Fender project (metalwork inside)
 

I have almost completed some work that I thought I'd share here. Here was the problem. Old, badly done collision work that had rusted out.

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I needed to make a piece:

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I made a "flexible" pattern and a buck, plus the block.

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I found a headlight bucket with some fender attached. Unfortunatley, the fender was a later body, not for the A I was working on. Here's where the real work began:

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The metal on the car was really thin. I had to make an additonal piece/patch there on the inside because there was nothing left to weld to. I should have made more fender, but the owner was telling me that I shouldn't spend any more time (money) on this. So, I leaded the old, bad weld that was still solid, POR 15'd the back side and rolled the car.



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This is as far as I went on this one leaving the general bodywork to the painter.

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BTW, the weld are gas welds hammered flat after tacking up with the MIG.

Nice work Milt.

Should I ever crack up my tub racin' on the left coast .... I'll know who to contact :lol:

Oh, and I slipped in a front battery box while it was here. Not too proud of the fender work, myself, but the owner didn't want to spirng for a fender. That's big money nowadays. This is just a 500 dollar patch job that won't fall out. ;) And, I wanted something to do that required hammer forming a piece.

It was good practice and the owner was the first to say that the car was(is) just a practice car. It's pretty bad elsewhere, like the rear end. This car is a surviver, but barely. It got tagged front anad rear, but managed to make it out in the world for a few more 1000 miles before it just died. He picked it up in AZ for 5K.

Nice work Milt.

Sherwood

Those panel holders from eastwood are the best perfect gap for welding nice work

I guess. I like a tight gap, myself. :D I usually make allowances in the cut for where they will sit. Too big of a gap just uses more rod and less mother metal. The trickest weld of all is a fusion weld, no rod. Don't think of rod as glue. It adds nothing to the strength of the part, it's just filler.

Did you tig weld the panels? That is what I found to be the best way mig is OK and it works just seems like more grinding

3rd post:

"BTW, the weld are gas welds hammered flat after tacking up with the MIG."

nice work you have done there. A good idea to make the buck and one I will keep in the back of my mind when I do the rear of my 356 ......now to find some chunky wood :-)

Beautiful job Milt!

John www.ghiaspecialties.com