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prg machine · 05-26-2008, 04:40 AM

Yep, right in the midle of all the fun of hanging those babys and I look down to the upper rear quadrant where I see the nice neat tidy holes for my fender badges ( the bowtie with the 20 benaeath it) and I realize that I don't have access to the rear to put the retaining nuts on!!!! So after I

get all of my body work done and painted it looks like I need to remove the fender part of the way to get my hand back there.
What is the usual procedure for doing this?

chevy72blu · 05-26-2008, 04:55 AM

I cant help ya man.. I just wanted to say sorry for your "D'oh!" moment. I had quite a few of those the other day bolting things up backwards and what not =P

prg machine · 05-26-2008, 05:14 AM

Not realy too concerned since the fenders are in primer on the outside. I only painted the inside. I am doing the entire exterior of the body as an "assembly" to get a good color match. So the badges can't realy be on there as of yet anyhow . I was just a little surprised to find out that the whole dang fender has to come practicaly off the darn truck just to put a side emblem on!!!!
What do most normaly do ahen painting the truck without dissasembling. ???? I don't see masking as an option here.

1967C20 · 05-26-2008, 05:55 AM

Maybe drop the inner fender?

Green Machine · 05-26-2008, 05:59 AM

Three ways to do it, it is possible if your arm is skinny enough to reach up there and get the nuts on, or loosen the bottom bolt for more room. Easiest way is to get some barrel clips, the same ones that hold the center tailgate trim on, push them in from the outside and push the trim on. I've done it all three ways, and the barrel clips are the easiest.

prg machine · 05-26-2008, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Green Machine

Three ways to do it, it is possible if your arm is skinny enough to reach up there and get the nuts on, or loosen the bottom bolt for more room. Easiest way is to get some barrel clips, the same ones that hold the center tailgate trim on, push them in from the outside and push the trim on. I've done it all three ways, and the barrel clips are the easiest.

Who has the "barrel clips" ................Brothers truck maybe?

Do you have to drill out the holes larger?

So I just buy the barrel clips that hold tailgate trim and that should do it?

Sounds a lot better than taking all of this stuff apart that took all afternoon and a buncha tweakin' to get together.and it ain't even aligned yet.. Gotta do the other side tommorow!

Boy it's fun! ( gotta keep tellin' myself that when doing things like fenders!!)

prg machine · 05-26-2008, 09:22 AM

I googled and found that Classic Industries sells puh in barrel nuts just like you say...................they come in different sizes for different size studs.
This sure simplifys the whole thing.. I realy didn't want to think about taking those fenders back apart after the

final paint job!!!!

Frizzle Fry · 05-27-2008, 07:43 AM

Thanks for sharing that PRG. Saves me the headache ...if I remember by that time

05-26-2008, 04:40 AM	#1
prg machine Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: oregon Posts: 1,069	Doing the front fenders Yep, right in the midle of all the fun of hanging those babys and I look down to the upper rear quadrant where I see the nice neat tidy holes for my fender badges ( the bowtie with the 20 benaeath it) and I realize that I don't have access to the rear to put the retaining nuts on!!!! So after I get all of my body work done and painted it looks like I need to remove the fender part of the way to get my hand back there. What is the usual procedure for doing this? __________________ 69 K-20 cloned to a 67 with front clip and some other stuff. 383 .040 over Crane roller cam lifters and rockers ,1.6 intake ratio, Open chamber heads, 9.5-1 compression ratio, 2.02 intake valves , Edelbrock performer Air Gap manifold Carter AFB performer 750cfm, MSD ignition, SM465 NP205 4.10 gears:

05-26-2008, 04:55 AM	#2
chevy72blu Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,189	Re: Doing the front fenders I cant help ya man.. I just wanted to say sorry for your "D'oh!" moment. I had quite a few of those the other day bolting things up backwards and what not =P __________________ RIP EastSideLowLife '72 C20 SWB convert. 5 lug, LS1/4l60e

05-26-2008, 05:14 AM	#3
prg machine Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: oregon Posts: 1,069	Re: Doing the front fenders Not realy too concerned since the fenders are in primer on the outside. I only painted the inside. I am doing the entire exterior of the body as an "assembly" to get a good color match. So the badges can't realy be on there as of yet anyhow . I was just a little surprised to find out that the whole dang fender has to come practicaly off the darn truck just to put a side emblem on!!!! What do most normaly do ahen painting the truck without dissasembling. ???? I don't see masking as an option here. __________________ 69 K-20 cloned to a 67 with front clip and some other stuff. 383 .040 over Crane roller cam lifters and rockers ,1.6 intake ratio, Open chamber heads, 9.5-1 compression ratio, 2.02 intake valves , Edelbrock performer Air Gap manifold Carter AFB performer 750cfm, MSD ignition, SM465 NP205 4.10 gears:

05-26-2008, 05:55 AM	#4
1967C20 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: China Grove, NC Posts: 122	Re: Doing the front fenders Maybe drop the inner fender? __________________ "A man's got to know his limitations." - Dirty Harry _______________________________________________ 1967 C20 Custom Camper, 327, Powerglide, PS, PB, No-Spin Locker

05-26-2008, 05:59 AM	#5
Green Machine Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Estherville, Iowa Posts: 3,371	Re: Doing the front fenders Three ways to do it, it is possible if your arm is skinny enough to reach up there and get the nuts on, or loosen the bottom bolt for more room. Easiest way is to get some barrel clips, the same ones that hold the center tailgate trim on, push them in from the outside and push the trim on. I've done it all three ways, and the barrel clips are the easiest. __________________ 1968 C10 307 3spd Long Fleet ------ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=201103 1970 C10 305 Super T10 Long Fleet --- http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=202285 1971 C20 383 TH350 Dana Posi ----- http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=206894 2001 GMC Sierra 1500 C3 6.0

05-26-2008, 09:22 AM	#7
prg machine Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: oregon Posts: 1,069	Re: Doing the front fenders I googled and found that Classic Industries sells puh in barrel nuts just like you say...................they come in different sizes for different size studs. This sure simplifys the whole thing.. I realy didn't want to think about taking those fenders back apart after the final paint job!!!! __________________ 69 K-20 cloned to a 67 with front clip and some other stuff. 383 .040 over Crane roller cam lifters and rockers ,1.6 intake ratio, Open chamber heads, 9.5-1 compression ratio, 2.02 intake valves , Edelbrock performer Air Gap manifold Carter AFB performer 750cfm, MSD ignition, SM465 NP205 4.10 gears:

05-27-2008, 07:43 AM	#8
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: Doing the front fenders Thanks for sharing that PRG. Saves me the headache ...if I remember by that time



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