[keenebolter]

Thanks everyone for the replies. So I guess there is no way around cutting and fitting even with repro stuff? My 58 came to me in pieces with all its original sheet metal except for the front fenders. The fenders are from a 59. I have reassembled the sheet metal I have it fitting pretty well except for the front drivers side fender. The gaps on everything look good and even but for some reason the drivers side fender and the hood touch in the front. The doors are good and rotten at the bottoms inside and out and have old patch panels already. The fenders have bottom patch panels installed from a previous owner and are now solid but have been massaged to remove some good sized dents based on what the metal looks like striped. I was thinking of just starting with new repro fenders and door shells and keeping the rest of the original sheet metal instead of trying to repair original damage and the massaging the previous owner has already done. Seems like two negatives to me me right now. But the cost of the new panels plus the shipping is a hard pill to swallow if I need to do cutting to make the new stuff fit right. I'm new to sheet metal working so I'm looking for the easiest route...I'm not sure I have found it yet! I'm now specifically wondering how easily a new set of front fenders and doors would fit but it sounds like that's a question only I can answer once I have the parts in hand based on many factors like how different these old trucks are from the factory and what 50+ years of work has done to them.