Bartman Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I puchased a couple of 1978 Camaro Fender Vents to install in my fenders. I received them today, and I was very surprised to find they're made out of metal. Hopefully this will make it much easier to blend in with my stock metal fenders. Do you think these fender vents are just some sort of pot metal and would there be any problem welding them into my stock fenders? I'd like them to look built in like what Dragonfly did with his later model fender vents. Here's a shot of one of them partially sanded down: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280Zone Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I have something like those on my car and just used the stock studs and backing plate. I you don't have those I'd use the adhesive method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinhZXT Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I had these before and tried to weld them and I just poke holes right thru them. There should be 4 studs and a metal backing plate come with them like 280Zone said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartman Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share Posted March 11, 2007 Thanks for all the replies. They did come with studs and backing plates, so if it would be better to install them using the studs and structural adhesive I will go that route instead. Afterwards, I'll blend them in with my Rage Gold. BTW - The studs just have a couple of course looking threads around the middle of them. Do they just use some sort of metal clip to hold them on? I'll need to find them as they didn't come with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 The studs likely just used some stamped steel trim nuts to hold them on. They didn't need to be very strong. If the studs are metal, I would recommend threading them to accept real nuts so that you can provide some real holding power. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.I.jonas Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Hmm i think that idea might get stolen about now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280Zone Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 It is a pretty stolen idea already. http://www.desertzassociation.com/membersrides/Robert/75z/pic/pic9.jpg The nuts are refered to as speed nuts, they can be had at any local checker or autozone usually in the HELP section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonfly Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Mine were made out of the same pot metal type of material. I used the built in studs and the speed nuts but I did not use the backing plate, instead I used a washer over each stud prior to putting on the speed nut and I applied epoxy to the mating surfaces before I tightened the nuts down. After everything was cured I sanded the edges of the vents down then added bondo in small amounts untill I could no longer see a line between the vent and the fender. If I were to do it again I would carefully sand/file down the built up lip on the underside of the vent before installing it. That way you can use less body filler and not thin out the pot metal so much. Dragonfly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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