Attaching Fender Skirts on '41 Chrysler

[1941_Saratoga]

I'm hoping someone has had experience attaching fender skirts on a 1941 C30. I have to admit I'm baffled as to how to position them and attach them correctly.

 

Here is a side shot with them "hooked" on the front part of the rear fender and the bar clipped on the the inside of top of the fender well:

 

Closeup of the front hook:

 

However, I'm left with a sizable gap between the back of the fender skirt and the fender.

 

The other puzzlement is where to attach the rear tab of the skirt to the fender. This isn't a great shot for reference, but bar below the tab is the rear fender support that attaches to the frame. I have clips that came with the skirts, but don't have any idea where to attach them. I initially thought that they attached to the same bolt that holds the bottom of the fender support, but the tab falls about 1-1/2" short.

 

The biggest problem is that the front hook on the skirt is hitting the tire, which might make it just a bit of a safety issue. 

 

Being an optimist, I just assumed these would fit like a glove when I installed them, giving my Saratoga a different look for the Summer. Haven't been able to find anything online, so I'm hoping someone in this forum might have run across this issue. Thanks in advance!

Dave

[1941_Saratoga]

Answering my own post, as I've done a little more research...

 

It appears that in 1941, Chrysler used two different rear fenders on their C30 models - likely made necessary because of the war and lack of parts. The fenders were differentiated by serial number. In my parts book, the C30 used these rear fenders in 1941:

 

Right Rear
(up to 6629347-6757695)  = 898647
(after 6629347-6757695)   = 897884

 

Left Rear
(up to 6629347-6757695)  = 898648
(after 6629347-6757695)   = 897885

 

My Saratoga falls in the "after" 6757695 category, so it's possible that my fender skirts are for earlier production '41s. Does anybody know what the difference in fenders was for the C30s that year?

 

Dave