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| | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 175 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 175 | I know that there have been threads on this before but I could not find much in a search. Would some of you who have reassembled fenders chime in on this. What are the pros and cons of attaching inner fender first then putting the outer fender on versus assembling the two together and then hanging them on the truck. Which works best? Thanks for any advice. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 175 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 175 | Bringing this back up to the top. Surely someone has some experience here. Help! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 43 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 43 | If your talking about your 49, I don't know for sure. My 59 you have to install the inner fender first and then attach the fender to it.
rebuild not replace
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 3 | Probably the most important is when you put it on, it's not really going to be removed anytime soon.  Ensure the clearance you need is there, tape all exposed edges on both the fender and cab, and proceed carefully! good luck to ya 
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 662 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 662 | I tried mounting inners first, then outers but was unsucessful. I couldn't get the angle I needed without scraping paint off the cowl. The problem spot is at the cowl where the outer jogs from inside to outside the inner fender. Others have managed it though.
It was no problem once I bolted the two together first. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | rwise, If you are asking about an Advance Design truck, here is one thread that came up from searching on "inner fender" in this forum. It's a tricky job. Have at least one helper and don't serve beers (or Bourbon) until the job is done. Tim | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 48 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 48 | I removed my front fenders from my 52 with the inner and outer fenders assembled, then removed the inner from the outer. I plan on putting together the same way.
Get busy liv'n or get busy die'n
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 586 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 586 | I put the inner on first, but leave the bolts
that hold it on loose. I did hang the outer
by myself but it is difficult and you might
scratch paint. Its better to have two people.
One holds the front and the other guides the
back. The trick is to have the bolts holding
the inner fender very very loose. You need all
the play you can get. I've been told that
bolting them together before hanging is a
almost impossible task, so I didn't even try
that. | | |
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