Royhldn Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 I removed the front cap, fenders and liners now that they're painted not sure what is the best way to reinstall. Any advice would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 what vehicle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merle Coggins Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Reverse order of disassembly... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd B Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 On 4/19/2017 at 3:29 PM, Merle Coggins said: Reverse order of disassembly... Daaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royhldn Posted April 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 It is a 51' b3b. As for putting it back in reverse order may not be the best plan since I wasn't concerned about messing up fresh paint. My guess is I should put the fender liners in then fenders and then from cap followed by hood. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 How did you disassemble it? One piece? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merle Coggins Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 I'm not sure which piece you refer to as the front cap, but when I assembled my truck I installed the front grill assembly first. Then you can set the inner fender panels in place and hold them temporarily with some wire or bungee cords, then set the fenders in place. There should be a rubber gasket between the fenders and front grill panel. I used some urethane calk instead. Once you have it all aligned and tightened down you can attach the inner fender panels. The hood would be the last piece. Merle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48Dodger Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Where the nose piece and fenders meet, put a double layer of painters tape (blue, not as sticky as yellow or green masking tape).....where the fenders meet the door......where the hood meets the fender, etc.....put tape. This will keep the chips down....the inevitable body "strikes". Where you can, lay a nice non-abrasive blanket down to help protect the surface during assyembly. New paint is still "soft" for weeks after the exit from the booth. Finger prints can still be recorded in a paint job days old. If you have received your parts painted, don't lay a cover over them....let them air out a week or so and then slowly put it back together. Show us some pictures, would like to see the new color. 48D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royhldn Posted June 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 It is a 51' b3b. As for putting it back in reverse order may not be the best plan since I wasn't concerned about messing up fresh paint. My guess is I should put the fender liners in then fenders and then from cap followed by hood. Any thoughts? Thanks for the comments. I started with the liners, fenders and then the front cap. Taped email everything and so far no dings. Can't seem to get the gaps right on the driver's side. May need to take the fender off and try it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattooman43 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Mine was fun...good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobacuda Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 On my B4B, I put the front part on first, then the hood to hold it in place, set the inner fenders in place and attached the fenders. Once the fenders were attached, but tightened down, I attached the inner fenders. Lining up the fenders was a PITA. Some minor repairs to fender mounting brackets caused the original alignment to not be obvious. I forget who, but someone told me later it would have been easier to line up if I had assembled the grille and fenders off the truck, set that in place, then attached the hood and the inner fenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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