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jonathanD


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why do people make such bad choices when fixing classic cars?
OK i was sitting in the rain trying to get my drivers side fender off  take the bolts on the top out then i move to the bottem can't find any bolts  like the ones on the passanger side  i look down to the lower fender guess what i find
 a weld i was like @#!%^$#!@#$%$#@!. turns out the guy did not prep the area i broke the weld with a screw driver and a hammer in 2 swings  so the wheel well needs to be replaced adding to my list of parts.... seems to be getting bigger

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welcome to the club .....!!

all kidding aside, that's the nature of the beast. when you won't accept 'good enough' , the list will keep building.

carry on....

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 Jonathan, you will find that most of the members on here will say, "Welcome to my world"!

 May I be second, since Roger beat me to it, in saying, Welcome!!!!  But keep forging ahead...........

-- Edited by 67Poncho on Saturday 5th of June 2010 11:29:52 AM

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jonathanD


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hopfully that parts car has good fenders and wheel wells too lol

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Don't tell me.

It's that one bolt at the bottom of the front fender, behind the wheel well. That one is always a pain.

I bet you found the original bolt corroded and broken off in the tack-welded nut, the nut is stripped or the tack weld broke so the bolt could not be tightened.

If memory serves me, that's one of the bolts you have to remove to change the heater core - and I think I've managed to get it off without breaking the bolt on one side of one car after pulling the front clips off dozens of Chevs.

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if its any thing like my sons 67 camaro that bottom bolt goes into a J nut that can be replaced and a new bolt put in. Just looked at my Beaumont and also has a J nut that just slides over the hole. Unless the metal on your fender is rusted off were the bolt goes threw.

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the metal of my fender where the bolt goes through is welded to the wheel well

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I see you were sitting in the rain working on your car, your a true car guy Jonathan. Make sure you post a pic when you start lifting the body off. Love to see that.

-- Edited by Beaumont4008 on Saturday 5th of June 2010 01:07:10 PM

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if all goes to plan( but nothing has ) i would love to get  the body off next week end

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Keep at it Jonathan.
You're just experiencing/learning what most of us older guys already know. Believe me we had to learn the hard way, also.
It will all be worth it in the end.

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