Bonding fender extensions (going back to under-car exhaust)
 

Hey, all.

At some point, hopefully in the not too distant future, I'll be yanking the nasty sidepipes off of my '63, and going back to under-car exhaust. I have gathered up nearly everything that'll be required to get it done now.

Among those items are the front and rear lower fender tips that had been amputated. I'm seeking advice about how best to go about fitting and bonding these to the body. I'm thinking they'll need to be trimmed to fit, and edge-bonded, as well as having a layer of 'glass bonded across the joints on the backside.

Does anyone here have experience with this? Anyone have close-up photos of these areas of the body from the front side and back side?

TIA!

Live well,

SJW

I don’t understand? Are 63s different than other midyears? I never noticed if they didn’t have the typical exhaust valance that simply bolts in place. Unless your rear valance area is different with the pieces you show in your post?

Well, yes, the rear filler valance panel is a bit different on '63 compared to later years (except maybe '64, but I don't recall for sure). But, this query was about the fender tips that are commonly amputated when sidepipes are installed. These are the fender extensions that live behind the front and rear ends of the rocker moldings. They are visible in this photo (not my car):

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I'm converting back to undercar exhaust, and need to get these fender extensions attached to the car. The sidepipes are now gone. New undercar exhaust is ready to be installed. Need to get busy on that now.

Live well,

SJW