Hi Greg, I had to remove the entire front clip on my 65 due to rust and replaced it with the clip from a donor car. It has been about four years since I have done it. I believe you can leave the inner fender attached to the outers and remove the whole thing as on unit. To do it this way you'll have to remove the front tires for clearance. The inners are bolted and sealed to the outers with some sort of seam sealer which at the age of our cars doesn't want to come off at all!! Also with the inners still attached you can unbolt the inners and clean them real real nice. Once cleaned-up and bolted back on the the outer unit painting the inners and the outer fenders "shelf" will look good with all the boltheads and seams painted. Hope this helps!!
David
65 Crown plum-plum
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Sent: Tue, 2 May 2006 22:13:20 -0400
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IML: advice /opinion about removal of front fender unit
I am getting close to having the 64 conv repainted. I am debating on removing the whole front end piece so I can get in and paint the firewall (body color?). It would also make it easier for me to detail the front end and repaint the motor, etc. What I am questioning is the difficulty in it's removal. Other the usual unbolting, removing the hood and bumper, do I need to remove the wheelwells from the fenders or will it lift off as is so I can remove them later or do I completly remove them first? If either way is an option I would think that when I reinstall the fenders it should be with the wheelwells attached as to prevent possible scratching?
Opinions and/or advice welcome!
Greg
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