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Old Aug 7, 2002 | 01:20 PM
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Replacing fender wheel well

Does anyone know how difficult it is to replace a fender wheel well? The previous owner of my Trans Am drove it in the snow and salt or something and the wheel well metal is toast. Has anyone ever tackled this before?
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Old Aug 7, 2002 | 01:33 PM
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Don't replace the whole wheel well just cut out the rust and do a patch panel or you can be a retard like me and fiber glass it.
I alot of my rear quarter panel out of fiberglass and carbon fiber for the wheel well lip to make it rigid.
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Old Aug 7, 2002 | 02:17 PM
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Did you do the same thing?
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Old Aug 7, 2002 | 02:39 PM
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What?
I've replaced complete wheel wells before and if you don't have to then don't cause it sucks.
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Old Aug 8, 2002 | 11:43 PM
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im doin it right now.

Here you go... go to the junkyard and find a car with good wheel wells. Cut them out. Use the pieces that you need and just weld them in. then grind the welds adn Dura-glass it up. Then Bondo it and your good to go. If you dont paint it then you get a cool multicolor effect. It will rust pretty quick though.
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