Interest for High rise(pre-runner style?) Fenders Fiberglass - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

sandking · 08-07-2008, 08:44 PM

If you could duplicate these, but for a '72 style, I would be all over it. The guy building these for the '67-'68 charges $350 for the pair (fiberglass), but I want the '72 style. I think these have a 3.5" flare, not sure about the opening. Of corse, I am only refering to the front, not the rear.

sailed2japan · 08-08-2008, 12:08 AM

That's another avenue you may want to explore....bedsides...Personaly, I LOVE the hourglass figure of a truck with a flaired bed and fenders, just my $.02

Mordachai · 08-08-2008, 04:26 PM

Sandking, thanks for the pics of those, I've never seen them before.
It looks like they are maybe bolted on top of some cut out factory fenders, I'm guessing because of the bolt holes you can see in the fenders. Either that or they fabbed a mounting structure underneath.
Also those body lines on the front kind of match, but the profile of the lip does not.
It doesn't have the inner/reverse curve on top of the lip, nor does it have the beauty line towards the bottom of the lip.

I do like the transition from the lip to the grill, I've already thought about doing something like that for anyone running super-swampers etc.

I'm not knocking that fender design, molding composite materials isn't easy.
But I want my parts to be as close to factory as possible, including every little detail.

|M|

71 TopCat · 08-08-2008, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Mordachai

I'm not knocking that fender design, molding composite materials isn't easy.
But I want my parts to be as close to factory as possible, including every little detail.

|M|

I definitely agree with you Mordachi. Thats exactly what I'm looking for on my K5. Just have to remember fellas, that Mordachai is doing the hard part of designing and manufacturing the fenders. Once hes done that, bolt some on and lets go out wheelin hard! Why not? its only fiberglass to repair, (most auto parts stores will have what it takes to repair) repair today and repaint tomorrow worst case.... and your still looking good with all that clean GM detail. IM IN !

67Cowboy · 08-22-2008, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by sandking

If you could duplicate these, but for a '72 style, I would be all over it. The guy building these for the '67-'68 charges $350 for the pair (fiberglass), but I want the '72 style. I think these have a 3.5" flare, not sure about the opening. Of corse, I am only refering to the front, not the rear.

Is there a build thread for this Truck, I sure would like to know more about that front suspension ???

View Poll Results: What fender opening do you want
2" higher, 4" longer, stock width	18	21.43%
3" higher, 6" longer, Stock width	8	9.52%
4" higher, 8" longer, Stock width	5	5.95%
2" Higher, 4" longer, 1.5" wide flare	9	10.71%
3" higher, 6" longer, 2.5" wide flare	15	17.86%
4" higher, 6" longer, 3.5" wide flare	12	14.29%
Max opening- 6" higher, 10" longer, Stock width	4	4.76%
Max opening- 6" higher, 10" longer, 3"-4" wide flare	12	14.29%
You don't want fiberglass fenders	6	7.14%
If the price is right, the size opening doesn't matter	15	17.86%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 84. You may not vote on this poll

08-07-2008, 08:44 PM	#1
sandking .....I am working on it..... Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anaheim Hills, Ca Posts: 960	Re: Interest for High rise(pre-runner style?) Fenders Fiberglass If you could duplicate these, but for a '72 style, I would be all over it. The guy building these for the '67-'68 charges $350 for the pair (fiberglass), but I want the '72 style. I think these have a 3.5" flare, not sure about the opening. Of corse, I am only refering to the front, not the rear. __________________ . . . . . View my build thread HERE

08-08-2008, 12:08 AM	#2
sailed2japan Jonny Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Outside the Box, Austin,TX Posts: 741	Re: Interest for High rise(pre-runner style?) Fenders Fiberglass That's another avenue you may want to explore....bedsides...Personaly, I LOVE the hourglass figure of a truck with a flaired bed and fenders, just my $.02 __________________ 1966 C30, Cummins, stacks, and a flat bed in progress... "Honor.....simply put, A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve is someone who, at one time in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America', for an amount of 'up to and including his life.' That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." -AEC Hundley USNR

08-08-2008, 04:26 PM	#3
Mordachai Fat Fendered Fleetside Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: WPB, S. FL, USA, Earth Posts: 718	Re: Interest for High rise(pre-runner style?) Fenders Fiberglass Sandking, thanks for the pics of those, I've never seen them before. It looks like they are maybe bolted on top of some cut out factory fenders, I'm guessing because of the bolt holes you can see in the fenders. Either that or they fabbed a mounting structure underneath. Also those body lines on the front kind of match, but the profile of the lip does not. It doesn't have the inner/reverse curve on top of the lip, nor does it have the beauty line towards the bottom of the lip. I do like the transition from the lip to the grill, I've already thought about doing something like that for anyone running super-swampers etc. I'm not knocking that fender design, molding composite materials isn't easy. But I want my parts to be as close to factory as possible, including every little detail. \|M\| __________________ 71 GMC lwb 56 Big window swb 93 GMC Sonoma (dd) radiused fiberglass fender project for 67-72 Last edited by Mordachai; 08-08-2008 at 04:27 PM.



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