Fender damage.

[ccain529]

Originally Posted by MikeVW

Wow, those look great. You did a fantasic job. I wish they came from the factory like that!
Mike

Me too!!

Originally Posted by beetle1303

Amazing fab skills as well as prep and painting skills. Well done. I wish i had space, time and these skills...
Congrats again
Chris

Thank you!!

Originally Posted by oasis

I'd give more than two thumbs up if I could ... wait a second ... never mind, that's not a thumb. Really well done!

OMG!! I peeing my pants!

Originally Posted by chug_A_bug

sweet job dude thanks for that Idea I'm putting my 69 in the body shop this work I may try that as well cheaper then Remmele CF (i wish) but this then this will be just fine great job though

Thanks! And keep us posted!

Thanks sooo much guys! It's your encouragement that keeps me going.

Say, have you ever noticed how one small thing mushrooms into a major undertaking?! In the direct mid-day sunshine yesterday the car looked pretty good. The paint wasn't a perfect match but then again I didn't expect it too. Well, this evening after work, I went down to the shop to see how well the paint had cured and to start work on the wiring and bumpers...BIG MISTAKE!!! I pulled the car out and in the evening sun those fenders aren't even close to matching! Looks like an old black and white police car! Well, never one to be satisfied, I've decided to respray the whole car. I was planing to do this next year but....I just can't live with the fenders being so far from matching the rest of the car! And not that there is anything wrong with that style (note the disclaimer) If my fenders don't match, I may as well make a "Rust Rod" out of it!
Damn OCD! And yes, all the labels on the oil cans in my shop are facing out! So stay tuned I'll probably start yet another thread on the progress of the respray.
Gotta run, I'm going down to the shop and start striping the car down.

Cheers

Chris

[kitchenware]

Hey man, first off.... Great job on the fenders! Second, thanks for posting that up and opening my eyes on my own project. I initially wanted 'kafer cup' style glass fenders for my ride, but $ and international shipping were a huge turn off. That and it goes against every fiber of my DIY being to simply buy something. Then came your post... duh, why was I trying so hard to widen from the inside with all of the complex angles/shaping/excessive welding and hammering. Especially since I am in the process of widening some jetta fenders using a similar method to your fenders. I'm scrapping my first beetle fender mid stream and trying your method.

here are some pics of my short lived fender project (2hrs)

if these pics begin to clutter your thread, let me know and I'll pull em.


Inside edge trimmed off.



here the rest of the fender is with like 3" of extra metal, but 2.5" was what was going to be final.

I'll post up my own thread on my fender job once I get my project moved over to my new garage.

Thanks again for posting that up.

[ccain529]

Originally Posted by kitchenware

Hey man, first off.... Great job on the fenders! Second, thanks for posting that up and opening my eyes on my own project.

I'll post up my own thread on my fender job once I get my project moved over to my new garage.

Thanks again for posting that up.

Thank you! Looks like you are a better welder than me! Keep us up to date! I am very interested in how your's will turn out.
I wish I had the skills to be able to make molds! I would like to make a few mor sets and keep 'em in my shed for later projects!
If you look at mine real close you can definitely tell I don't do this for a living!
I was ready to shell out the bucks for the widened fenders but I didn't like the way they made the headlights look so far apart.

[kitchenware]

Yeah, I'm with you on the molds... I'm not afraid to give it a try, but I'd like to start with some smaller pieces, like say a gas door. hehe I've got a friend who works with carbon fiber and he tells me there's nothing to it or 'glass for that matter. Well, nothing aside from the price that CF is at right now.

[bt1211]

check out www.ghiaspecialties.com
the owner John Kelly has a very good dvd and a shrinking disk(I own them both). Lots of good info on body work
Bryan

[ccain529]

OK...Well after many tiring days and nights...the repray is nearing completion!
The next time I do this I will pay someone!!!
OK so it's not perfect but I think it will be sufficient for now...There may be plans in the works to change the color completely down the road.

[wrenchnride247]

Slick! Thats one way to match the paint on the fenders.