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Old 05-24-2012, 11:39 AM   #251
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May be these trucks came in different sizes or the Chinese can't convert inches to millimeters.
,That's pretty funny ,,, The truth is you may be on to something,, I'm a big fan of the first generation "F" body cars (camaro, firebird) and I know that there were two different plants building the body's for those, one on the east coast and one on the west coast and even though they were the same car, you couldn't bolt fenders or doors from one car onto the other. They just wouldn't fit with out major work. I wonder if there isn't a similar problem with these trucks???
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Old 05-24-2012, 11:44 AM   #252
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That Rad support is awesome! Of course you wouldnt be happy with "it doesn't fit" and put an old one in there. Why didn't I think of that Probably because my skills are not as great as yours.
Them rockers suck!, seen it a few times but it seems I have been blessed by the taiwaneese rocker man. Mine seem to fit just fine but we will see the truth this weekend when I finally put them on with the welder instead of my mock up screws. Keep it up Buddy!
I kinda knew I'd have to build one, but first I had to beat my head against a wall to convince me!! Thanks for the props!!
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Good luck with your rockers bro, Your truck is looking great,,, keep up the good work!!
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Nice work making the poor quality parts fit like they should have out of the box.

Keep it up.
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Old 05-24-2012, 11:30 PM   #254
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Wow man, don't know how I missed your thread this whole time. What an awesome build!!! Caught up now and looking forward to seeing you get it on the road!
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Old 05-25-2012, 01:06 PM   #255
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Nice work making the poor quality parts fit like they should have out of the box.

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Thanks 68 TT,, I was wondering if you knew whether there was two different plants that built these cabs??? (refer to post #251)
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Wow man, don't know how I missed your thread this whole time. What an awesome build!!! Caught up now and looking forward to seeing you get it on the road!
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Old 05-25-2012, 01:13 PM   #256
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,That's pretty funny ,,, The truth is you may be on to something,, I'm a big fan of the first generation "F" body cars (camaro, firebird) and I know that there were two different plants building the body's for those, one on the east coast and one on the west coast and even though they were the same car, you couldn't bolt fenders or doors from one car onto the other. They just wouldn't fit with out major work. I wonder if there isn't a similar problem with these trucks???
Next time I go to a show I will bring a tape measure and compare my with a Midwest truck and see if there is a diffrence or just bad parts.
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Old 05-25-2012, 10:49 PM   #257
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Thanks 68 TT,, I was wondering if you knew whether there was two different plants that built these cabs??? (refer to post #251)
I'm pretty sure there were more than one body plant for Fisher with the number of these trucks that were built in the different assembly plants around the country. I just don't know how many there were.

I know the first gen F-bodies are very different car to car let alone plant to plant so the trucks probably are too. I have owned 14 different first gen Camaro's and every one had pretty significant panel fit issues not due to damage. One car had a passenger side quarter panel that was 1/4" longer than the other side of the car and it was all original with original paint still.
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Old 05-26-2012, 01:22 PM   #258
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I'm pretty sure there were more than one body plant for Fisher with the number of these trucks that were built in the different assembly plants around the country. I just don't know how many there were.

I know the first gen F-bodies are very different car to car let alone plant to plant so the trucks probably are too. I have owned 14 different first gen Camaro's and every one had pretty significant panel fit issues not due to damage. One car had a passenger side quarter panel that was 1/4" longer than the other side of the car and it was all original with original paint still.
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Dude that's just crazy! And I had always heard that Fisher was best of the big three back then!! If they were that bad I wonder how bad Ford and Mopar's were??

It's no wonder these aftermarket parts fit well on some trucks and not so well on others. Thanks for the input. (14 Camaro's,,,, lucky dog!)
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Old 05-26-2012, 01:31 PM   #259
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Next time I go to a show I will bring a tape measure and compare my with a Midwest truck and see if there is a diffrence or just bad parts.
Hey FrankieD,,, sounds like the manufacturing process just wasn't that precise and there was probably more than one or two plants kicking out these truck's. I think we'll just have to learn how to manipulate these parts to work for our truck. (hope you have a memorable memorial weekend with your family bro).
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so with these body panels are there different bolt holes and spacers as well? and should i be concerned with front end parts? i.e. front passenger fender for my 72? also if i pulled a front end from a custom c/30 motor-home will it fit on a '69 c/20 camper special?
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Old 05-27-2012, 05:44 AM   #261
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so with these body panels are there different bolt holes and spacers as well? and should i be concerned with front end parts? i.e. front passenger fender for my 72? also if i pulled a front end from a custom c/30 motor-home will it fit on a '69 c/20 camper special?
I think most of the fitment issues are with the welded in patch panels and I've heard some guy's having issues using aftermarket doors, your fenders should bolt on without too much trouble.
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[/QUOTE](hope you have a memorable memorial weekend with your family bro).[/QUOTE]

Thanks same to you my friend, hoping I get a call from my son he is stationed in Aviano Italy
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I think most of the fitment issues are with the welded in patch panels and I've heard some guy's having issues using aftermarket doors, your fenders should bolt on without too much trouble.
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So I finally got around to de-greasing the engine and the front 1/3 of the frame and suspension.
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And I went back to work on the core support, instead of just drilling a hole through the core base, I made a slot so I'd have some adjust ability.
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Since the frame is a little long, I cut some off and removed the radiator core support frame mounts.
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I mounted the frame mounts to the core support.
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Then I mounted the core support to the front fenders, and welded the frame mounts back on the frame in the correct location.
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Nice work. It's getting close. Keep it up.
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Thanks again guys!!! I had a touch of the walking pneumonia last week but still managed to get some work done on the old girl. It will be nice to have a radiator in her since the HOT weather is almost here. I actually do drive the truck into and out of the shop to work on her, but without the radiator I had to move kinda quick to keep the temp down on the engine. More insanity to come!
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man, loving this thread...Whats your plan for the headlights?
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Great work on the radiator support and mounting it as well!
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