Arran,
I got a couple of big dents in the fender just ahead of the door about half
way up and one dent in the bottom of the fender below the cornering lamp.
Had a body guy look at it and he said the same thing you did. That he could
take the fender off and pound out the dents then use only a very small
amount of bondo to finish it off like new. Will cross my fingers and see
what happens! I have pictures available (before I smashed the fender) on MSN
at: http://communities.msn.com/Randys1973chryslerimperial Thanks again for
the info.
Randy
'73 Imperial LeBaron
>From: Anthony Foster <monkeypuzzle1@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: IML: 73 Imperial fender
>Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 16:29:42 -0800
>
>Randy;
> How badly did you cream this fender? If the metal isn't torn or badly
>creased it might be worth saving.
>I don't know about the 73's but most of these older cars have fenders that
>are easily removed so you can get at most of the curves inside and out.
>These cars were kind of rare to begin with so it would be a good idea to
>salvage damaged parts whenever you can. I would find an old body man and
>get his opinion on repairing it first.
>Best Regards
>Arran Foster
>1954 Imperial Newport
>Needing A Left Side Taillight Bezel and other trim parts.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: randy martin
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 7:15 PM
> Subject: IML: 73 Imperial fender
>
>
> Hello All,
> I have been reading all the email and can't believe how much
>information is out there. When I first started thinking of purchasing the
>73 Imperial LeBaron I was afraid there wasn't enough info. out there to
>allow me to do a decent restoration. Now I see there is more than enough!
>I really enjoy reading all the emails about all the different cars. Now I
>have a question. I brought my Imperial home over the weekend and promptly
>creamed the left front fender. (I won't go into the details but I am really
>bummed out about it!) Does anyone in the Southern California area have any
>ideas on where to get a decent replacement? And is the fender the same on
>two door and four doors (my is a 4 dr)? Any help will be appreciated.
>Thanks!
>
> Randy Martin
> 1973 Imperial LeBaron FDHT
>
>
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