Ben,
When I remove a fender that has old screws I simply use a drill to
drill-off all the screw-heads. The remaining studs and attached nuts pop
off from behind and fall to the ground, except for a few. Unbolt the two at
the bottom rear and the ones along the door/fender seam.
If you don't use a drill and rely on a screwdriver, the rear-most screws
that are visible when the hood is raised are going to give you the most
problems. If they're frozen, you're better off cutting the heads off the
screws by whatever means necessary.
Don't bother trying to save the screws as you can buy a nice set from Stan
Chernoff.
An ez-out tool (screw extractor) works best. Or grind or chisel the head
off (a Dremel tool works great), then after removing the fender you can use
a vise-grips pliers to remove the remainder of the screw.
Fred - So.SF
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>Subject: Re: Removing front fenders on a 70
>Author: R Haug <haugchiro@moscow.com>
>Date: 3/14/2001 6:04 AM
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>Ben Zech wrote:
>
>> List: I am getting ready to remove the front fenders on my
70.
>> How many bolts?
>> Any shortcuts?
>> Thanks in advance.
>
>Ben,
>I just went out to look at my 67.5.
>On the left side were 15 bolt holes total. Right side should be
>similar.
>2 at the bottom of the fender below the door, down at the rocker
>panel. 3 along the door hinge post.
>1 under the rear part of the fender at the windshield post.
>The rest along the hood edge down to the front bumper area.
>Looked like one of those bolts needs a socket up under the dash
>somewhere near the firewall.
>As for any tips/tricks?
>Plus there is the antenna and the headlight wires.
>Nuts are under the screws in the engine bay and need a socket to get
>undone.
>The rest of them along the door had a captured nut welded on the body or
>fender.
>Bob
>67.5
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