Early 911 Front fender question

[drvfastliveslow]

I have a 72 911 that I am working on restoring. The fenders that came off of it had the typical rusted headlight buckets and trim around lenses. There was also rust at the bottom by the fender well.

I have found some early fenders that are perfectly solid near headlights, but the back of these fenders was cut straight down where it would attach just by the doors.

Should I look for good rear sections and have someone make 1 good pair from 2? Is that even possible to do? Or just buy FG fenders? (they'd have to be early style with horn grills

Thanks,

Lee

[HarryD]

For long term longevity, I would go with steel. Fiberglass does not hold up as well.

[timmy2]

A good body shop will be able to make one out of 2. Go with the steel.

[silver911rdb]

I would go with the steel. With all the work involved in splicing 2 sections wouldn't it be better to just buy new ones? I understand Porsche is now supplying these fenders again. Someone told me it was around $1200/fender but don't quote me on that. You can sell what you have and put that towards the new ones. Anyways, something to think about.

[mreid]

The good news is that you can use 74 up fenders to source that section and they are MUCH cheaper.

[drvfastliveslow]

So the rear portion of the fenders is the same on 74 and up?

[silver911rdb]

That's another option. Guys will take good later fenders (74 and up) and add the horn grill sections. I would think that would be less body work. I know I saw a few posts on this in the bodywork section. I'll see if I can find it.

[silver911rdb]

this will get the ball rolling for you

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/paint-bodywork-discussion-forum/386215-front-fender-backdate-bodywork-dilemma.html

[mreid]

The easiest way to do it is as shown in the link.

[drvfastliveslow]

That post is exactly what I was looking for. I am searching for some Local SC fenders now. Thanks

[Jagshund]

The profiles and fender joining flange are the same but the later fenders, at least in my experience, have less meat on the lips. Maybe 7mm? I can't remember. Did exactly what you're considering about three months ago using an '80 something donor to fix a '68 fender. People in a hurry would likely just grind off some existing lip to blend the two, so be careful of who you ask to do this. This pic shows the extra meat I had to add after fixing the bottom: