Project 5 - Part Refabrication and Regraft of a Drivers-side Rear Fender

This page provides details of the recent rescue of a badly damaged drivers-side rear fender.

A piece of stainless steel cut out to replace a section of damaged fender A curvature is placed into the piece to match the fender

The pictures above show a driver-side rear fender. In the first picture (left), you can see the lower section ready for forming from a flat section. In the picture (right) you can see the first curve formed in place.

Image shows the bottom fold in the fabricated piece The fabricated section shown against the fender

The picture on the left shows the bottom fold in place matching the previous curve. At this point dimensions and accuracy are critical. In the picture on the right you can see the section is now complete and ready for attachment to the main panel.

The new section ready for welding The new section laid against the fender

The two pictures (above) show the newly created section ready for tacking and welding into place.

The new section welded into place on the fender The fender shown with welded section

Pictures above show the overall ‘look’ of the new section now it is welded onto the panel. The panel now needs brushing, and filing to make it look as good as it did when it was first formed… however…..

Close up of welded section Secondary patch on rear wheel arch

Whilst the picture on the left shows the new section and a project almost completed, unfortunately, the panel needed a new section of stainless on the rear! As seen on the second picture (right).

Close up of the second cutout section Secondary patch welded into place on rear wheel arch

The picture on the left is a close-up shot of what the panel needs…more stainless! The picture on the right shows the new stainless tacked in place.

Close up of second welded patch on rear wheel arch The first patch after the weld had been mostly polished out

The picture on the left shows the patch welded and ready for the final stages. The picture on the right shows the first stages of filing and polishing on the newly created section.

The welds in the process of being polished out

More pictures of the panel being returned back to stock condition.

The second rear patch complete and back to its original condition Side view of the first patch

The pictures above now show the completed areas finished. Note that the picture on the right prove that this section has been recreated, as the holes need drilling into the side.

The panel is now complete and ready for installation onto a car.

The fully restored left rear fender panel

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