i'd do:
1) check alignment at shop first, see if anything is out of whack. if you have a good shop, have them put the new fenders on and **** with the settings. Caster is just one component, perhaps they can adjust not only caster but the other arms to actually get the wheel pulled forward a bit more. I had an issue with my old S14 where Firestone was doing the alignment on the rear of the car, which had every single adjustable arm possible, plus height adjustment on the coilovers. When i get the car back the rear wheel was left sitting very far off center, but had "correct" alignment specs. Turns out they were adjusting just one arm or something. A better shop took a crack at it and got the wheel more centered by playing with all 3
2) cut that marked off area on the fender, it doesn't look like you need as much as was marked off, and since its fiberglass it shouldn't be too hard to seal up
3) rebarrel last, since thats probably the most expensive
EDIT: whats wrong with the rear?
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