[WANTED] Fender adjustable hood bumper nut

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Sorry for the cross post.

If you have a rusty old fender (or a fender you don't mind parting) I need the nut that is welded to the fender that receives the bumper screw.

See pictures. Thanks! AlV

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I can send you one, just knocked it off a 73 sport fender. Just curious, how are you going to attach it and not kill your paint?
 
zkx14 said:
I can send you one, just knocked it off a 73 sport fender. Just curious, how are you going to attach it and not kill your paint?
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Thanks for taking the time to respond and for finding one for me. I'll send you a PM.

As for the Paint... That is going to be tricky.

I have a few ideas but nothing firmed.

First I need the part then I'll figure it out what to do next.

I honestly don't think I can do anything that's not going to cause me to have to deal with paint so I am coming up with a plan to minimize the impact.

First thought is panel bonding adhesive.

Second thought is a lot of heat shield Jell, grind small spots and quick tacks.

Worst case I have to repaint the fender which would really suck, I will share the good and bad of what I do on this forum in my build thread.
 
AlV said:
Thanks for taking the time to respond and for finding one for me. I'll send you a PM.

As for the Paint... That is going to be tricky.

I have a few ideas but nothing firmed.

First I need the part then I'll figure it out what to do next.

I honestly don't think I can do anything that's not going to cause me to have to deal with paint so I am coming up with a plan to minimize the impact.

First thought is panel bonding adhesive.

Second thought is a lot of heat shield Jell, grind small spots and quick tacks.

Worst case I have to repaint the fender which would really suck, I will share the good and bad of what I do on this forum in my build thread.
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It might not sound so High tech but when we had our cuda painted we had them mix up a spray can with the same exact paint and just used that as touchups were needed , It worked GREAT and was super easy
 
tqfastfish said:
It might not sound so High tech but when we had our cuda painted we had them mix up a spray can with the same exact paint and just used that as touchups were needed , It worked GREAT and was super easy
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Good point. I didn't mention it earlier but I do have can of color they mixed up for me 😄.
 
zkx14 said:
I can send you one, just knocked it off a 73 sport fender. Just curious, how are you going to attach it and not kill your paint?
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Thanks For stopping by with the part! Nice surprise!
 
My pleasure. Had a few things to take care of in the area, stuck the part in my pocket when I saw you were in Jersey. Was pure luck/coincidence that you were only a couple miles off the route I was going. Always great meeting FABO members and checking out their cars - especially builds in progress. LOVE your paint job!
 
GTSDustin said:
Just use a regular nut under the fender phalange, it will just be double nutted. Lol
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this is the smartest thing to do....no welding or damage of the paint and nobody will see it....use a full nut on the bottom and a half nut on top under the bumper
 
another idea on the paint. get napa to make up a can for you. they duplicate colors. my can cost me 10.00
 

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zkx14 said:
My pleasure. Had a few things to take care of in the area, stuck the part in my pocket when I saw you were in Jersey. Was pure luck/coincidence that you were only a couple miles off the route I was going. Always great meeting FABO members and checking out their cars - especially builds in progress. LOVE your paint job!
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Kieth!! Next time your heading out this way drop me a line!

bbrroowwnn said:
this is the smartest thing to do....no welding or damage of the paint and nobody will see it....use a full nut on the bottom and a half nut on top under the bumper
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I think you guys are onto something here. The double nut seems very viable.

Here is a shot from underneath the gusset. The well of the nut is almost flush with the steel so securing it shouldn't be a big deal.

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Just need to paint it.

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bigus1949 said:
as for the paint, maybe jb weld from the bottom?
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Thx Bigus! I think the solution GTSDustin and bbrroowwnn have devised will work.

bigus1949 said:
another idea on the paint. get napa to make up a can for you. they duplicate colors. my can cost me 10.00
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Covered on the paint, Mark gave me a can of the blue he mixed up for touch ups and minor repair.
 
tqfastfish said:
Just noticed you are in New Jersey.. We go down there a lot to race at ATCO and ENGLISHTOWN .. Maybe we can meet up sometime..
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Sure thing, drop me a line when you're heading down. I love meeting FABO family.
 
Well I finally got around to fixing it.
I got an airbrush and painted up the donor zkx14 brought over (Thanks!) then gave it the double nut treatment.

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