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Old August 28th, 2016, 09:13 PM
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Rear Wheel Arch Repair

An old body guy who I understand used to work at an Olds dealership told me that the wheel arch from a front fender could be used to replace the opposite quarter wheel arch.

Any truth to this? I haven't done any measuring but the Mark 1 eyeball suggests that there is some merit to the theory.
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Old August 29th, 2016, 05:49 AM
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Originally Posted by VI Cutty
An old body guy who I understand used to work at an Olds dealership told me that the wheel arch from a front fender could be used to replace the opposite quarter wheel arch.

Any truth to this? I haven't done any measuring but the Mark 1 eyeball suggests that there is some merit to the theory.
I've heard of people doing it with 68-69's. The rear is actually a slightly larger radius than the front though.
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Old August 29th, 2016, 06:40 AM
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It depends on how long a segment you need. The wheel openings aren't identical, but large parts of the curve are the same. You can usually cut segments and patch the lip together.
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Old August 29th, 2016, 10:41 AM
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Cool, good to know! I have sections to patch and some donor fenders so hopefully they'll do the job. Gonna be a while before I get to that, just didn't want to divest myself of usable repair metal.
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