1969 Dart Pro touring daily driver **Crashed**
Next up I took a closer look at the 68 fender that I sourced a while ago, when test fitting the trim around the light I saw that something was way out.
I knew that the 68 and 69 fenders had different light fittings but I thought it would just be a matter of rotating or moving the mount. I didn't realize that the entire surface was 20mm or 0.8 inches further back on the 69 fender. I thought about how I could move the front section from the old fender to the new one but then decided that the best thing is to repair the old fender by sacrificing the blue one (all damage is at the bottom rear on the old fender as isn't too bad).
As for the much more damaged drivers side, I have not been able to get anything second hand in Sweden so I had to bite the bullet and buy a new Auto metal direct fender through a vendor in Germany. This is where the budget went to hell as with shipping and the obscene taxes in Europe it cost 1500EUR or 1650 USD!! To make matters worse the fitment was horrific, the bonnet of the car curves and sits above the much more straight fender. Body alignment isn't at the top of the list at the moment so I just mounted it and moved on.
Next up I took a closer look at the 68 fender that I sourced a while ago, when test fitting the trim around the light I saw that something was way out.
I knew that the 68 and 69 fenders had different light fittings but I thought it would just be a matter of rotating or moving the mount. I didn't realize that the entire surface was 20mm or 0.8 inches further back on the 69 fender. I thought about how I could move the front section from the old fender to the new one but then decided that the best thing is to repair the old fender by sacrificing the blue one (all damage is at the bottom rear on the old fender as isn't too bad).
As for the much more damaged drivers side, I have not been able to get anything second hand in Sweden so I had to bite the bullet and buy a new Auto metal direct fender through a vendor in Germany. This is where the budget went to hell as with shipping and the obscene taxes in Europe it cost 1500EUR or 1650 USD!! To make matters worse the fitment was horrific, the bonnet of the car curves and sits above the much more straight fender. Body alignment isn't at the top of the list at the moment so I just mounted it and moved on.