I did a little work on my car today and decided to try and start on installing the front sheetmetal on my 68. My front fenders are reproductions as well as the fender extentions, valance, and cowl hood. Going into this thing I figured I would be doing some bodywork to get these panels to fit right, but the fenders seem to be way off.
How do you guys add metal, shave off metal. There is a pretty big and un-even gap running up the edge by the door. My doors are aligned and fit good. I am comfortable enough with a mig to add metal to the edge and grind down. What tips do you guys have when installing this stuff? I have left everything loose to make adjustments also. I need the A-Z elementary front end sheet metal alignment guide!!
One thing I had a problem with was the top of the fender (the part closest to the pillar) was already butted against the bottom of the pillar, so the fender couldn't slide closer to fill the gap between the door and the fender.
The bodyline at the base of the door isn't even close on the fender! Is this common? Maybe I need to look at a new set of fenders?
