[gtobird]

Originally Posted by 1stGenFB

I think Ames sells the correct inner fender for the Firebird. Incidentally, I purchased Sherman inner fenders for my 68.. when put side by side with the originals they look exactly the same although I haven't installed them yet

Where did you get the Sherman inner fender wells? Never heard of that brand, though I have seen the supposed to be "correct" matching Firebird repops on ebay. Are these "Firebird Correct" or Camaro parts?

Also, for me this is all about doing my car once and doing it as factory correct as possible. It's already been a 25 year resto project. It's finally close to done. Time to ger done this year! My problem is that I travel a lot for work, so my time at home is precious to me.

Regards,
OJ

[gtobird]

Folks,

Just to let you know, I purchased the repop inner fender well made specifically for the 67 /68 Firebird from Matt's in California, same place I bought my console.

So here's the good and bad. I have not installed it, but according to Kim, who works at Matt's, they installed a pair of these on their own car and she said the only thing that needed tweaking was to slightly elongate a hole for the battery tray, otherwise, they fit well. Based on that input, I bought the passenger side piece.

So, I received it, undamaged. If you are looking for a decent piece, this is probably it based on Kim's comments. If you are looking for a OEM correct looking piece, this isn't it. Mind you, you would have to look hard after installation to see the differences. The original piece has an additional support piece on the underside in the battery tray area. The repop piece just sort of molds this in. Probably works fine, but is different. Also, when you look at the stamping lines in the curved part of the piece, they are much sharper than the contours of the original piece.

I'm not going to use the piece I bought. I'm putting it up for sale and will continue to search for an original piece. I already have a lead thanks to this forum. Regards, OJ (aka Old Joe)