1970 SS El Camino – Inner Fender Wells 1

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 Inner Fender Wells waiting The next project is to test fit the front clip with the new inner fender wells. I want to paint them the same color as the car / firewall. Therefore I want to test fit them first and do any grinding need to make them fit before paint. I will also smooth them out the same way I did the firewall. I will update with pictures as this project progresses.

This has been the front clips resting place for over a

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year. Guess what, not for much longer!Fitting Inner Fender 0002

Well this is a new part, it should just slide right in,
so we can work under it. Good idea as this is going

right? No way, Ken Long suggests hanging the clip
to take some fitting.
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Bill, are you hunger, doesn’t your wife feed you. Ever time you get your picture taken you have a piece of pizza in your hand.

We will make it fit!

 
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Enough for one night. Clip is now positioned so that I can gently modify the new inner fender wells to fit. Stay tuned.

Another night, another task, Inner fenders now fit the

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fenders. Now it is time to see if the clip fits the car.El Camino Page 9 P1010002
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Let’s not scratch any paint. I think Glenn went a little over board with the tape, what do you think?
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It FITS! I expected this to takes hours and it went on inEl Camino Page 9 P1010032 minutes

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Done, well almost. I need to make some patch panels to fill this hole. That is a project for another day. Lets hang it up in the garage so I can make these panels. See the next installment on Inner Fender Wells

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