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Old 09-19-2011, 12:34 PM   #1
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55 front fender mounting

Looking for pictures or a source for the attach hardware to bolt the lower part of my front fender by the door. Previous owner decided to weld the fender to the sill for some strange reason and I need to reattach it properly. Not having any luck with google or the parts places.
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Old 09-19-2011, 01:06 PM   #2
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Re: 55 front fender mounting

Post a picture of what you have and we can tell you what you need.
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Old 09-19-2011, 05:02 PM   #3
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Post a picture of what you have and we can tell you what you need.

Here is what it looks like.



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Old 09-19-2011, 06:13 PM   #4
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Re: 55 front fender mounting

You can weld a flat plate with a nut on the inside to bolt it to the cab. What does the lower cab pillar look like, The part that fender bolts to?
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Old 09-19-2011, 06:24 PM   #5
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Re: 55 front fender mounting

There is supposed to be a capture nut in the square hole location. A bolt runs thru a rubber grommet in the frame tab (see photo below) to the captured nut. It can be shimmed to align with the door and cab sill. I don't have a photo of the inside of my fenders.
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Old 09-19-2011, 07:39 PM   #6
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Re: 55 front fender mounting

There is no problem with the cab side only missing what is suppose to be on the fender.
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Old 09-19-2011, 09:49 PM   #7
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There is supposed to be a capture nut in the square hole location. A bolt runs thru a rubber grommet in the frame tab (see photo below) to the captured nut. It can be shimmed to align with the door and cab sill. I don't have a photo of the inside of my fenders.
Thats the part I am trying to locate, the captured nut.
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Re: 55 front fender mounting

Found a pic on another forum and they are called "capture nut" Anyone have a source?
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Found a pic on another forum and they are called "capture nut" Anyone have a source?

Here is one

http://www.classicparts.com/Patch-Pa...oducts/153/4/0
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Old 09-20-2011, 01:31 AM   #10
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Re: 55 front fender mounting

Someone here was building their own because they could not find them either, but I can't remember who. They tapped a piece of square stock and made the "cage" out of 16 ga or so material. Maybe an advanced search will turn it up? This might help too:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...t=captured+nut
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