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Old 04-03-2006, 07:50 PM   #1
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fender alignment

I bought a 72 swb c10 the front fenders are not aligned right any hints on the best way to align them properly? Will I have to remove the grill, hood, or inner fenders?
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Old 04-03-2006, 08:06 PM   #2
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welcome to the board....
post some pictures...
it could be bad cab mounts. the doors and fenders might need aligned..
a picture's worth 1000 words
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Old 04-03-2006, 09:05 PM   #3
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Re: fender alignment

The cab mounts are new the po had changed them 3 years ago and never drove the truck I will get some pics tomorrow and post them
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Old 04-03-2006, 11:42 PM   #4
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Re: fender alignment

Welcome to the board from South Mississippi. Pics would help a lot.
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Old 04-03-2006, 11:49 PM   #5
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Re: fender alignment

I found the best way to align everything is to first make sure the doors are aligned, then remove the cowl (access to the upper fender bolts), loosen the outer to inner fender bolts, loosen the fender to radiator support bolts, then begin the alignment where the fenders meet the doors. You may have to add a shim or two for this. I had to loosen the front cab mounts and add two shims to the drivers side to get the bottom of the driver's fender to match the top. When I put my hood on I found that the hood opening wasn't square so I had to loosen the radiator support and use a friction jack to move it over 1/2" to square up the hood opening. It is a pain, but well worth the effort when you are done.
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Old 04-03-2006, 11:49 PM   #6
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Re: fender alignment

Here is a thread from the FAQ

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=80129

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Old 04-05-2006, 08:11 PM   #7
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Re: fender alignment

Hope im not to late here are the pics of my fender and door I might also add that the door closes a little hard and that the fender doesnt fit tight against the core support like the passenger side and it looks good
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Old 04-05-2006, 08:13 PM   #8
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Old 04-05-2006, 11:07 PM   #9
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The fellas are gonna hollar at you for that air cleaner.

Nice looking truck.

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Old 04-05-2006, 11:17 PM   #10
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Re: fender alignment

well the pictures tell a lot...
my truck hood looked about the same way...
come to find out..because the truck had been hit on the passenger side the front end was racked..
i pulled the radiator support bottom bushing off and seen the bolt all the way to the side of the hole, and the hole is like 1 1/2" big. loosed the inner fender bolts all of them and used my come a long pulling from the frame to the core support and heard a big pop...as i pulled it...that was the truck saying thanks for strighting out my neck thats been stuck for 20 years...while with each click i was amazed to see the lines strighten right out...
the whole front end floats on the core support if its not lined up. centered.
every thing else will be unhappy...mark

o hay nice truck by the way brother

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Old 04-05-2006, 11:31 PM   #11
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Very nice lookin truck. Im just tagging along this thread now so I can follow it Im about to bolt my front clip on bing on the pain.....
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Old 04-06-2006, 12:58 PM   #12
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Re: fender alignment

Nice truck, no advise on the gaps, but cduster is right about that air cleaner. That style tends to catch on fire (foam is right above the carb and if a backfire occurs it'll burn real fast...) It happened to a 40 Plymouth I had and the thing was hard to put out.

Good luck with the gaps, Rg
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Old 04-06-2006, 01:04 PM   #13
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Re: fender alignment

You said the previous owner changed the cab mounts.... check to see that the cab is sitting squarely on the frame as well as the core support advice. The holes for the cab mounts are also way too big and it's easy to get it off by a 1/2" or more.
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Old 04-06-2006, 02:03 PM   #14
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Re: fender alignment

I suspect your fenders are aftermarket and you will need to do some extra work to get them to fit better. The misalignment at the bottom of the door can likely be fixed by bending in the fender mound on the front of the cab. There is only one mount down there. You could maybe do this with a short two by four and BFH. It looked like your body lines match up vertically, if not, you will need to move the door up or down as needed.

Now the hood fender gap. This is not as easy. Try loosening all the small bolts in the front of the fender with the wide gap and use a come-along between the fenders to pull in loose fender in to get the right gap. You will want to pre-measure since you won't be able to close the hood with the come-along in place. Then if you get the right gap, tighten all the bolts. It may be easy. If this doesn't work, you may need to take the fender off and shave some the radiator support off to allow the above process to work.

Before you do the above, check the gap at the back of the hood, it should be straight with the sill plate. I don't think this is your problem.

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