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just churious what thes holes are for in my wheel wells. i have no clue why they are there. its not that big of a deal but i was just wondering if any of you guys had an answer for me. i just took a peace of sheet metal and coverd it.

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To me it looks like body rot and it was just covered up.

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o that would make sense.

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Its a factory access hole that the cover has rotted off of . basically the same type cover you built for it . Put a little something on that rust to prep it and keep it from growing and the cover will keep it covered for a while .
Frank

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Yep. Mine is doing the same thing.

I don't remember why that's there. In Flint, the wheel liners (inner wheelhouse) was subassembled to the fender upstairs on the second floor and the whole assembly swung down into place on the truck, so there was no need to access anything in behind there.

That's not to say the other assembly plants (Oshawa, St Louis, etc) didn't have a different assembly sequence and needed to have that separate part.

K

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PS - are replacement panels for that available, or do you have to make your own?

K

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Could they be some kind of reinforcement? That's what I always assumed they were for.

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That is where you open your can of tin worms. :lol:

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That is very common in these trucks. Seems to affect both sides as well unless its already been replaced before.

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Both sides on mine are rusted through.....just haven't bothered to fix it. Figured it lets the front of the cab breathe.:)

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That happens because of the reinforcing plate there. It's just 2 pieces of metal that are overlapped. Water and other stuff get in there and let it rust out...


Chuck

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all cool well thanks for the help guys. it was just kinda buging me lol. but ya i plan on just rock garding the wheel well.