Inner fender

Teacherman · Post by **Teacherman** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:11 pm

OK, I finally managed to get my hands on a decent inner fender (I love it when people misspell things on eBay. It keeps the competition down). Is this something an average driveway mechanic, with NO welding skills, equipment, knowledge, etc., can tackle, or should I take it to a professional? From what I can see and have read, it looks like a series of bolts. Is there anything I'm overlooking? Any tricks?

Thanks.

69twotone · Post by **69twotone** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:44 pm

They should bolt right on. I have taken them off and you are correct just a series of bolts. I have never put one on but putting it on is just tightening the bolts down. Will have to remove the hood to make it easier to take off.

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:03 pm

yeah just remove the hood, the hood hing on the inner fender your replacing, take all the bolts off, and replace. put the hinge on the new inner fender and hood back on.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:17 pm

give us the link to the auction you won. i would like to see what i might have missed.

Teacherman · Post by **Teacherman** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 9:54 am

Here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 0220498020

I'm getting the mechanic I work with to weld a piece of metal over the hole for free (he likes me because I teach at his daughter's former middle school). The next question I have is the apron -- it looks like I'll have to replace it. The existing one is a bit ragged. How do I attach a new one? Adhesive? Screws?

convincor · Post by **convincor** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:03 am

Hey fordman,
email this guy. he usually has good parts, reasonable, and very fare shipping if your near a airport. A lot of stuff never makes it to ebay. sold before he can get it listed
I've got a hood, valance and inners coming. $100 to ship all. I pick it up a the shipper 3 miles from me @ airport.
http://motors.search.ebay.com/_W0QQsass ... cQ2dmotors

390Nut · Post by **390Nut** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:35 am

Teacherman wrote:(I love it when people misspell things on eBay. It keeps the competition down).

I picked up a 1969 428 CobraJet carb a few years ago, complete and in decent shape, for $9.99 (opening bid) plus shipping because the seller called it a "holey" instead of Holley. No "carb" or "ford" or "CobraJet" or anything in the title OR the description. Just "1969 Holey".

Turned around a couple weeks later and sold it for $175.00 or so.

kaptnkaos · Post by **kaptnkaos** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:00 am

Hey Teacherman...

You'll have to remove both the hood and the outer fender to remove the old inner fender and install the new one...
I am assuming that it is the p.side one you're replacing.
If so, you also need to remove the battery and the support and undo the bolts that hold the cylinoid and horn relay.
you don't have to disconnect anything (except the battery of course) they can just hang there until you get the new one in...
you might also need to remove the regulator...
I can't remember if the inner fender will come out with it installed or not...
When I replaced mine, I also replaced the radiator support and had to remove everything else too.
There is also one wire that goes through the inner fender to the front side marker light... that should have a bullet connecter at the light, and a cone type rubber gromet where it goes through the inner fender...
You'll need a helper to help ya with the hood, that suckers heavy and hard to hold in place to get the bolts back in.
It's a pretty good one day job... well worth it
Good luck,

KaptnKA

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Teacherman · Post by **Teacherman** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:05 am

I may end up doing this with a mechanic next weekend. He suggested bringing the truck over and using an engine hoist to hold the hood so I wouldn't have to remove it completely, just from the passenger side. That would be nice because I suspect the hood weighs 70 or 80+ pounds.

kaptnkaos · Post by **kaptnkaos** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:59 am

That's a good idea Teacherman...

It might even save you a little bit of hastle getting things all lined back up, when yer putting in those last couple of hood bolts...

Good luck with yer project...

KaptnKA

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fordman · Post by **fordman** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:49 pm

hey you bought a inner ferder. thats so funny.

69rangerman · Post by **69rangerman** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:38 am

Hey Teacherman,
Outer fender took me about 2 hours what with all the hidden bolts.

Definately get help with the hood - a 5'2 100lb wife is not enough help for getting back on!

How do I know?

Teacherman · Post by **Teacherman** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:22 pm

Two hours just to take the outer fender off? Sounds like this job is going to cost me some serious beer. It'll be worth it, I suppose, if for no other reason than to get rid of that plastic tub that is passing for a battery tray right now.

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:45 pm

69rangerman wrote:Hey Teacherman,
Outer fender took me about 2 hours what with all the hidden bolts.

Definately get help with the hood - a 5'2 100lb wife is not enough help for getting back on!

How do I know?

haha My sister is 5'1 1/2" 96LBs

and also not much help with that but if i ever have a stuck rear spark plug

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:00 pm

teacherman. the reason it takes so long is because of the rusty bolts. if you can spray them down and let them soak for a few days that might help.

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