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July 9th 2006, 19:53
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Really nice work dude:agree:
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July 9th 2006, 22:52
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Wow,
Very nice work.... Keep us posted. Alex
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July 9th 2006, 23:53
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You did a very good job. May I ask how you did it? Did you use an english wheel?
Mike
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July 10th 2006, 23:25
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I cut out the old metal and stretched the fender lip out to the angle I thought was close. Then taped up some poster board and traced off a template. I cut the metal for the flare and bent it slightly then tacked it all in place. It was sort of a compound curve and I had to shrink the metal in places to get it to weld properly. Quote:
Tonight I took the measurements from the drivers fender and prepped and cut the passenger fender. I reused the template for the drivers fender. flipped it over and used it to cut the metal for the passenger side fender. After all the metal was tacked in place it remeasured and found that the fender was out less than a 16th of an inch. after some gentle nudging from the body hammer it's now dead on! 
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July 16th 2006, 09:43
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OK guys....here's the latest:
Last night I finished flaring the last of the fenders. I am real glad that I can walk away from the welder for a while. I etched the bare metal and I am now getting ready to lay down a coat of sand-able high build primer and start fine tuning the bodywork. Please pardon the my shop.....I do all the rough bodywork in what my girlfriend calls "The Dog House"   All 4 welded up....  Rear fender after metal etching....  Ditto....
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July 16th 2006, 21:21
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Looking Good:agree: . You sure you havn't done this before. Looks Pro.
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July 19th 2006, 17:04
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Mike
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July 19th 2006, 23:39
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The technique I used to shrink the metal was to take a torch and heat the metal where I felt it needed to be shrunk. Then (while the metal is still very hot) use a garden hose to cool the metal rapidly. This will shrink it quite a bit. I've used the same technique to remove dents in larger panels. Lets say you have a long, relatively narrow piece of metal and you need it to bend slightly, but the tensile strength of the metal prevents it. It you heat it on the inside of where you imagine the bend to be and then cool it rapidly it will bend. This can be tedious and time consuming. Be careful because it can cause a bit of warping. I would suggest running a few test panels just to get the feel of it. But whatever warpage you get can be addressed later with a hammer and dolly. Thanks
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July 20th 2006, 09:16
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Thanks ccain529 for the info. At this point in my build I am far from working on my fenders but I think I am going to give it a shot as your fenders look much better than hugh fiberglass fenders. I will post some pictures when I get there.
Mike
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July 20th 2006, 18:29
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