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Old 17-02-22, 20:22
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Well done Jordan, well worth the effort to keep it as original as possible.
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Old 18-02-22, 02:36
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Last fender getting the rebuild treatment. I had to cut out the rear edge as it was badly rusted out in spots. I also had to weld up the bend along the front edge. The metal had gotten very thin and then was cracking along the bend when the flare was bent back to shape. Lots of weld, grind and repeat.
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Old 18-02-22, 04:12
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Default Nice job ....are you buying the MIG wire bulk???

Just looking at some earlier fender pictures...... what where the original fasteners...... they look like large slotted screws...... were they machined screws...... 5/16 size x 1 3/4 ???? .....I have spares if you want some.

I have spent the last few very cold weeks in the barn sorting out nuts and bolts and making new bins........ and learned that you can't sort bolts with gloves so I froze my right thumb enough to crack and go numb.

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Old 18-02-22, 15:19
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Mig Wire in bulk, funny you should ask as i checked my spool yesterday to make sure there was still some in the machine. Thankfully there is still lots. I buy the largest spool that will fit in the machine.

Ill have to check but I believe they are 3/8 dome headed machine screws. I tried to save as many as I could but in the end most were rusted away too much along the neck to reuse. Ill order some new ones at some point.
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Old 18-02-22, 20:27
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Great work on saving as much of the original metal as possible
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Old 22-02-22, 23:40
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Great work on saving as much of the original metal as possible
I am with Hanno.....well done on savind the original stuff!
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Old 26-02-22, 01:30
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Fender stowage bins under construction. Thanks to the sloped sides of the hull there was some interesting angles to work out. I still need to make the tops and the pins and lock hasps.
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Old 15-03-22, 12:05
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I am with Hanno.....well done on savind the original stuff!
Me too - absolutely prefer retaining original parts where possible.

Great job... look forward to the end product.
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