Canuck Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 The part of the fender you see from the engine compartment (that bolts to the top of the plastic inner fenders) is black in my 72 Monte. The black starts below the lip about 3/4 of an inch below fenter edge (hope my explanation makes sense. It appears to be original. I have seen others like this but a lot are painted body colour. My 70 was originally body colour from the factory. Was this just a 72 thing? Did it vary by factory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 I can't answer your question but I think it looks better this way. I find it hard to believe GM would spend the extra money to tape off that part of the fenders in a (non class A) area. Is it a sharp tape line or is there a fuzzy line? Perhaps a fixture held the fender in that area while it was sprayed. I think the fenders where sprayed in a different area at a different time back then. I could be wrong, I'll ask around. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsmc Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 just a thought, if you are thinking of redoing them anyway,scrap the paint off a small area that is not in eye sight all the time and see if your body color is amoung the mix. i think they where painted the color of the car. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughn Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Hey Aaron, Just checked the 72 from Van. Painted body color, no Black at all. Vaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Is it possible somewhere in time the ft clip was replaced, fenders were a different color than the body, someone taped the inner fenders off to eliminate over-spray and the line now there was the most convenient place to tape it off at. Heck, perhaps at the factory the fenders (I believe) were sprayed at a different place than the (Fisher Body) and the factory assembly line got out of sinc, so they had to spray them. Just guessing here. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1972mc Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 My 72 fender is body color, as are all others I've ever seen. Carl Leo would be the final call on this question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballubet Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 All the one's I've seen are body color. But mine isn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc8oye Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 your car is WEIRD MAN!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
680HPStroker Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 All 1972's were body color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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