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jacks62440
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When I bought my car it had Ugly Fender Flairs someone had put on. I want to put it back to as close to stock looking as I can. I was thinking about welding some brake line into the seam where I will cut it. Does that make any sense  I am a Novice at Body Work !!! Anyone have any Ideas or Suggestions Jack [attachment deleted by admin] |
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bOb shingler
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yep, your right, they are ugly.
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"bOb Built" (no matter how many times it takes)  |
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jamesdart
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the brake line will work, i used 3/16" solid round bar on my 67.
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If somebody metal-fabbed those you might need new quarters.  |
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Fender flares  Reminds me of the van era |
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MyCreation68
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I bet somebody makes just a section of metal to just replace the wheel well if you looked. might be worth it to replace just that section. Is it even metal? if it was a kids car it could be a bunch of bondo
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Teach a child to be polite and courteous and, when he grows up, he'll never be able to merge his car onto the freeway.  -84 Dodge Ramcharger 318 auto 4x4 atc stock beast -68 Dodge Dart GT 6cyl auto buckets console work in progress -46 Fargo |
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jacks62440
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Nobody Makes anything for this car !!! When's the last time you saw a 62 Plymouth S #^~!avoy
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Fender flares Reminds me of the van era  Anyway, the brake line idea will work fine. My parents' neighbor used that trick for custom exhaust outlets on his Corvair project. |
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jacks62440
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I saw an article where they used 1/2" electrical conduit to redo a fender flair on a 65 Mustang , It looked ok. I was thinking the brake line would be easy to work with and give me a solid edge to work with. I am a Real Novice with this stuff  |
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Jack
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Nobody Makes anything for this car !!! When's the last time you saw a 62 Plymouth S #^~!avoy
www.shermanparts.com makes the exact panel to fix those wheel wells .... it is listed for a 1963 but the openng is the same ... used em myself on a 2 door sedan savoy .... |
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jacks62440
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Amazing !!! That's a Great Thing to Know  I am going to try the brake line first . If I Screw Up ![\/][](http://www.bigblockdart.com/Smileys/classic/finger020.gif) I know where to go. Thanks, Jack |
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What does everyone mean by the brake line or round and how does it work? James there isn't anything on a 67 that has a 3/16" round roll on the wheel lips is there?
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Who talked me into this Big Block Dart thing any way I know who you are ! Some of the dumbest people I know.......know everything .........Funny about that! |
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flyboy01
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Just get new 1/4's. you have no idea what somebody did to the metal around it and the body lines to make those work, you might be fighting with it for weeks that way.
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urchinhead
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What does everyone mean by the brake line or round and how does it work? James there isn't anything on a 67 that has a 3/16" round roll on the wheel lips is there?
No - but it adds strength and rigidity, and the untrained eye usually won't notice the non-factory detail. How does it work? You weld it in place after bending the appropriate countour. Start with a couple tacks on either side, and slowly fill in the bead so not to overheat and distort one area. |
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jacks62440
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Up Date !!! Ugly Fender Flairs are gone  Just needs paint And a FEW Other things |
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jacks62440
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Just a Note if anyone is welding brake or fuel line Make Sure You Use a Respirator !!! That stuff has a Coating on it that does Nasty things to You . Just Ask Me How I Know !!!  |
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Nice work Jack. That's a sweet ride you have there.
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jacks62440
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I guess you could say I am slipping back and forth to the old days . Years ago I bought a 62 Savoy that had a sacked engine and I put a 413 out of a Chrysler in it and had some Good times in it . It was nothing special but it would beat a 271 HP Mustang by 6 car lengths every time and a lot of other cars too . The car was finished when a 4 ft Cottonwood tree came down in a wind storm and Broke it's back  |
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The car was finished when a 4 ft Cottonwood tree came down in a wind storm and Broke it's back Boy, you wouldn't think a little tree like that would cause so much damage.   I'll be here all week!  |
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'67 Notchback- 12.85 @ 109mph
440, M1, modified 750 Holley, .509 cam, template ported 906's, ProParts, 3" x-piped mandrel bent exhaust, Spintech's, 3.91 Sure Grip, 3200 stall, CalTracs and mono's, RR hood bulge fresh air system
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68_Val_Sedan
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Very nice work ... can't wait to see the final paint on that baby ...
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67 dart 270 presently a /6 but destined to be a ,68 Chrysler 300 Convertible 440 auto |
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Mighty fine craftsmanship for a novice!!
Daryl
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"This big block thing is starting to get expensive"
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CudaDon65
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Nice work , the flairs were ugly. Please keep the pics coming.  |
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jacks62440
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I had a bit of Rust in the trunk that I fixed up before I did the fender flairs . I thought I would get some experience on something that wasn't noticeable . I doubt anyone would notice it now . I finished it with " Black Rock Guard " |
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jacks62440
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I thought the rear spring mounts could use some extra support as well .
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You sure you're a novice? That's some great looking work in my book...  |
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illfish
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Jacks, that looks bloody great. Real sano man.
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