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JORGIE95961 · 03-17-2011, 10:02 AM

So why is it that I cant fint any patches for the passenger side inner fender right underneath the battery tray... I mean these thing are gone on almost every old truck... has anyopne ever repaired it?
. Does anyone know if they make a patch for this?

ChevyLvr4Life · 03-17-2011, 10:21 AM

I have the same problem you do. So far I haven't found anywhere that has a patch panel. It would be nice if they did. I really don't wanna buy a whole inner fender when the rest of mine is still good. I had a Chevelle once that had the same problem and they did make one for it. Guess I will be fabbing up one out of an old hood I have lying around. Maybe someone will see this and have or know a solution for us.

srvivor71 · 03-17-2011, 12:04 PM

Same problem here...

JORGIE95961 · 03-17-2011, 02:05 PM

looks like im making my own!!!!

ChevLoRay · 03-17-2011, 02:13 PM

When I had some money laying around, I bought a pair of new inners. Guess I'm gonna have some used ones.

*72lb4x4* · 03-17-2011, 03:35 PM

I fixed the one on my Camaro.
Now I have a few hundred labor in a part that costs $70. I should have gotten the new one.

JORGIE95961 · 03-17-2011, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 72lb4x4

I fixed the one on my Camaro.
Now I have a few hundred labor in a part that costs $70. I should have gotten the new one.

lOL,, YOU CALL IT LABOR I CALL IT LEARNINGAND ENTERTAINMENT.. LOL

eightbanger · 03-17-2011, 04:05 PM

New inner fender arrived yesterday, end of problem.

eagleuh1 · 03-17-2011, 04:06 PM

There was a German guy that was building a truck and had to repair his inner fender and core support. Some nice fabrication work. I believe he was going to be running on propane or LNG. Was on here last year.

**WIDESIDE72** · 03-17-2011, 11:30 PM

I came across someone who was making a patch panel for the passenger inner fender. I could have sworn that it was Brothers, but I can't find it on there site now!

Nova_Cobra64 · 03-19-2011, 03:59 PM

I'd have to guess that it may be a case that there are too many rust prone spots on the inner fenders to even bother trying to offer patches for them given the number of curves and whatnot. The pair off my 69 are pretty solid aside from any of the mounting brace locations, those spots are eaten pretty badly. The ones on my parts truck are even worse. I plan on tinkering a bit and trying to patch mine as best I can. It's actually going to be the first metal work I attempt as any experience gained before working on the exterior stuff is a bonus. I might have to stray from the factory curvatures a bit given my lack of metalworking tools but I don't see it being a big deal.

stsalvage · 03-19-2011, 06:57 PM

I have the same problem in my 1971 Cheyenne 1/2 ton long bed the black one pictured

I've been told its cheaper to buy them new and it really dose not matter the core support got it as well so i will be removing the front end but wont touch the fender or the hood everything closed so nice and i have a brand new 500.00 chrome steel grill for the 1971 got it 5 years ago been sitting for enough time to rip this apart and put all the new parts back in it.

word to the wise after you do your metal work or buy a new one Go out and buy some rubber under coating and Spray the crap out of the area that you just fixed so it wont happen again

usmcchevy · 03-19-2011, 11:03 PM

You can buy inners CHEAP $35 from certifit the fit good but are pretty thin. I dented mine, but I had all my weight(225 on a light day

) on one knee on it. Dent popped out with a good smack from the bottom.

**WIDESIDE72** · 03-20-2011, 09:54 AM

"word to the wise after you do your metal work or buy a new one Go out and buy some rubber under coating and Spray the crap out of the area that you just fixed so it wont happen again"

I have found that switching to an internally regulated alternator will help keep the battery from overcharging, which is what boils the acid out of he battery, which eats the paint off the inner fender and core support and then eats at the metal.

The main deal killer on inner fenders is SHIPPING due to size. I try to find them at a meet to keep from having to pay shipping.

03-17-2011, 10:02 AM	#1
JORGIE95961 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: OLIVEHURST CA Posts: 570	Passenger inner fender repair. So why is it that I cant fint any patches for the passenger side inner fender right underneath the battery tray... I mean these thing are gone on almost every old truck... has anyopne ever repaired it? . Does anyone know if they make a patch for this?

