Removed fenders today and.....

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Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

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Those are barrel clips , they work pretty good for installing emblems . mouldings when placement falls in an area where access is limited to use the regular speed nuts ,or when someone bolts on a fender and forgot to install the emblems

or when you want to install emblems without removing the fender , Drill the correct size hole insert clip and press evenly until it's tight up against the fender and your done .

Thanks Grumpy. Great idea for moldings, as stated. Let's say this is all factory, I couldn't tell you. Imagine the assembly line. LH guy uses 1.1/8" bolts and speed nuts, RH guy uses 1" bolts and barrel clips.

If either was changed it would be the RH side. The fender was 1/5" above the cowl, and the cowl was shimmed with two washers . Busted the tip off the cowl bolt. That and as mentioned, scraped the hood, about 6" from rear. Not a body guy by any measure, but I'd say a fender to cowl shim(s) was in order.