Striker

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What do you guys think? Is my fender-door gap proper? I've never noticed it being an issue in person but I've seen so many threads on here of cars being improperly jacked, causing the lower fenders to bulge out a lot.

How do mine look?







They look good to me, but I've never had another F-Body to compare it to, at least in my area anyway.

SparkyJJO

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Looks fine. You'd be able to tell if it was wonky by how it would stick out. Plus the tab underneath would be all bent up.

Striker

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The tabs are bent underneath however, they are bent inwards- I was told if they were bent the opposite way, than I'd have some issues.

More people please chime in. Thank you

DjinnWS6

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looks normal to me

Striker

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Back up top!

RPM WS6

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If the tabs are in fact bent in any direction, then the fender gap may not be 100% exactly as it was from the assembly line.

Having said that, it looks good from what I can tell in the pictures, so if it's off by any amount it would have to be very small and something that would need to be evaluated in person - and even then may not be noticeable.

Striker

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Thanks boss. They are bent without a doubt, and whoever bent them, did so very quickly just based on HOW much they are bent and in which location they're stuck at (inwards towards the engine)

I will snap some more pictures for evaluation. In the meantime, keep em coming. I'd like to see what others bottom of doors/fenders line up.

Spartan7

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Take off the ground effect and you'll be able to see if there's a gap better. I would unbolt the fender from the lower bracket and bend it back yourself. The sheet metal should come straight down toward the ground. Sometimes it can look straight down, but it will be rolled so it looks like an "S" from the side, making it harder to align the fender just right.

Striker

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Good call.
How do they look based on the pictures?

RPM WS6

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I agree with all of this.

Due to the ground effects on a Trans Am, it's harder to tell from basic pictures if the gap is only enlarged by a small amount - unlike a Camaro or Formula/Firebird which are usually very easy to spot even when small.

Spartan7

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They look pretty good, maybe slightly bulging out. It's not exactly easy to get the fender just right on the bottom because of the cheap way GM attached it to the subframe, and how it overlaps part of the rocker.

xBrandonx

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They look fine, just about every Firebird I've seen, the door has chips in it where the door sticker goes. Yours has it too.

Striker

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Where are these chips?

xBrandonx

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Now that I look at it closer, it looks like the reflection. Mine and my 2 buddies Firebirds have chips there though. And some I looked at to buy had em too.

AmDWs6

looks fine to me .. same as my 02 Ws6

Striker

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Yeah thats just reflections. I wonder why there are chips in there, do ppl simply not care enough I guess?

Striker

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Near the bottom where the fender/door meet?

Striker

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TTT- lets see peoples fenders- camaro or t/a it doesnt matter. I wanna see some for comparisons sakes.

Striker

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One more bump to see a few more fender/door gaps

crazyelf

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Dude, your fine.