With TTI and Dougs headers, there is no need to cut the fender aprons for headers. Even the old CPPA headers fit without cutting. Guys that cut these Grand Canyon holes nowadays are just lazy hacks.
Patch, or Replace inner fenders?
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TTI was not in business decades ago. Yep racers are not always neat either. Personally I would use original metal if available for sure, second choice or maybe first choice UNLESS it is a car that will be worth some $ or cherished like grandma, is do a god job of patching, there will ne undercoat on the underside, like factory, and not hard to do a good job of welding, grinding, a skim coat of filler. But I get in a hurry to drive and not spend decades getting there.
383FormulaS67
Bob
Body man is coming over this morning. I've finally removed my front clip. ready to remove the inner fenders. How do you reccommend removing all the spot welds? Also, to install the new: inner fender cowl to brackets, Did you plug weld them to the firewall? Thanks, a lot!
The metal was spot welded by factory, so the true resto way is duplicate that with plug welds. Buying thee best spot weld cutter available is usually the best route.
Daves69
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FWIW, For a pair of inner fenders I bought two 5 buck HF double sided plug cutters (hole cutter). They do like to walk without a center in the weld to keep them in line. Night and day difference using cutting fluid as well. I went through both sides of one cutter and started on the second removing the two inner fenders. A quality cutter will cut your time/effort IMO.
I ended up splitting my drivers inner fender and splicing it back together, I needed the whole inner fender.
I would use the AMD drivers inner fender for patches for the cut one on the op’s car.
CudaJason
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Dragging up and older thread so as not to start a new one….I need to patch the inner fenders on my 66 Barracuda. I have had a tough time so far finding decent rust free inner fenders in my neck of the woods for an early A body. I am very capable of doing a completely metal finished patch. My question is. Are the contours the same (or close enough to be able to hammer and dolly to adjust the difference) on a 67 up inner fender to plug the hole on the early A body fender well header holes or are the 64 to 66 completely different in that area? I can make the patches from sheet stock if need be but if the later model inners would work as a patch it would save tons of time doing the repair
Cut.weld. grind. little filler sand....BUT I am cheap!
I have replaced inner aprons on many Mopars. First is a link to a 69 Barracuda, and another link showing inner aprons being replaced on a 69 Charger
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