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I didn't realize there was a name for the fender issue...have that exact problem on my car and it is good to know others have had the same problem. Good thing I have a couple of spares to straighten out the issue.
 
One of the "BEST" car awards at LotO went to a car with this "syndrome". Bill M's has it. The winner of the best Square Body at the PDX-ABFM had it. Heck Horler's book as a picture of one in it with IIRC "a pristine example" of a certain year square body.
 
Often hard to notice the "syndrome" until you bolt on the bumper & look at it from 10 feet back. Usually this is long after the car has been painted & fully reassembled :wall:, so most owners just live with it.

My 62 Vintage Racer has this "syndrome" (I bought it that way), although most people don't notice it because I'm running w/o bumpers.

Like the guy who built the Tower of Pisa said, "Looks straight to me!" :crazy:

-Bear- :cheers:
 
It seems to me that it would be obvious when you block sand (I try to use the same sanding technique on each side).
 
Trevor Jessie said:
It seems to me that it would be obvious when you block sand (I try to use the same sanding technique on each side).
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I agree, IF you are paying attention! Most people don't know that there are different indicator heights, so they don't look for it. They think, "A fender is a fender..."

Hindsight IS 20:20!

:cheers:
 
BugEyeBear said:
Often hard to notice the "syndrome" until you bolt on the bumper & look at it from 10 feet back. Usually this is long after the car has been painted & fully reassembled
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That was certainly the case at the PDX-ABFM. The guy had just finished a compete restoration. New paint, new interior, BEAUTIFUL job.

"Hey, didja notice these fenders don't match"....

Poor guy. I'd say you shoulda seen his face but you probably don't really want to have. But heck he still "won" the 1st place plaque.
 
BugEyeBear said:
Trevor Jessie said:
It seems to me that it would be obvious when you block sand (I try to use the same sanding technique on each side).
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I agree, IF you are paying attention! Most people don't know that there are different indicator heights, so they don't look for it. They think, "A fender is a fender..."

Hindsight IS 20:20!

:cheers:
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and foresight is 1/2 an inch lower on one side :smile:
 
JPSmit said:
...and foresight is 1/2 an inch lower on one side :smile:
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:lol: FUNNY! :lol:


IF you install 1/2" shorter springs, or 1/2" lower profile tires, on one side of the car the indicators will then be level....

OR have your friend who is 200lbs heavier always sit on the side w the higher indicator! EASY FIX!

:laugh:

-Bear- :cheers:
 
BugEyeBear said:
Trevor Jessie said:
It seems to me that it would be obvious when you block sand (I try to use the same sanding technique on each side).
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I agree, IF you are paying attention! Most people don't know that there are different indicator heights, so they don't look for it. They think, "A fender is a fender..."

Hindsight IS 20:20!

:cheers:
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work that tedious generally requires a beer or two for me not to rattle my nerves anyway. This could easily cause for missing this altogether.
 
The two rear arches on my 1970 RWA do not have the same profile. It drove me nuts when I was doing the body work, but I didn't want to correct it because at the time it was my daily driver and I needed to get it back on the road. It still bothers me when I wash the car, but nobody has ever noticed... or at least mentioned it.
 
Different fenders is something I was not aware of until now. As I understand this discussion, fenders are not the same from the left side to right side. Do we know why? If not, just a thought. Is it possible that the stamping molds did not match and were not checked one against another, and the problem is that and not a parts selection problem. Has anyone checked the new Heritage bodies for these anomlies since they are producing bodies off of the original masters?
If I'm completely off base in my ignorance and am only blowing smoke out of my pants leg, please excuse the post.
 
Early fenders (wings) have the parking/turn lights mounted higher than the later ones. The lights moved down about the same time the bumpers got thinner, about 1969 if I remember right. Sometimes someone buys replacement fender(s) without realizing and they end up with the syndrome. Most people don't spot it if they don't know spridgets or haven't had it happen to them. A lot of people don't even spot it on their own cars until one day, they are sitting there looking at the car and it suddenly "clicks". I knew a guy who thought it was the bumper and was trying to figure out how to "straighten" a seemingly perfect bumper.

BTW Rick: I'm kinda sorry I mentioned it and took the attention away from your beautiful car. :rolleyes:
 
Trevor Jessie said:
The two rear arches on my 1970 RWA do not have the same profile... ...but nobody has ever noticed... or at least mentioned it.
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<span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">NOW They Will!!</span></span> (You shouldn't have told us!!)


Funny how we all tend to fret about the flaws on our own cars, while we so easily forgive similar flaws on the cars of others....

-Bear- :cheers:
 
Betcha when you get into it, there's been some repair work on one of them...my 74's RWA's are the same.
 
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