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Old Feb 1, 2009 | 05:34 PM
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Does anyone have a picture on how the front fender dust shield goes on? I think it clips in from the engine side, but I'm not sure how the flap is supposed to lay on the upper A Arm. Does it hang on the inside of the engine comp. or on the outside of the wheel well?
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Old Feb 1, 2009 | 06:21 PM
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They install from the inside. It covers most of the upper a arm so you can only see in inner portion of the a arm close to the bushings.

The notches cut into the flap are for folding the lower porting of the flap down at the inner edge of the a arm


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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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thats the part i could not figure out. I was not sure what the two notches at the bottom were for.
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This should answer your question



Sorry the photo is so large. I just linked it from my website, without reducing it's size.

I hope is helps
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I ordered a set of a-arm covers for my 74, the box came in no time at all. When i opened it i found a 68 camaro trunk seal
still waiting.............
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thanks PeteZ06, now I see you have to tuck the lower flap into the A arm.
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You're welcome. Glad I could help!
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Were they originally installed with pop rivits? I was reading about them on the c-2 forum an i guess there"s were installed with staples.
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Originally Posted by dmaaero
Were they originally installed with pop rivits? I was reading about them on the c-2 forum an i guess there"s were installed with staples.
The dust covers on my 72 have both staples and push-in retainers.

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Originally Posted by dmaaero
Were they originally installed with pop rivits? I was reading about them on the c-2 forum an i guess there"s were installed with staples.
I can only speak for my '69 with just the plastic pop rivets - no staples. I just checked the '69 AIM, and that's what it shows also, pop rivest, no staples. I suppose over the years Chevrolet used various methods of attaching them.

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I'm almost positive that 68 was the last year to use staples.
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