Hey gang,
Just a heads up. I called Ground Up to order a set of plastic inner fenderwells to replaced the cracked ones on my car. They said that they've completely dropped them from their line because of the poor quality of what's being made. They've even tried a second supplier and have seen the same quality/fitment problems. Knowing that most of these vendors get their products from the same manufacturers, I didn't even bother looking to another vendor.

I only wanted the plastic ones because that's what was on my car originally and they look a little better (until they crack). But now, hearing what's being made out there, I had no problem switching to steel.

For what it's worth!

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Jim

"We have enough youth, how about a fountain of SMART?"
My '69 (http://www.geocities.com/jimschevellepage/)

My car came with plastic inners. I did in fact purchase aftermarket ones.

They didn't fit.

I took them back to the place I got them and was told "you're the first person to ever complain about them. You just need to work with them to make them fit. Redrill these mounting holes"

Well, needless to say, I drilled out the holes, and ended up with ~$300 worth of scrap plastic becaues they STILL didn't fit and now that I had "modified" them they could not be returned.

I bought steel ones and they look perfect.

Live and learn.

I can tell you a similar story about a passenger side outer fender too...

Mark / CC

My car came with plastic inners too. And, like you, I wanted to go back with plastic just to be true to the original car. I had always heard the repop plastic inners were crap, until now. OPG has a "new tooling" and in the thread linked below TerryS says they work great. AND they're on sale at $100 off, now through the end of August, ($149 per pair on sale). I'm going to order them. Hope he's right!

Check This: http://www.chevelles.com/forum/Forum30/HTML/000009.html

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Bob Von Kaenel
70 SS 54k orig miles

You guys are scarring me to death here. I'm just getting ready to put my car bak together and I have the repo plastic inner fenders all ready to go. Hope mine works out better than your's did.

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72 Chevelle and a 70 Chevelle with a crushed roof
ACES # 4051 MCC # 448
TC # 1549 81/70 Cruisers

Please keep us Team Members informed on the OPG inners as you install them.


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Team Members Forever #341

Richard, Judy, MAXX2

'69 Elke (Frame Off); GM HO 350/330-Mildly Ported Vortec Heads-Manley Severe Duty SS 2.02/1.60 Valves, Comp Cams Full Roller Package (Magnum)-Custom Grind CS 3315/3316 HR112-.510/.520 Lift, Edelbrock Air-Gap W/750 Performer Manual Choke-Performer 100 HP NOS, March Pulleys, 4L60 (Non Computer) W/Lokar Shifter, 12 Bolt Posi.

I installed the plastic ones from OPG on my '72 and the fit was pretty good. Just had to modify a couple of the holes near the front support. I just had to make the holes a little bigger. This was probably because I had to replace both fenders. They look perfect.

[This message has been edited by stevegray (edited 07-18-2002).]

I have the old ones, not the new ones, but I'll keep ou guys informed. I have a guy that is going to paint the car first week in august. I am going to paint the inside of the fenders an the cowl this weekend, I hope, and reassemble the front clip with the inner fenders on for the first time in nearly two years. I'm jazzed!!!

watch lighting or somthing hit me!!!!

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72 Chevelle and a 70 Chevelle with a crushed roof
ACES # 4051 MCC # 448
TC # 1549 81/70 Cruisers

Boy! I don't like what you guys are saying about the re-pops! I got mine from Year One and I'm almost ready to install them I hope they fit!!!!!!!!!!!

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DRIVE HARD
69 ss396

Ozzy, we'll have to compare notes.... I hope I'm going to be installing mine this weekend.

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72 Chevelle and a 70 Chevelle with a crushed roof
ACES # 4051 MCC # 448
TC # 1549 81/70 Cruisers

Just to clear things up, both my inner fenders and outer fenders were the older toolings.

Hope your new stuff is better! http://www.chevelles.com/forum/smile.gif