Removing the innner fender wells?

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Removing the innner fender wells?

#1 Post by 434 nova » Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:38 pm

Does it really have a benefit? I heard people claim that it slows the car down due to the air building up under the hood. I am looking to put my car on a diet and dont want to use fiberglass bumpers cause it is a street car so i am looking for the next best thing. Also thinking about removing the heater box in the engine bay, how hard is it to remove? Also how much would i save in weight buy removing the inner fender wells and heater box? Thanks

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Re: Removing the innner fender wells?

#2 Post by hugger73hatch » Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:12 pm

Inner fenders total about 40 lbs If memory serves me correct. I took mine out a couple of years ago. I think the weight savings out benefits the wind deal IMHO.
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Re: Removing the innner fender wells?

#3 Post by Craig W. » Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:52 pm

My inner fenders were 25 lbs. Didn't slow me down any when I took them out.

I forget how much the heater stuff weighed. Quite a bit. You can pull it all without removing the fenders.
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#4 Post by BracketNova » Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:23 pm

When I went to a fiberglass hood, I lost the hood arms the latch and support. I also ditched the sway bar and inner fenders. I wanna say it saved me 200 or better.
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#5 Post by John_Heard » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:30 am

Take em' out..

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Re: Removing the innner fender wells?

#6 Post by Bruce69Camaro » Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:23 am

When I removed my heater box out of my 69 camaro, I took a piece of 16awg metal and welded it in to cover the opening. Now they sell pieces to just bolt over the box. Do a search to see if anyone offers this for your car?
It's a lot easier to bolt on a cover then to do all the repair work to make the firewall look good.
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