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Mustang5L5 · Jan 30, 2022

Been a while since I’ve seen this.

Fender just resting in place. Gonna pick up some new hardware, especially for the top edge that will be visible.

I might need to paint this inside edge of the fender to match the bay. There’s a bit of a contrast.

OldManRiver · Jan 30, 2022

https://www.cerbinatorautodesigns.c...ts/1986-2004-mustang-fender-bolt-hardware-kit

Rdub6 · Jan 30, 2022

OldManRiver said:
https://www.cerbinatorautodesigns.c...ts/1986-2004-mustang-fender-bolt-hardware-kit

Those are nice.

Mustang5L5 · Jan 30, 2022

Found the same hardware off mcmaster a while back. I went for SS washers. Now wish I went black but should still look ok.

Monkeybutt2000 · Jan 30, 2022

Fenders,hood,bumper. That's how we do it. Been building cars for 25yrs.

Willybill32 · Jan 30, 2022

Mustang5L5 said:
2 feet of snow and less than 12 hours after the end of the storm, pretty well cleared up.

At least it’s fluffy light snow. The drifts were crazy though. I had a bare patch on my driveway, and a 4-foot drift in one corner of my yard.

Kid wita 5oh · Jan 31, 2022

Fenders, bumper then hood....get the door gaps first and work forward and up ....may take some back and forth to get everything right

Monkeybutt2000 · Jan 31, 2022

Kid wita 5oh said:
Fenders, bumper then hood....get the door gaps first and work forward and up ....may take some back and forth to get everything right

I imagine most factories do it the same. The doors are literally the last piece to go on the car,and the bumper just shortly before that.

General karthief · Jan 31, 2022

Years ago when I worked on the first gen stangs we mounted the doors first, lining up the door to the rear quarter and wing vent to the windshield post, your doors are undisturbed, then the hood, lining it up to the cowel, then the fenders, lining up the fenders to the cowel and the front of the doors and then to the hood, some do fenders then mount the hood, be prepared to do a lot of adjusting, I only use two bolts on the fender, one front and one rear.
The doors have to be on the car before the fenders.
An expert like @Davedacarpainter or @95steedamustang may have a better way.

Boostedpimp · Jan 31, 2022

ugh, it's tough aligning the fenders and nose up perfect by yourself. I still have to deal with mine on the red car once the weather gets nice again.

BlakeusMaximus · Jan 31, 2022

When I did my car a few years ago, I took me and a couple coworkers from the body shop to align. Not necessarily the fenders, but definitely the front bumper cover

Davedacarpainter · Jan 31, 2022

General karthief said:
Years ago when I worked on the first gen stangs we mounted the doors first, lining up the door to the rear quarter and wing vent to the windshield post, your doors are undisturbed, then the hood, lining it up to the cowel, then the fenders, lining up the fenders to the cowel and the front of the doors and then to the hood, some do fenders then mount the hood, be prepared to do a lot of adjusting, I only use two bolts on the fender, one front and one rear.
The doors have to be on the car before the fenders.
An expert like @Davedacarpainter or @95steedamustang may have a better way.

Actually, I paint cars for a living. That said, JR’s way is good.

Mike, you’ll really want a hand aligning the hood and fenders though.

I couldn’t imagine putting on the bumper cover by myself either.

Definitely do the doors first. Get the gaps between the quarters and rockers even on that.

Then try to get the gap from the back of the hood to cowl as even as you can along with the hood edges lining up with the sides of the cowl.

Once you have the fenders loosely mounted you’ll be doing some back and forth adjusting on them and the hood to get all of those gaps right. You’re going to open and close your hood several times in this adjustment process.

Take your time and put a layer of tape on all the edges to avoid chips from accidental slips.

Mustang5L5 · Jan 31, 2022

Looks like i need to call up a buddy and offer up some beer in exchange for some help.

I think i'm going hood struts here as well.

