1968 Barracuda Rocker Mldg Questions

Trying to confirm info as my memory is not as good as it once was. Finally installing my gills and spears rocker mldgs. If car was equipped also with wheel opening mldgs, doesn't the rear wheel opening mldg have have to be cut off/shortened about 5in. to make room for the gills? The area below the spear is painted Argent. Does that include the pinch weld at the bottom? Thanks for help on the details.

argent silver below spear down to pinch weld.

the rear gills go over the wheel moldings.

the front moldings have been seen both ways: shorter in rear side of front molding that stops at spear. Also seen fronts all the way down in front of spear.

supposedly there are two different lengths of spears: longer if front molding is short. shorter spear if front molding goes all the way down.