Kris 90 Report post Posted June 13, 2020 I’m having a problem getting my passenger side headlight buck to line up. The drivers side went on with no issues. They are both OEM as are the fenders. When I get the top lined up the bottom is 1/4” off to the fender as you can see in the picture. I don’t want to put that much filler on there. The only thing I can come up with is to cut the spot welds on the lower fender and push it in then reweld it. Wanting to see if you guys have any ideas. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Conway 264 Report post Posted June 13, 2020 Is the lower attachment at the valance holding it out ? Just a guess but I would look around some more before any cut and weld. Brian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted June 13, 2020 No I haven’t installed the front valance yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted June 13, 2020 Once I had the fender, fender extension and valance in place and ready for final alignment and tightening, I couldn't get all three aligned perfectly. I had to get then to where any one area was not too obvious of misalignment and called it good. These car panels were not aligned very good when new. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 13, 2020 The fender is spread out at the front ,pull the bucket and very carefully push on the tip of the fender and the lower side at the same time ,be gentle it bends very easily Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 13, 2020 You want it to bend in from the middle ,i see this a lot on 67 68s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangstofear 608 Report post Posted June 15, 2020 We bust spot welds all the time to get a perfect fit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted June 15, 2020 Ok thanks. I can push it back into place but as soon as I tighten the nut it pulls over. I’m going to try to bend it first and see if that will work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 16, 2020 Put a washer under the nut ,make sure the pot metal part of the stud will not fit through it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted June 16, 2020 I had tried the washer already. I looked at my other fender and I saw where it didn’t have any gap between the inner bucket and the fender at the bottom. The fender that didn’t fit has an 1/8” gap. I drilled out the spot welds and moved it to match the other one and now it lines up perfect. Thanks for all the suggestions. 2 Mach1 Driver and RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites