Skylark/gs/gsx 70-72 fiberglass hood and fenders

Discussion in 'Parts wanted' started by eganddg, Jul 20, 2012.

  1. eganddg

    eganddg Well-Known Member

    Looking for a pair of fiberglass fenders and Hood for my '72 GS project
     
  2. eganddg

    eganddg Well-Known Member

    TTT.....anyone know where I can get some decent fiberglass parts for a fair price shipped to NY??
     
  3. Doo Wop

    Doo Wop Where were you in '62?

  4. bignastyGS

    bignastyGS Maggot pilot

    VFN doesn't play fair with shipping. I saved money by going there when I bought my doors,fenders and decklid..The crate everything and they don't do it for free..If you plan to use these on a street car.there is a little work to do to make them work without flopping around.
     
  5. UnseenGSX

    UnseenGSX Well-Known Member

    I do not remember the name but isn't there a guy in Ohio that does it. I think if you do a search here you will come up with a name
     
  6. Rocket Racer

    Rocket Racer Well-Known Member

    :) E-mail sent.
     
  7. buicks

    buicks Well-Known Member

    What work do you recommend for a street car? Thanks
     
  8. buicks

    buicks Well-Known Member

    What work do you recommend for a street car? Thanks
     
  9. Dave Hanlon

    Dave Hanlon LARGE MEMBER

    i have a set of front fenders that will need some work for cheap!:grin:
     
  10. Michael Evans

    Michael Evans a new project

    WSRacinhg (ttp://www.wsracingfiberglass.com/products.htm ) still does. Now it is done/ran by his son as the owner died about a year ago.

    Had them copy a 1972 Skylark front bumper about five years ago.


    They did a good job and there are many copys floating around ( I know a couple that went over seas).
     
  11. bignastyGS

    bignastyGS Maggot pilot

    The fenders are the pain in the butt for a street car.The bumpers are not so bad though. I had to do some work on the VFN bumpers so I could mount the turn signal lights in them.The flanges that the original lights bolt to are a bit short.So, I took a small piece of 1/8 inch thick by 3/4 wide and the length of the flanges(ALUMINUM) and fiberglassed it to the top of the flange spots. That took care of the front bumper.For the rear bumper I had to make mounts as there were none on the bumpers to mount to.I adjusted the lens housing and lenses to fit in the opening then used much tape to hold them in place.I had to make mounts that the original housings would bolt to.If you look at a stock bumper,you will see how to do it.I made Z shape brackets and glassed it to the bumper. Now,for the front fenders,I had to do some engineering that took some thought. I took 2 old destroyed and rusted fenders and removed the bracket that sits behind the headlight buckets that has the 3 bolts that mount the fender to the radiator support. I cut and drilled the pieces and ground off excess metal (took a couple hours) till they had all the outer fender ground off of it.Then I glassed them onto the fender and used a steel fender to measure it so it was in the same spot as what I did on my glass fender.Remember to measure it a few times before glassing..
     
  12. buicks

    buicks Well-Known Member

    My outers are mounted with bolts nuts and washers. I have factory steel inners, and they seem secure, but they do flex on bumps. I was thinking maybe a curved firm support bracket from the frame to the center bolt of the steel inner would be helpful, to reduce flex. The bracket would be underneath, by the tire.
     

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