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- '71 Mustang Mach 1 M-code "Soylent Green"
'69 Plymouth Valiant 100
'68 Plymouth Satellite
No accurate pictures until tomorrow - but for now, an establishing shot:
EDIT - SEE POST #6
I've since pulled the quarter panel edge out to fit the curvature of the end cap properly - the issue shown in the photo - but what you may also notice is that no amount of pulling the panel outwards is going to make the beltline edge meet the end cap (and if I pull the end cap down, it sits cockeyed in relation to the bodyside and the trunk).
EDIT - SEE POST #6
I wouldn't be complaining if the "step" in the transition was due to the end cap being a bit smaller than the end of the fender, but it does bother me that it's the other way around - instead of the fender end overlapping the end cap, the end cap overlaps the fender end.
I realize that the fit is not supposed to be perfect - and I've seen some pretty terrible examples at that - but I can't recall seeing one coming out this way.
That said, might I have a look at some of the forum's end caps? If this is a common occurrence, I'll rest easy with the look. If not, I'm going to cut that fender up until I have it the way I want it...
FYI, the end cap and the donor quarter panel were off the same source:
-Kurt
EDIT - SEE POST #6
I've since pulled the quarter panel edge out to fit the curvature of the end cap properly - the issue shown in the photo - but what you may also notice is that no amount of pulling the panel outwards is going to make the beltline edge meet the end cap (and if I pull the end cap down, it sits cockeyed in relation to the bodyside and the trunk).
EDIT - SEE POST #6
I wouldn't be complaining if the "step" in the transition was due to the end cap being a bit smaller than the end of the fender, but it does bother me that it's the other way around - instead of the fender end overlapping the end cap, the end cap overlaps the fender end.
I realize that the fit is not supposed to be perfect - and I've seen some pretty terrible examples at that - but I can't recall seeing one coming out this way.
That said, might I have a look at some of the forum's end caps? If this is a common occurrence, I'll rest easy with the look. If not, I'm going to cut that fender up until I have it the way I want it...
FYI, the end cap and the donor quarter panel were off the same source:
-Kurt
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