Hey all,
Well, I finally got disc brakes in my '72 Chevelle Malibu 350, and 150 miles later the left front wheel fell off and the car took a nosedive on the freeway. Guess it serves me right for forgetting to check the lugnuts before driving off. Anyways, now I need to replace the left front fender. I've heard that the replacement fenders through NPD and Year One don't fit well; is there truth to that? My other option to find a no-rust fender from a southern state and have it shipped up, but I'd think that buying like that could be risky and shipping costly. Anyone know where I can pick up a good replacement fender without much trouble? Another problem is that the paint job on the car, made 6 years ago, is in good shape; Buick White with 4 coats of pearl clearcoat, plus hand-painted detailing around the Malibu tag. Is it going to possible to make a match with the pearl coats on the new fender? Thanks for the help,

Brent

I heard that Goodmark re-tooled their 70-72 fenders and they are supposedly pretty good. I got one BEFORE the re-tooling and although not excellent, it wasn't bad. I probably would be willing to try the new ones. Look them up at www.goodmarkindustries.com (http://www.goodmarkindustries.com) . A competent body shop should be able to match the paint reasonably well.

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72 SS clone & UGLY 69 ragtop. www.NoNecksChevelle.com (http://www.NoNecksChevelle.com)

I put on a pair of the retooled 70 fenders from goodmark and was very pleased with them. They fit so much better then the OEM fenders that I took off. I didnt not have to bend, twist or modify them in anyway. If you click on the link below there is a few pics of my goodmark fenders

As for the paint match it can be matched, done everyday in body shops as many colors are a tricoat or pearl color. You will end up blending into the door and hood. If the shop you take it too says you need to repaint the whole side they dont know how to paint a pearl color and you should be looking for a shop that can paint pearl...Eric

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1970 chevelle
1970 chevelle SS455 not a typo its a BUICK BABY
1949 and 1972 chevy trucks
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