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#865759 07/10/2012 2:03 AM
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Hey,
My trucks a 53 sitting on a 1964 frame done by the previous owner. During the swap the po had to cut into the driver side fender to make room for the steering column and left a big hole. My question is, is their somewhere i could get some sort of thick rubber mat that i could attach to the iner fender to help fill the hole? Im not sure were to look for a 2'x2' sheet of rubber.

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a good farm supply store should have rubber belting for coveyors and such. or a farm truck shop


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mo #865843 07/10/2012 11:38 AM
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Why not find a 2x2 piece of sheet metal and weld it into place or lap it and screw it in? It would be lighter and look better than a old rubber hanging there headscratch


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McMaster, mud flaps from your local truck supply, etc.

MNSmith #865865 07/10/2012 1:45 PM
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Thanks for the replys, the reason i figured rubber might look better is because of its flexibility.I go through the wheel well quite a bit to get to stuff and itd be easier to just fold it up then to unscrew it each time. plus im not sure how well i would be able to get the right bends in the metal to insure enough protection for the engine.

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I use inner tube rubber for a lot of stuff, look for an old large truck tube, heavy but flexible

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Flxible #865886 07/10/2012 3:28 PM
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Tractor trailer mud flaps work great for that kind of stuff as well. You can usually find them layin on the road after they fall of off trucks. Heavy duty,
Can be cut with a utility knife and flexible too. I you buy them new, they cost between $7.00 and $16.0 depending on how long you get em. Brian


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