47-55.1 Removing inner fenders

[72Mountaineer]

Anybody had success removing the front inner fenders on a '53 3100 without removing the fenders? Is it possible?

[MiraclePieCo]

Sure, it's possible. First you get out your plasma cutter, Sawzall, and 4" cutoff wheels...

But seriously folks...I've never tried removing inner fenders individually, but I have tried to install them after the fenders and it was virtually impossible. At the very least you'd have to loosen the outer fenders so much that you might as well just remove them.

[joedoh]

I think you would spend more time trying to do it with the fenders in place than you would just taking the fender and inner off as one chunk. take the latch panel off, take the grille out, unbolt the fender at the cab and toe board, unbolt the inner fender support at the core support, a couple more bolts at the core support and it will all slide apart.

rusty bolts breaking is probably your fear, right? on the core support soak em with a mix of acetone and atf, same with the toe board on the drivers side. on the passenger toe board and on the cab to fender bolts, you are better off just resigning yourself to new hardware and TIGHTENING to snap the through bolts.

the reason you snap those but take care of the core support is because through bolts are easily replaced but drilling out broken bolts in the core support and toe board nutserts is no way to spend an afternoon (a weekend)

[mr48chev]

I have to go along with them, it would be a far bigger fight to do it with the fender on than remove the fender in the first place.

You do have to remove the latch panel to reach the screws behind the grill and remove the fender to body bolts but you have to take all the rest out to get the inner fender out anyhow.

The fender will come off without removing the grill completely. I did it on my 48 when it got wrecked in the 70's.