Removing a front fender

[pbajwabb]

Hey guys,

The PO of my 69 c10 hit a pole so the left fender and grill are damaged, the inside well is okay which is great but the corner of the bumper, the grill and the fender need some work.

Anyways I got under there today and started unbolting everything I could and ended up with about 10 1/2 inch screws by following it around the wheel well and up to the grill but its not moving AT ALL. I got the one or 2 under the door are as well, what am I missing?

I figured it would budge loose so I could see where it was catching but its as iff i didnt remove anything.

Thanks in advance.

[Drewski23]

there's 2 bolts you have to get from inside the wheel well underneath

[pbajwabb]

Originally Posted by Drewski23

there's 2 bolts you have to get from inside the wheel well underneath

Are they also 1/2? I am looking for anything I may have missed but it seems like theyre all gone.

Also, is it attached under the area that the wipers are attached to? How does that come off?

[Drewski23]

Originally Posted by pbajwabb

Are they also 1/2? I am looking for anything I may have missed but it seems like theyre all gone.

Also, is it attached under the area that the wipers are attached to? How does that come off?

thats the cowl and you dont need to take that off...theres a bolt to that and then another one at the bottom under the cab. theres a few connected to the radiator support and the ones from the wheel wells which have 8 bolts on them total. all in all there should be 13 bolts

[pbajwabb]

Originally Posted by Drewski23

thats the cowl and you dont need to take that off...theres a bolt to that and then another one at the bottom under the cab. theres a few connected to the radiator support and the ones from the wheel wells which have 8 bolts on them total. all in all there should be 13 bolts

Alright I have 9 so far, I guess its back to it tomorrow after work. My replacement fender seems to have 2 holes in the part that tucks under the cowl, will only on of those have a bolt?

I didnt remove anything behind the grill as its all bent up and hard to work around, I actually want to take it off as well, I just have no idea how and dont want to start unbolting

[Drewski23]

Originally Posted by pbajwabb

Alright I have 9 so far, I guess its back to it tomorrow after work. My replacement fender seems to have 2 holes in the part that tucks under the cowl, will only on of those have a bolt?

edit: ok i screwed that up...you have 8 total on wheel wells, 2 on the radiator support...2 bolts at the top of the fender by the door and 1 under the cab

[wgeyer88]

Yes. I believe the two bolts hold both the fender and the cowl in place.

[pbajwabb]

Originally Posted by wgeyer88

Yes. I believe the two bolts hold both the fender and the cowl in place.

Thank you for the tip, did you guys take off the cowl? I am having trouble picturing how in the world to get to the bolt closest to the door under there.

I am going to make a tutorial on this one once I am all done.

[litew8]

uh, yeah. not sure about the two for two though

[pbajwabb]

Originally Posted by litew8

uh, yeah. not sure about the two for two though

Im sorry, what do you mean by the two for two

[Ol Blue K20]

You need to remove the cowl there's two bolts under there

[pbajwabb]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

You need to remove the cowl there's two bolts under there

Ha!

I knew it wouldnt be a quick swap. So to get the cowl off where would I even begin? I took a look at it today and didnt see any mounting points from the top

[litew8]

Originally Posted by pbajwabb

Ha!

I knew it wouldnt be a quick swap. So to get the cowl off where would I even begin? I took a look at it today and didnt see any mounting points from the top

There are a couple on each end then some along the front (open the hood). You got to take off the wipers too.

[pbajwabb]

Originally Posted by litew8

There are a couple on each end then along the front.

That looks simple enough, I will take a lot of photos so we can point people to this thread if they ever need some help

[litew8]

Yeah, I don't think the cowl shares bolts with the fender.

[pbajwabb]

Originally Posted by litew8

Yeah, I don't think the cowl shares bolts with the fender.

Thats alright, it looks like that sucker is coming off tomorrow. How difficult is the grill to remove?

Thanks for all the help fellas, I am a vw guy, this is my first real american made vehicle.

[litew8]

Here's a pic of the fender top off the truck

[litew8]

Sure. Yeah, it's pretty straight forward. They were made in the 60-70's afterall

[pbajwabb]

Hey guys,

So I removed every bolt I could find:

A couple under the cowl,
a couple under the door
5+ around the wheel well
2 behind the head light
2 under the bumper

I STILL cant get it off so I am thinking it is locked up behind the bumper.

I am not happy with the PO

Here are some pics (I still dont know why they upload sideways):

[RenoKeene]

If you look half way down the back and towards the middle of the inner fender there is a bigger bolt that fastens the inner fender to the cab. Did you find those? Should have a big washer on it.

[RenoKeene]

You also need to take the hood off if you haven't already done so.

[RenoKeene]

Down by the frame rail, in the red circle.

[hugger6933]

The hood hing and hood are holding the fender on. You need to put the fender back into place and start a bolt in the back hole to hold everything steady, so not to cause a safety trap and get some help to take the hood off. Once that is done you should be good or at least loosened up enough to find the rest. Jim

[litew8]

You need to take the bumper off.

[pbajwabb]

I saw that bolt(s) in the wheel well but didn't think it was attached to the fender. I was under the impression the the fender could be removed without taking out the inner fender but I will work on that after work today. I'm hoping Ill be able to get it off without removing the bumper as that is ordeal from what I've heard.


Also, the hood has been removed.