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73-80 Replacement front fenders
I'm considering on buying new aftermarket front fenders from lmc for my 76. I haven't baught any 73 up panels from them and am wondering if theirs fit well or are they horrid? Have any of you used them on your trucks?
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Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project Tired of spark plugs? Check this out. |
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Re: 73-80 Replacement front fenders
Also interested as I'm considering them for my 78 GMC.
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Re: 73-80 Replacement front fenders
Get the Goodmark panels. They are using the original GM dies. The restoration people around here (and there are a lot of them; Indiana is car crazy) won't use anything else.
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Re: 73-80 Replacement front fenders
Ok thanks Rich. I'll check into that. Anyone on the LMC ones?
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Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project Tired of spark plugs? Check this out. |
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Re: 73-80 Replacement front fenders
How about the OER authorized fenders that classic industries offers has anybody tried those out?
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Re: 73-80 Replacement front fenders
Got mine from Keystone fit good. Only 1 inner fender needed a ream to get the bolts in. And could've used some body work around the cowl/windshield area.
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Re: 73-80 Replacement front fenders
Thanks for the responses guys. I really wonder if the same place stamps and produces them and all the big suppliers rebox them?
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Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project Tired of spark plugs? Check this out. |
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Re: 73-80 Replacement front fenders
There is only about 2 or three companies that stamp reproduction. They have contracts with many suppliers in the aftermarket world to box them under their names. Your best bed is to locate a set of decent used fenders or locate a pair of gm n.o.s. the original s are more money but last much longer and require a lot less time fitting which sometimes saves money at a body shop.
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Re: 73-80 Replacement front fenders
I question that. The originals are not galvanized, whereas all replacement body panels have been galvanized since 1992.
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Re: 73-80 Replacement front fenders
I've heard that panels from AMD fit really nice, we're ordering mine in about a month from there, unfortunately they don't have bed panels
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Re: 73-80 Replacement front fenders
The problem with finding good originals around here, is, there aren't many if any.
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Re: 73-80 Replacement front fenders
Subscribed. You might look into looking on CL on the west coast and seeing if someone will ship them. Rust free 73-80 fenders go for $80 a piece on CL over here.
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Re: 73-80 Replacement front fenders
That's crazy. I will check into that. Thanks.
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Re: 73-80 Replacement front fenders
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Re: 73-80 Replacement front fenders
I don't see fenders listed in that ad.
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Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project Tired of spark plugs? Check this out. |
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Re: 73-80 Replacement front fenders
They're in there. One of the pictures has the fenders turned around backwards with the inner fenders attached
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Re: 73-80 Replacement front fenders
That pic didn't show up for me yesterday. Thanks guys!
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Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project Tired of spark plugs? Check this out. |
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