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| | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 | Been doing some rust repair for a friend. We are working on his '54 3100 and this is what I got done this weekend. I think he will be pleased with the outcome. rear fender rust fender after repair rear fender | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | Good work, your friend will be happy with that. Come on up here and work on mine. I'll supply the patch panels.
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 190 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 190 | Really nice work, I gotta learn to do that. I bet your friend will be real pleased - I would be, keep it up. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,028 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,028 | Nice work! I will be moving onto fenders in the next few weeks. Not looking forwad to it mind you but thanks for the inspiring pics. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 | Thanks for the kind words. It is a lot of work fixing these fenders. As you can tell in the pictures, I made several small patches and tried to shape them as best as I could to the original contours. Not an easy task. It would be much easier if you could buy premade patch panels. Doesn't make much sense to me that cab corner patches, cowl patches, etc. are available but not lower fender patches. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 128 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 128 | Big bass,this may help next time yo run into rust,and a patch panel is not avalible.as long as you've got the basic structure of the shape,which in the fender you did.start buy cutting a piece of sheet metal large enough to cover all or more of the rusted area,now place your patch over the rusted area,leaving the rusted metal there for now!clamp or screw one end of the patch to the panel,in this case I would start at the bottom flange.you may want to put the first bend in it with a small sheet metal brake to get started,now take your torch and gently warm the metal as you form it over the old shape,using a body hammer and heat gently tap and massage the metal into it's shape,you may need to make a few relief cut's with the cut off wheel in the real curved area's,but they can be welded up later .after you've made your patch,cut the rust out and install the fabbed part  | | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 4,095 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 4,095 | my fenders are in relatively good shape but my bodyman wants me to buy new. he says by the time he puts time in i can buy new. ron
Ron, The Computer Greek I love therefore I am.1954 3100 Chevy truckIn the Gallery 2017 Buick Encore See more pix1960 MGA Roadster Sold 7/18/2017
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Nice darn job ! you for hire ? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 866 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 866 | | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 | Bent- Thanks for the tip. I will give it a try.
Ron- Your body man is probably right. Labor costs can be a killer, that is why I will tackle most any job myself as long as I know I can't cause any real damage.
SW- Not for hire at the moment but I would definitely give you a hand if we were closer together. I don't mind helping a fellow bolter if I can.
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