I'm having trouble putting my new fenders and inner fenders together. I drilled the holes and only a couple seem to line up. Does the inner fender go inside or outside of that lower lip? I assume inside but it just doesn't look right. I need help please.

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Trever Maas
TC Member #: 1432
1972 Chevelle Malibu
Mohave Gold
L65 350/M38 TH350
2.73 AXL RATIO

1948 Chrysler Windsor Cpe
Flathead 6
Standard Column Shift
Fluid Drive Transmission
"Both Undergoing Slow Resotorations"

The inner fender mounts on the outside of the fenders.

Thanks!! Isn't the wheel well trim molding supposed to go on the outside of the fender lip?

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Trever Maas
TC Member #: 1432
1972 Chevelle Malibu
Mohave Gold
L65 350/M38 TH350
2.73 AXL RATIO

1948 Chrysler Windsor Cpe
Flathead 6
Standard Column Shift
Fluid Drive Transmission
"Both Undergoing Slow Resotorations"

Yes they do. You will need to drill seperate holes to mount them. A phillips washer head screw (typical of the screws used in the interior) about #6 x 1/4 is used to mount the moldings.

I can't mount them on the outside, because there is a brace on the back side of the front of the right fender. I wish I had some sort of a picture so I could see what to do. The Haynes shop manual doesn't show much, they have the inner fender mounted inside, on top, of the fender lip.

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Trever Maas
TC Member #: 1432
1972 Chevelle Malibu
Mohave Gold
L65 350/M38 TH350
2.73 AXL RATIO

1948 Chrysler Windsor Cpe
Flathead 6
Standard Column Shift
Fluid Drive Transmission
"Both Undergoing Slow Resotorations"

Definitely on the outside. The trim will still mount correctly.

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Rick
72 El Camino (http://www.endrud.net/elcamino/rick1972elky.html)
TPI 350/700r4 (http://chevelles.com/showroom/ricks%20motor%20-L)

My first question is "what holes did you have to drill??" The holes in the outer fenders for the inners should already be there! The same with the inner fenders. If there is a need to drill holes, step back and take a second look because something doesn't sound right.

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MalibuJerry350
TC Member #1279
Original owner '70 Chevelle.
580,000+ miles on car.
Hey, if it's got wheels, DRIVE IT!
My Chevelle: http://hometown.aol.com/erie614/myhomepage/index.html

The guy that I bought the fiberglass inners from, already had holes marked on the inners. I double checked them with my old ones. Then I drilled the holes. I'm just confused on what you mean by outside, because that won't work on the back end because of the brace. Should I take a pic with the digital camera?

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Trever Maas
TC Member #: 1432

1972 Chevelle Malibu
Mohave Gold
L65 350/M38 TH350
2.73 AXL RATIO

1948 Chrysler Windsor
Flathead 6/Semi-Auto
4 Speed Column Shift
Fluid Drive Transmission

"Both Undergoing Slow Restorations"

Anyone??? Is their something wrong with the fenders? The marks are located at the same spot on the new inners as the old inners. About ready to totally give up.

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Trever Maas
TC Member #: 1432

1972 Chevelle Malibu
Mohave Gold
L65 350/M38 TH350
2.73 AXL RATIO

1948 Chrysler Windsor
Flathead 6/Semi-Auto
4 Speed Column Shift
Fluid Drive Transmission

"Both Undergoing Slow Restorations"

The problem is not the fenders but those cheap fiberlgass inners you have. There was a reason why he sold them they are junk plain and simple.

All right the inners bolt on the outside lip of the fender. Every car built is like that inner bolts to the outer lip. So if you are confused go look at your mom's car. Now that front brace you talk about gets bolted on after you have bolted the inner in. The inner sits on top of the core support, the area right behind the headlights. There is what 5 bolts I think, that brace gets bolted to the third bolt from the right, if you are looking straight from it. It goes on the bottom of the core support, so its brace core and then innerwheel well.

I would recommend that you trash those pieces of junk inners you have and buy a pair of steel ones from goodmark. Also get on ebay and buy yourself and factory assembly manual the best tool you will have and also get a better memory of how the car goes back together

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1970 chevelle
1970 chevelle SS455 not a typo its a buick baby
1949 and 1972 chevy trucks
http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/sevt_chevelles

[This message has been edited by sevt_chevelle (edited 07-21-2002).]

Thanks! Well, I went the cheap way and didn't save up. I've got a Hayne's manual, but that doesn't do any good. What I meant was the inner has to mount on the inside of the wheel well lip. That's the way they look on other vehicles.

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Trever Maas
TC Member #: 1432

1972 Chevelle Malibu
Mohave Gold
L65 350/M38 TH350
2.73 AXL RATIO

1948 Chrysler Windsor
Flathead 6/Semi-Auto
4 Speed Column Shift
Fluid Drive Transmission

"Both Undergoing Slow Restorations"

Trever,
You have mail, along with a picture.

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MalibuJerry350
TC Member #1279
Original owner '70 Chevelle.
580,000+ miles on car.
Hey, if it's got wheels, DRIVE IT!
My Chevelle: http://hometown.aol.com/erie614/myhomepage/index.html

Ok Thanks!!

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Trever Maas
TC Member #: 1432

1972 Chevelle Malibu
Mohave Gold
L65 350/M38 TH350
2.73 AXL RATIO

1948 Chrysler Windsor
Flathead 6/Semi-Auto
4 Speed Column Shift
Fluid Drive Transmission

"Both Undergoing Slow Restorations"

Anyone want to buy some fiberglass inner fenders for $50? http://www.chevelles.com/forum/wink.gif http://www.chevelles.com/forum/wink.gif Only one has bolt holes in it. http://www.chevelles.com/forum/redface.gif

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Trever Maas
TC Member #: 1432

1972 Chevelle Malibu
Mohave Gold
L65 350/M38 TH350
2.73 AXL RATIO

1948 Chrysler Windsor
Flathead 6/Semi-Auto
4 Speed Column Shift
Fluid Drive Transmission

"Both Undergoing Slow Restorations"