newagereject

The front fenders, doors and hood do not line up i was told by a guy at a body shop that i will need a front end pull to bring the front end back into allignment is this true or do i need to do alot of adjusting on the panals?

peterc005

Are they the original factory fenders of new repro?

The factory workshop manual includes the floorpan measurements so you can tell if the body is square and straight.

white gold 88

Need pics. You may or may not need a "pull". Why did you replace the sheet metal? Was it damaged or rusty?

newagereject

As far as i know they are origional, but ive been backed into once and the previous owner was in an accident to i think cause there is a small buckle in the drivers side fender

peterc005

Do you mean you can't get a good even gap between the door and fender?

Does the top of the fender align with the body?

Maybe the body bent at the bottom where there are bolts for the lower fender, causing the fender to bow out.

newagereject

i do not get a good gap at the passanger door and then the hood rubs up by the windshield but not down by the headlights and the trim peice that runs through the middle of the panal and door is off by about a half inch to an inch

peterc005

Do up all the bolts fairly loosely, then get a rubber mallet and start banging until the gaps are even.

That's pretty much what they did in the factory.

Unless the body is very bent I think you should still get good gaps with a bit of messing about.

newagereject

Yea im thinking thats what i have to do cause the doors rub in the back but not the dront, and i checked for sagging and they are perfect

peterc005

You can also use a flat pry bar or even a large flat screwdriver to shift the fender in a place.

It takes a bit of skill and patience.

rusty vango

you can measure for squareness to eliminate the possibility of the front being bent out of square,like this;measure from the hood hinge bolt holes to the opposite corner of the rad. brace. do this on both sides and this will roughly tell you if things are ok or not. also sadly if the two measurements are not the same theres no chance the fenders and hood will fit properly without some pulling involved .make friends with a frame shop.and good luck

peterc005

That makes sense.

Are you saying the radiator support is mounted exactly in the middle of the car?

sonjaab

Before you do anything look under the car at the bottom of the fender in front of the door. Look to see if the metal tabs at the bottom of the fender are bent or mashed. If they are that means some dum-dum jacked up the car in the wrong spot and bent the fender mounts so now they don't line up with the door and hood !

Common issue.

tigeraly

I have a question about after market fenders, found a deal on reman fenders made by a company called sherman, are they any good? or will i have issues with stuff not matcing up?

oramac91

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go to a junk yard get the real 1s.

91phoenix

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People have had all sorts of odd problems with aftermarket fenders. the body line in the center of the fender is off by alot, holes do not line up, wrong general shape etc.
It has been shown many times that a good used factory panel is best.

oramac91

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Yep it the only way to go/after market last resoret!!!!!