[guzey]

Anybody know of a 5th gen year that had metal inner fenders ... or a model of car that I would be able swap with.

I think the plastic inner fenders look horrible and honestly don't want to buy replacements. I would have no issue painting a metal one.

 

[jlcustomz]

I'm almost positive they are ALL plastic. If you can fabricate , you can do like the mini- trukin guys & use a metal trailer fender for part of the assembly & fab the rest.
Of course, plastic can be painted after proper cleaning , prep & adhesion promoter. That,s what most car bumpers are made from.
I'm personally in the middle of fabricating an under hood cover to look like my hood using the sides of a fiberglass hood to cover the fenderwell area to near the engine. Will post thread when I,m further along.
PS post in the body section next time.

 

[oldtinsmith]

I have a '78 Pontiac Grand Am front clip and it has metal front inner fenders. 1980 was when (I believe) Pontiac went to plastic inner fenders. I would think that the '78-'79 Malibus had the metal inner fenders too!

Doug

 

[Matty man]

I think all Malibu/El Camino`s have plastic,, the Buick, Pontiac and olds have metal inner fender wells,, all Malibu I have pulled have had the plastic,, there are new fiberglass ones,, you can buy and make look better than the factory plastic ones,, Matty man

 

[Bobby78]

My 78 el camino is plastic. But Pontiac did things differently back then so they may be the only ones.