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Fender apron question?

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65Rob

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Well 2 back surgeries later I'm back working on the Stang

One side of my engine bay is pretty messed up so I'm going to cut out a chunk and patch it. The question I have is what are these little v-grooves on the top of the apron for? Anything in particular, the only thing I can think of is for water to run off, can I just delete it, mine is crushed, the re-pop piece you can get is completely different so that's no help. I suppose I could fabricate one but it would be easier to just get rid of it, I would do the same for the otherside. This is a restomod so I'm not concerned about it not being "correct"

Thanks

 

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bnws

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I believe these were meant to be collapse points to absorb energy in a collision
 

stillridin

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That is correct! And they work too. Don't have to put them in thou.
 

65Rob

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Thanks guys, never thought of that. That makes it easy, the middle one on both sides will go.
 
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