more work, Good Luck.
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Even aftermarket body panels don't fit newer cars well. We used to hang them loosely (if they were that close) as the other have mentioned. Sometimes we had to grind flanges, slot holes, and use pry bars to get things to fit. Hammers help too.
It takes patience. Have you ever looked closely at something that came out of a body shop (I don't mean restorer)? Usually the fit and alignment is horrible.
It takes patience. Have you ever looked closely at something that came out of a body shop (I don't mean restorer)? Usually the fit and alignment is horrible.
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Hi again guys and thanks for your input. I did bolt things loose the only area that is really giving me greif is the left side, the gravel pan bolts up to the fender and lines up good but it doesn't line up with the holes at the bottom of the air deflecter and the air deflecter doesn't fit the conture of the under side of the fender, yet if you compare the new deflecter with the original they seem to match very close. When you look at the gravel pan straight on it appears to be higher than the other side as well. I hate the thought of using the big hammers on these nice looking new parts, after all I'm used to driving nails with hammers. One other thing that added some frustration was when I tried replying Sunday afternoon while I was ******* it ,I lost my reply before I got the chance to post it
John.
I'll keep plugging away.
John.I'll keep plugging away.
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Originally Posted by LEckart
Sometimes you need to cut and reshape and weld an aftermarket panel to get a decent fit. A big hammer only accomplishes so much.
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repop parts can certainly be WAY off. After I hit the deer I picked up glass replacements 
. They didn't even have any holes, and in some places the flange was too small to put a bolt through. They look nice on the outside, but certainly took some custom fitting to get on correctly.
Is there any way you could hang the left side, then the right, and then fit the middle sections in? It may work. I had my front clip off and on a few times (back when it was all steel) and if I didn't hang it in a certain pattern, and tighten it sequentially, then it would look bad and/or not fit.
. They didn't even have any holes, and in some places the flange was too small to put a bolt through. They look nice on the outside, but certainly took some custom fitting to get on correctly.Is there any way you could hang the left side, then the right, and then fit the middle sections in? It may work. I had my front clip off and on a few times (back when it was all steel) and if I didn't hang it in a certain pattern, and tighten it sequentially, then it would look bad and/or not fit.
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Originally Posted by Joe Gaddy
Got any pictures of what you are talking about?
John
