Re: A Day in the Yard

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

Jamie,

You may want to check with AJ Jacobs on that 1966 fender. He had a 1966 
American in February and I think the fenders were still with it.

Matt

At 11:12 PM 6/24/2005 -0400, you wrote:
> On June 24, 2005 Frank Swygert wrote:
>
> > Just a note: won't a 66-69 interchange? Matt Haas is the expert there! 
> Might be some minor mods to make and not direct bolt on fit IIRC, but 
> Matt should have the details. Filling trim holes isn't that bad a job. 
> Most 69 fenders will have them, as there were more 440s made than base models.
> >
>
>
> I am by no means an expert on this but I am going to jump in with my 2 
> cents worth.
>
> I currently have a 1967 Drivers fender on my 1966 american. I finally 
> settled for the 67 because it was better than no fender but there are 
> differences and when I am ready to start putting on the "new" grill and 
> filler panel I have for it I will need to find a 66 fender. There were 
> some cosmetic differences and mounting differences between 66 and 67. I 
> can't remember right off the top of my head what the differences were but 
> I do remember that it had something to do with where the filler panel 
> bolted to the fender and the 66 fender is shaped a little different for 
> the head light doors so even the doors are different and it seems like the 
> grill was different too. So long story short, you can put a 66 fender on a 
> 67 to 69 or a 67 to 69 fender on a 66 but it isn't exactly the same. If 
> you happened to come across a 66 fender first it would work until you 
> could get the correct one.
>
> Jamie Smith
> oconner51@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
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