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I guess I'd work on anything if given the opportunity. It keeps me busy till I find work some day. That Mustang I did was probably one of the newest cars I've done. I guess I usually work on the older stuff that you can't buy parts for. Don't really like to do the same thing twice.

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Wadda' ya' wanna see? How about front fender patch with a wired edge?
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Or a rear pan for a boat tail. A lot going on here but not much shape, wired edge, beads, etc.
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another view....
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Or the front of a rear fender, same car...
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Or how about a fender skirt?
Any suggestions?.........Anyone?

jp1967stang

I say front fender showing how to shape all the different angles.

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Ok, fender it is. I did this project a while ago. So any pictures I have are all I have, I can't go back and take more. It is what it is.
Real quick, this car is pretty rare and since I had it in my garage I decided I wanted one. Since I don't have money I copied some of the more "boat tale" specific pieces.
Like this rear pan....
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Notice the other pan in the back ground....
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Repaired/remade the front part of this rear fender.
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Notice the piece I cut out sitting on the running board...
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Ok, on to the front fender. This was upside down in a field for who knows how long. So it rusted out from the inside, and at the top. Hope that makes sence. Because this is such a rare car I'm trying to repair as much as I can, not just remake everything. I want it to still be what it is. Not all new.

So first, identify where the good metal starts. Make a pattern and cut out a blank. I know some guys make the blank over sized but I try not to over do it. I like the blank to be close, just a little big, not much. That's the new patch/blank, next to the fender.
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Notice all the transitions of radii and flats are marked out, as well as where the wire will go.

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So then I shaped the part. Fairly heavy shrinks around the outside. Stay off the side, it should stay flat and straight.
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After checking and double checking to the pattern the blank was finally pretty close.
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With the shape about right, I formed up the part to see if it would fit.
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It was over shrunk a bit. So I stretched it back out where it needed to be and checked fit again. Then traced out the new piece on the old fender and got to cutting.
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The original wire only needed some minor fixing for it to be good. I think you can see it there in the pics.

And yes, those are wooden wheels.
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Then just weld it in.
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A heavy coat of primer, maybe some filler and it's done. Also because it's TIGed it looks the same on the inside as it does on the outside.
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Pretty straight forward.

I like the design of this car. Simple, not a bunch of beads or decorations.

racer_dave

nice work (as always).

Coupe

Thats pretty cool...