Fender Removal - Quick question

OK, probably a dumb question that I'm sure I'd figure it out eventually (and I'm sure someone has already covered but I couldn't find it), but I didn't get to it before bed time last night and I want to finish getting one of my fenders off tonight because I have a welder coming by tomorrow am to look at some things...appreciate advice:

I found where the bolt on the middle rear and bottom rear of the fender go through to the inside of the car and have the nut on them...can I just remove those nuts from the inside and the fender comes off? (ie the bolt head is held by something?) or do I have to get to the head of the bolt somehow, and if so how do I get to the bolt head?

Thanks!!

Those two bolts are held captive in the fender. That is unless the little retaining clip comes off and the whole bolt spins... then it is a major pain (ask me how I know). The head on that "bolt" is actually a flat piece of tin with a little bent tab that keeps it from spinning. Be gentle.

I recommend shooting a bit of WD-40 or equiv on the bolt/nut a few minutes before you lay on the floor to get at those two nuts.

Your car is clean so it should go smooth.

Thanks Jeff, that's a relief, and I did put some WD-40 on it last night and let it soak...

Don't forget the one right by the windshield too. :D

Fenders off.... LOTS of progress today. I need to get my own thread going on the whole car... Does anyone know what the (sort of rubber/plastic like) stuff is around the inside structure where it meets up with the fender? and where I can get it? (Pic)

Those are your inner fender seals. You can get new ones from any of the falcon parts suppliers.
Looks good get re dun. :D

Found it...sometimes knowing what to call it is everything!:rocker:

The black panel where the rear fender seal attaches is removable. Just an FYI in case you ant to pull it to clean up things a bit.

Thanks Patrick...Yep, got them off and ready for cleanup...which wasn't too difficult, on one side almost fell off.

Hello, Don.

Could you stand the fender on a bathroom scale and tell me how much it weighs? I'm just curious.

Thanks, Dennis.

Believe it or not...21 lbs. Standing on end, the things are almost five feet tall too.

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Originally Posted by dhbfaster

Believe it or not...21 lbs. Standing on end, the things are almost five feet tall too.

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Thanks! I have heard that people took the front fenders off of their old hot rods to remove weight, and I wondered how much that would be.