'66 Coupe front fender removal -- FSM correct?

["Greg and Russell" <65luxuryliner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I can only speak for my '65 and not a '66.  We had to remove the entire
front clip to get to some rust on the firewall and other areas in the front
of the car. The restoration shop owner who was doing the work told me the
fenders did not come off separately from the rest of the front portion of
the body.  He said they were welded together in one large 'clip'.

Greg McDonnell
'65 Crown convertible (frame-off restoration but couldn't remove the front
fenders separately)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Whitney" <david.whitney@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 8:16 PM
Subject: IML: '66 Coupe front fender removal -- FSM correct?


>
> Hi --
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> '66 Crown Coupe body question -- my FSM refers to separate left and right
> fenders that can be removed individually.  I fear the FSM was written by
> someone who never actually tried to perform this operation.
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> First, the hood hinge assembly must be removed to loosen two of the bolts
> the FSM says to remove, but there's no mention of removing the hood first.
> Second, when I examine my sheetmetal following the outline of the hood I
> don't see a seam.  I see solid metal from the passenger side cowl all the
> way around the front and back to the driver side cowl, like a giant "U".
> Am I missing something?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
> '91 K-Imperial driver
> '66 Crown Coupe project
> '66 Newport 383 .030 over Eddys/Hurst/Cragars/dual exh daughter's first
> Mopar
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