Left rear fender saved from scrap yard

[SHELBY MESSER]

The guy I'm restoring his E'31 coupe brought this fender by to see if I could use it, if not was going to scrap it. I tole him that it was repairable so just leave it. This is what I started with

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The above left fender was for a '28-'29 coupe. I changed it to a '30-'31 pickup fender. I lot dent to remove and welds to grind, but looks much better now Shelby, Louisiana.

[Reds34]

Wow, looking good.

Red

[gunmetal 2]

Keep up the good work....

[macswoods]

YOU ARE A TRUE CRAFTSMAN. That is a lost art you are keeping alive, thank you ,if you can, pass it on. Mac......

[SHELBY MESSER]

This is A E'31 coupe that I have brought back from the dead. I'll post more pictures. I don't know where they are all at right now. Here is about what I started with I had to completely build the upper rear corner.(next pictures I' Make smaller) Shelby, Louisiana.

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I've been using saw horses to hold my fenders while I'm welding and straightening. The problem with the saw horses is they keep shifting and turning over. I have a minne hoist with a hand crank that I'm going to engineer a adjustable holder to hold front and rear fenders, doors and whatever I want to weld. The holder is adjustable to 360* in a radius and set in any position and hold. Completely disassemblable. I have not came up with a tilt yet that will adjust from lying flat to vertical and hold in any position. I'll post pictures later Shelby, Louisiana

Below is a picture of the sawhorse I was using pix 530

Next is as I was progressing on fender holder pix 529

This pix is when I first mounted the fender Pix 531

note the locking crescent wrench That thing is very handy

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In the top pix the fender is standing on its rear, and can be raised to any height and to any angle pix 534

in this pix the fender is low but can be raised to any height and to any angle pix 535

In bottom pix the fender is upright and can be welded or straightened also adjustable to any height or angle pix 536

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more pictures,Standing on front side This was a '28-'29 fender and I changed it to a '30-'31. It was also a coupe fender and I making a puck-up fender. Which may be on an AA that I want to build. Note the hoist that it is mounted on, in lower position. pix 537

I positioned the chair to show the height pix 538

the last pix shows the under side, where I can weld, grind and straighten as needed pix 539 all

Please excuse the clutter and mess in my shop It is kinda small Shelby, Louisiana

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These pix are of the front of the '30-'31 pickup converted from a '28-'29 coupe. I made a new reinforcement plate to support the running board to fender.

1st pix is where I removed the reinforcement plate pix 540

2nd pix shows the reinforcement plate already made and compared I should have taken pix as I was making it but no responses just views pix 541
(note my 2 two leg chair to left)
3rd pix is side x side of the two plates.Note my body hammerin top of pix pix 542

[SHELBY MESSER]

In this pix I have the reinforcement plate clamped in place only. I have welding, grinding, plenty of cleaning and dents to remove and straightening to do Shelby, Louisiana.

[spectria]

In this pix I have the reinforcement plate clamped in place only. I have welding, grinding, plenty of cleaning and dents to remove and straightening to do Shelby, Louisiana.

Looking good.
Do you clean the metal and treat before you weld in the reinforcement?

[SHELBY MESSER]

Yes, I will through clean ALL visible rust that I can see and some I can't see. Then use metal prep before prime and seal. I still have welding to do and getting out ALL the dents also. I'll post more pix of the fender later Shelby, Louisiana.