Technical 1939 Chev Master 85 Front and rear fender and running board install

Hi all. Does anyone know of a good resource for front and rear fender install as well as running boards for a 1939 Mater Deluxe? The manuals on the old car manual project do not have schematics or any instructions from what I can see. I am sure I can fumble my way through but would love a good reference to review if it exists. Thanks. Jeff p.s. I attached a photo showing the current state and what it looked like when I bought it.

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1st think I see missing is running board mounts , they were riveted to the frame . The boards need mats removed to correctly mount the boards . The mats are attached to a metal backing , then attached to the boards by twisting the metal tabs that drop through the boards . Way different mounting than a Ford .

 

Fenders are pretty easy for the rear since they simply bolt into existing holes in the body. Some got sideways, and some up into threaded holes. The front fenders all need to locate off the radiator core support, so the core support is the first thing that needs to be installed. The rear edge og the front fenders bolt through the side of the cowl with 3 bolts, The front edges get located to the small lower valance piece that sits below the grille and ties the two together. The rest up front bolts to the radiator core support and the grille. Don't snug anything down tight until all the bolts are loosely connected. The valance below the grille can be lined up to both fenders and tightened first, then set the hood on, and line up the fender gaps to the hood and grille and begin tightening bolts.
It helps if you're working alone to use a floor jack up front under the lower valance with a pad on top to raise and hold the ***embly as you begin to tighten bolts. Or even two floor jacks with one under the front edge of each fender to align and support the front clip. You may find yourself having to loosen bolts as you get it finalized if it needs adjusting more towards the end. The front clip can take all day to get it perfect, or might get lucky and be done in 4 hrs.
I didn't use running boards on my '39 Chev g***er, so never had to deal with that part of the equation.

 

I'd like to nominate 71BB for most helpful post of the week ....

 

Thanks. This is really helpful...both posts! I will report back when I get this moving. Right now, doing torque tube gaskets....I sure hate the smell of gear oil!!!