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Iceman_70 · 09-04-2013, 02:37 PM

Working on a Chevy '56 Stepside...

I was just looking at the position of the inner fender bracket on the driver side... I welded in a new floorpanel in that area. I'm pretty sure, I took the measurements of the old board, to drill the 2 holes ... but when I compare the driver to the passenger side, I have the impresion the driver side is way off ...

Is there anybody, who could measure the position of these 2 holes ? As a reference I took the ribs left and right :

on the left I have a hair less then 1", and on the right 2" 15/16 ...

many thanks in advance ...

Speedbumpauto · 09-04-2013, 02:54 PM

Those brackets are identical, so they go on opposite of each other side to side. Bracket and holes outside of the inner fender on the PS(looks good), bracket and holes on the inside of the inner fender on the DS(looks not so good) I tried to make them the same but decided it was way too much work for what I would accommplish. I would wager your holes are correct. Some bean counter saved a nickel on that deal and that's what we got.....that is if I assembled mine correctly. It came in pieces so i never really knew.

roger55 · 09-04-2013, 11:38 PM

_Ogre · 09-06-2013, 04:58 PM

like speedbump said... they both are orientated the same way.
L L
not mirrored like you'd think, i installed them mirrored. won't work

Iceman_70 · 09-07-2013, 05:30 AM

@Roger55 : thx for the photo's ... looks like I drilled mine on the spot ...

@Speedbump & _Ogre : thx for the confirmation !

09-04-2013, 02:37 PM	#1
Iceman_70 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Belgium Posts: 82	position inner fender to cab mount bracket Working on a Chevy '56 Stepside... I was just looking at the position of the inner fender bracket on the driver side... I welded in a new floorpanel in that area. I'm pretty sure, I took the measurements of the old board, to drill the 2 holes ... but when I compare the driver to the passenger side, I have the impresion the driver side is way off ... Is there anybody, who could measure the position of these 2 holes ? As a reference I took the ribs left and right : on the left I have a hair less then 1", and on the right 2" 15/16 ... many thanks in advance ...

09-04-2013, 02:54 PM	#2
Speedbumpauto Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 917	Re: position inner fender to cab mount bracket Those brackets are identical, so they go on opposite of each other side to side. Bracket and holes outside of the inner fender on the PS(looks good), bracket and holes on the inside of the inner fender on the DS(looks not so good) I tried to make them the same but decided it was way too much work for what I would accommplish. I would wager your holes are correct. Some bean counter saved a nickel on that deal and that's what we got.....that is if I assembled mine correctly. It came in pieces so i never really knew.

09-04-2013, 11:38 PM	#3
roger55 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: San Angelo, Tx Posts: 1,068	Re: position inner fender to cab mount bracket

09-06-2013, 04:58 PM	#4
_Ogre Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Motown Posts: 7,680	Re: position inner fender to cab mount bracket like speedbump said... they both are orientated the same way. L L not mirrored like you'd think, i installed them mirrored. won't work __________________ cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature shop air compressor timer

09-07-2013, 05:30 AM	#5
Iceman_70 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Belgium Posts: 82	Re: position inner fender to cab mount bracket @Roger55 : thx for the photo's ... looks like I drilled mine on the spot ... @Speedbump & _Ogre : thx for the confirmation !



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