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swood1

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Front fender lower profile/photos
« on: March 26, 2018, 08:25:13 »
Hi all,

My front lower fender looks to have been removed and welded back on the vehicle at least once before.  There was rust along the bottom edge.  I cut above the rust when I removed it.  My question is can anyone direct me on what the profile is for the bottom of the fender please so I can make a correct profile repair patch.  My fender on the other side has a small step but I am pretty sure this one had probably been off the vehicle also.


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Steve
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Re: Front fender lower profile/photos
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2018, 11:06:56 »
Can you take a picture of the exact area?
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Re: Front fender lower profile/photos
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2018, 12:01:53 »
Will attempt to get in the workshop this evening and take a pic.  It's basically the very bottom edge of the outer fender, the part that mates with the rocker panel.


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Re: Front fender lower profile/photos
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2018, 20:07:06 »
Here you go.  You can see remnants of braze on the edge.  It may have been cut in the same place previously.

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Steven
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Re: Front fender lower profile/photos
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2018, 20:18:14 »
Quote from: swood1
.../...the very bottom edge of the outer fender, the part that mates with the rocker panel
See pic attached [right outer front fender to rocker (sill)]. This is an original unwelded SL
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Re: Front fender lower profile/photos
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2018, 21:36:57 »
Thanks Hans,

That's great help, much appreciated.

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Re: Front fender lower profile/photos
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2018, 03:04:58 »
K&K makes a nice lower patch panel for this section.  I wish i would have seen it before I spent the time fabicating my own patch.
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