03-17-2011, 10:21 AM	#2
ChevyLvr4Life Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Martinsville, VA Posts: 150	Re: Passenger inner fender repair. I have the same problem you do. So far I haven't found anywhere that has a patch panel. It would be nice if they did. I really don't wanna buy a whole inner fender when the rest of mine is still good. I had a Chevelle once that had the same problem and they did make one for it. Guess I will be fabbing up one out of an old hood I have lying around. Maybe someone will see this and have or know a solution for us. __________________ 1970 Chevy C10 LWB 307 3OTT 3.73 gear

03-17-2011, 12:04 PM	#3
srvivor71 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Sullivan County, NY Posts: 456	Re: Passenger inner fender repair. Same problem here...

03-17-2011, 02:05 PM	#4
JORGIE95961 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: OLIVEHURST CA Posts: 570	Re: Passenger inner fender repair. looks like im making my own!!!!

03-17-2011, 02:13 PM	#5
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: Passenger inner fender repair. When I had some money laying around, I bought a pair of new inners. Guess I'm gonna have some used ones. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

03-17-2011, 03:35 PM	#6
72lb4x4 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: DFW Posts: 1,427	Re: Passenger inner fender repair. I fixed the one on my Camaro. Now I have a few hundred labor in a part that costs $70. I should have gotten the new one.

03-17-2011, 04:05 PM	#8
eightbanger 454 MAKES IT ROAR Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Essex, U.K Posts: 2,701	Re: Passenger inner fender repair. New inner fender arrived yesterday, end of problem. __________________ Nigel. An American living in a British body. 1971 Chevy Cheyenne 10 454 "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell "When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty" - Thomas Jefferson No more pain. 03.12.60 -- 12.28.10 http://www.youtube.com/Eightbanger

03-17-2011, 04:06 PM	#9
eagleuh1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Russellville, Arkansas Posts: 1,699	Re: Passenger inner fender repair. There was a German guy that was building a truck and had to repair his inner fender and core support. Some nice fabrication work. I believe he was going to be running on propane or LNG. Was on here last year.

03-17-2011, 11:30 PM	#10
WIDESIDE72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 7,500	Re: Passenger inner fender repair. I came across someone who was making a patch panel for the passenger inner fender. I could have sworn that it was Brothers, but I can't find it on there site now!

03-19-2011, 03:59 PM	#11
Nova_Cobra64 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Melville, SK Posts: 1,144	Re: Passenger inner fender repair. I'd have to guess that it may be a case that there are too many rust prone spots on the inner fenders to even bother trying to offer patches for them given the number of curves and whatnot. The pair off my 69 are pretty solid aside from any of the mounting brace locations, those spots are eaten pretty badly. The ones on my parts truck are even worse. I plan on tinkering a bit and trying to patch mine as best I can. It's actually going to be the first metal work I attempt as any experience gained before working on the exterior stuff is a bonus. I might have to stray from the factory curvatures a bit given my lack of metalworking tools but I don't see it being a big deal. __________________ 2004 Silverado - Beater 1969 GMC - In progress http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=441683 2011 Aveo - Work commuter 2013 Crestliner Fish Hawk 1650 - The reason no work gets done on the project truck.

03-19-2011, 06:57 PM	#12
stsalvage Scrapper 1 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Riverside Calif Posts: 1,649	Re: Passenger inner fender repair. I have the same problem in my 1971 Cheyenne 1/2 ton long bed the black one pictured I've been told its cheaper to buy them new and it really dose not matter the core support got it as well so i will be removing the front end but wont touch the fender or the hood everything closed so nice and i have a brand new 500.00 chrome steel grill for the 1971 got it 5 years ago been sitting for enough time to rip this apart and put all the new parts back in it. word to the wise after you do your metal work or buy a new one Go out and buy some rubber under coating and Spray the crap out of the area that you just fixed so it wont happen again Attached Images

03-19-2011, 11:03 PM	#13
usmcchevy Has more rust than truck... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ivanhoe, MN Posts: 2,421	Re: Passenger inner fender repair. You can buy inners CHEAP $35 from certifit the fit good but are pretty thin. I dented mine, but I had all my weight(225 on a light day) on one knee on it. Dent popped out with a good smack from the bottom. __________________ 1972 Custom/10 SWB, 4.8/4l80e Build thread LSx Swap FAQ index

03-20-2011, 09:54 AM	#14
WIDESIDE72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 7,500	Re: Passenger inner fender repair. "word to the wise after you do your metal work or buy a new one Go out and buy some rubber under coating and Spray the crap out of the area that you just fixed so it wont happen again" I have found that switching to an internally regulated alternator will help keep the battery from overcharging, which is what boils the acid out of he battery, which eats the paint off the inner fender and core support and then eats at the metal. The main deal killer on inner fenders is SHIPPING due to size. I try to find them at a meet to keep from having to pay shipping.

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