Anyone ever change front wheel house??
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Burning Brakes
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From: Atwater CA
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Anyone ever change front wheel house??
Has anyone ever changed the front wheel house on a C5??
My car needs to have this done.. see this thread
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=2009287
How major of a project is this? One of the shops I took it to, says their computer estimating program says the engine has to come out! I wouldn't believe it, except, for example, you have to pull the intake manifold to change the oil pressure sender...
Another shop said it is a 3 hour job.
Thanks in advance
Dave
My car needs to have this done.. see this thread
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=2009287
How major of a project is this? One of the shops I took it to, says their computer estimating program says the engine has to come out! I wouldn't believe it, except, for example, you have to pull the intake manifold to change the oil pressure sender...
Another shop said it is a 3 hour job.
Thanks in advance
Dave
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Rugby North Dakota
Has anyone ever changed the front wheel house on a C5??
My car needs to have this done.. see this thread
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=2009287
How major of a project is this? One of the shops I took it to, says their computer estimating program says the engine has to come out! I wouldn't believe it, except, for example, you have to pull the intake manifold to change the oil pressure sender...
Another shop said it is a 3 hour job.
Thanks in advance
Dave
My car needs to have this done.. see this thread
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=2009287
How major of a project is this? One of the shops I took it to, says their computer estimating program says the engine has to come out! I wouldn't believe it, except, for example, you have to pull the intake manifold to change the oil pressure sender...
Another shop said it is a 3 hour job.
Thanks in advance
Dave
It is a time consuming process, but the engine does not have to come out. On the other hand, I don't believe it can be done in 3 hours, b/c to get things aligned correctly you have to glue the inner wheelhouse to the frame, then b/4 the glue dries you need to install the outer fender, front fascia, headlight cover and hood must be aligned - all before glue dries
Safety Car
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From: Louisville Kentucky
It is a BIG job, but the engine does NOT!!!!!!!!!! have to come out. I've replaced both of them as part of a front-end rebuild project - main thing is that the inner wheel house is glued onto the frame and the outer fender screws onto the inner wheelhouse - so it is critical that the inner wheelhouse is glued on in the proper position b/c once the glue dries there is very little (ie: almost no) movement allowed to adjust the outer fender.
It is a time consuming process, but the engine does not have to come out. On the other hand, I don't believe it can be done in 3 hours, b/c to get things aligned correctly you have to glue the inner wheelhouse to the frame, then b/4 the glue dries you need to install the outer fender, front fascia, headlight cover and hood must be aligned - all before glue dries
It is a time consuming process, but the engine does not have to come out. On the other hand, I don't believe it can be done in 3 hours, b/c to get things aligned correctly you have to glue the inner wheelhouse to the frame, then b/4 the glue dries you need to install the outer fender, front fascia, headlight cover and hood must be aligned - all before glue dries
Melting Slicks
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From: Mt. Pleasant S.C.
Had it done on mine when I got t-boned. Engine does NOT have to come out but it is a lot more than 3 hours work. There is a jig that your shop should use to locate the inner tub properly so that when it is epoxied on it is in the correct location. My body shop bought one. No idea where they got it, if it was from GM or not.
It is important that this be in the right spot. If it is not then the body panels on the nose of your car will never, ever line up properly. As noted above there is very little time to get it right and no movement if it's wrong.
It is important that this be in the right spot. If it is not then the body panels on the nose of your car will never, ever line up properly. As noted above there is very little time to get it right and no movement if it's wrong.
Dave
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From: Des Plaines Il
It is a BIG job, but the engine does NOT!!!!!!!!!! have to come out. I've replaced both of them as part of a front-end rebuild project - main thing is that the inner wheel house is glued onto the frame and the outer fender screws onto the inner wheelhouse - so it is critical that the inner wheelhouse is glued on in the proper position b/c once the glue dries there is very little (ie: almost no) movement allowed to adjust the outer fender.
It is a time consuming process, but the engine does not have to come out. On the other hand, I don't believe it can be done in 3 hours, b/c to get things aligned correctly you have to glue the inner wheelhouse to the frame, then b/4 the glue dries you need to install the outer fender, front fascia, headlight cover and hood must be aligned - all before glue dries
It is a time consuming process, but the engine does not have to come out. On the other hand, I don't believe it can be done in 3 hours, b/c to get things aligned correctly you have to glue the inner wheelhouse to the frame, then b/4 the glue dries you need to install the outer fender, front fascia, headlight cover and hood must be aligned - all before glue dries
