67 Barracuda convertible
I had one heck of a time getting the drivers side panel to fit correctly. It turns out the distance from the apex of the inner wheelwell to the top body line is 5/8`s shorter than on the passenger side. When I would put the panel in the right place it would engulf the wheelwell. I ended up augmenting the wheel lip about a half an inch to get the panel to fit to the wheelwell and to the existing factory panel. This way the distance from the wheel lip to the top body line was equal on both sides- 12". The panel was also longer at the bottom front edge causing it to bulge out so I had to cut a notch in it and then weld it back together tighter. I spent several hours just getting the fit of the panel worked out, I hope it`s worth it when all is said and done. Here`s the panel repair in the front bottom corner. More pics to come later once the body putty has been worked. With the weekend approaching I may get a chance to tackle the rear valance.
I had one heck of a time getting the drivers side panel to fit correctly. It turns out the distance from the apex of the inner wheelwell to the top body line is 5/8`s shorter than on the passenger side. When I would put the panel in the right place it would engulf the wheelwell. I ended up augmenting the wheel lip about a half an inch to get the panel to fit to the wheelwell and to the existing factory panel. This way the distance from the wheel lip to the top body line was equal on both sides- 12". The panel was also longer at the bottom front edge causing it to bulge out so I had to cut a notch in it and then weld it back together tighter. I spent several hours just getting the fit of the panel worked out, I hope it`s worth it when all is said and done. Here`s the panel repair in the front bottom corner. More pics to come later once the body putty has been worked. With the weekend approaching I may get a chance to tackle the rear valance.