OEM steel hood. Seems like there is a passionate following of each brand where both sides call the other side's design crap.

MRT struts?

MRT No Drill Hood Strut Set for 79-93 Mustang (Black) - #M-16826-1MRT - National Parts Depot

Buy part #M-16826-1MRT MRT No Drill Hood Strut Set for 79-93 Mustang (Black) for your classic 1979-1993 Mustang from National Parts Depot. Free shipping on orders over $300, fast delivery & everyday low pricing! Order now!

www.npdlink.com

Or the Redline Struts

Redline Mustang Quicklift Elite Hood Struts (79-98) 21-11012-03

Tired of having your hood prop rod get in the way when working on your 1979-1998 Mustang? Check out this hood strut kit for your Mustang!

lmr.com

nickyb · Jan 31, 2022

I got the ones from lmr ,have been working great for three years now.

Mustang5L5 · Jan 31, 2022

nickyb said:
I got the ones from lmr ,have been working great for three years now.

I don't think the SVE ones are offered anymore. I don't see them on their site. MRT or Redline only

OldManRiver · Jan 31, 2022

It's been too long,but I remember reading the MRT's(no drill)interfere with C/C plates since they mount more inboard.
Make sure you do some research.
I went Redline after reading about these problems,but never did confirm it as fact.

nickyb · Jan 31, 2022

Mustang5L5 said:
I don't think the SVE ones are offered anymore. I don't see them on their site. MRT or Redline only

I be live they are the redlines

90sickfox · Jan 31, 2022

The nose is easy if you have another person to help. You can bolt the nose to the fenders and put them on the car as a whole clip. Line up the hood to cowl first. Then all you have to do is line them up to the the door and cowl. Leaving bolts kinda snug by the cowl but not tight. Close the hood and square the fenders at the front bolts. The two brackets on the core support adjust the nose up and down. Then all you've got left are bolting up those PITA fender brackets through the wheel well and bolting the bottom of the nose to the core support. Don't forget the correct shims at the bottom of the fenders by the door and your done.

A little heat from a heat gun really helps get the nose lined up to the fender and having it off the car makes all the brackets easy to get to except the ones that got from core support to the front of the fender.

derek1993 · Jan 31, 2022

Mustang5L5 said:
Looks like i need to call up a buddy and offer up some beer in exchange for some help.

I think i'm going hood struts here as well.

OEM steel hood. Seems like there is a passionate following of each brand where both sides call the other side's design crap.

MRT struts?

MRT No Drill Hood Strut Set for 79-93 Mustang (Black) - #M-16826-1MRT - National Parts Depot

Buy part #M-16826-1MRT MRT No Drill Hood Strut Set for 79-93 Mustang (Black) for your classic 1979-1993 Mustang from National Parts Depot. Free shipping on orders over $300, fast delivery & everyday low pricing! Order now!

www.npdlink.com

Or the Redline Struts

Redline Mustang Quicklift Elite Hood Struts (79-98) 21-11012-03

Tired of having your hood prop rod get in the way when working on your 1979-1998 Mustang? Check out this hood strut kit for your Mustang!

lmr.com

I went with mrt, on my car I found it pushed the hood forward slightly. Took some time to adjust, but I'm happy with them.
Stock steel hood as well on a 93 with mm c&c plates.

Mstng93SSP · Feb 1, 2022

I have the redline hood struts on mine. I will say, take their warning seriously about drilling the holes in the underside of the hood. If that bit grabs and pulls through it will ding the hood from the underside and it will be VERY visible from the top (shiny side). Yes, I admit this happened to me but fortunately it was a spare hood I had, and not the actual vin'ed hood I put back on the coupe. When I did my actual hood I wrapped a ton of tape around the bit so it couldn't get pulled through.

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But at least it's tight!

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wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair

Still got to try a little lube on my speedo head

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I gotta say i never painted my nuts, Never Ever

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