Topic: ? Painting rear fender ext. 65 San Jose

[YELLOWBOSS2]

On a late May 65 San Jose car were the rear fender extensions painted on the car or where they on the car when the inside of the truck was painted. If they were on the car what bolts where holding them on when the inside of the trunk was painted.

Thanks,
Dave

[J_Speegle]

By May the extensions were on the car when the exterior color was applied, then likely removed and reinstalled after the seal was installed. It appears (from the evidence) that black dum-dum was applied to one stud, the extension was pushed on the car (leaving maybe 1/2" of spacing between the quarter panel and the extension) and one nut was installed loosely to keep the extension from falling off.

Hope this helps a picture of what I believe currently took place.

[Hipo giddyup]

  I'm trying to get this straight as well, before I paint my 64 1/2 coupe. My car is a June, 64 Dearborn Mustang. It had only one repaint in it's life and that was an Earl Schrieb's? paint job back in the 70's, so I was told. When I disassembled  the car I unfortunately didn't take enough pics but I do have one attached that I can share. My quarter extensions appeared to have been left on as stated.  I'm actually considering just leaving them bolted on, then maybe putting on a few "new" non-oversprayed retaining nuts to make it look correct. I'm not going for Thorough-bred trailored but it's fun trying to figure out the detective work on how it would have originally came from the factory. 

[J_Speegle]

  I'm trying to get this straight as well, before I paint my 64 1/2 coupe. My car is a June, 64 Dearborn Mustang..................... I'm actually considering just leaving them bolted on, then maybe putting on a few "new" non-oversprayed retaining nuts to make it look correct. ..........

If you bolt the extensions on you can fill up the gap between them and the quarter panels with paint, clear or other products then it will produce a crak or peeling when you move the extension later. Also if you bolt them on using another bolt and washer you'll need to consider the size so that later you don't have a paint shadow around the sutd that will be seen.

Not all periods of 65 production did Dearborn leave the extensions on when the exterior color was applied but on those cars the were not placed in the trunk to get painted. More likely IMHO they were with the small parts (headlight buckets, fenders, hood.......) being painted elsewhere

[YELLOWBOSS2]

Jeff,

I think I got the idea how they did it.  Thank you for the reply and information.

Dave