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Ken/Tom

I too have just completed reassembly of the fenders, running boards, etc on my 35 Phaeton.

I started with the radiator and radiator support rods set in place, first the inner fenders and then the grill including the grill stone panel.

Then as Charlie said, I installed the running boards loosely… at this point I installed the rear fenders and fender welt.

I was coached to install the hood next, which I was glad I did as it allowed me to adjust the hood alignment by dialing in/out the radiator support rods without the front fenders in the way. I assembled the left and right top portions of the hood to the hood hinge on the work bench and then set the assembly in place …which was rather easy to do, without the front fenders in place.

Next came the hood side panels, the hinges were pre tested to make sure the hinge rod worked freely… I would recommend you pre test the hood rod to make sure it can be driven thru hinge holes in both the top and bottom sections of the hood panels….I found a lot of paint build up in this area…

The front fenders went on last placing a few bolts to the inner fender just to hold the fender in place. I then started at the first hole at the bottom of the grill and worked toward the running board. All bolts were left loose until everything was in place including the fender welt.

This worked for me…