Stangrcr1's Open class TH/TB
- Thread starter Stangrcr1
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A tale of two fenders...
I only have one original TH/TB fender. And it has been welded in 4 places. It will work, after a lot of bodywork. Problem is I needed a second fender for the rear.
I had a beat up DB fender laying around and started looking hard at it...
Similar profile and about 3/8" wider than the TH fender. Hmmm.
So what if I bend the edges in further, cut it to size, etc...????
I only have one original TH/TB fender. And it has been welded in 4 places. It will work, after a lot of bodywork. Problem is I needed a second fender for the rear.
I had a beat up DB fender laying around and started looking hard at it...
Similar profile and about 3/8" wider than the TH fender. Hmmm.
So what if I bend the edges in further, cut it to size, etc...????
Here is the fender I ended up using. Thanks LCS!
As you can see the curve of the fender is close.
First order of business, weld up the holes, since this is a front fender...
Then take some thick washers and weld them to the edge of the fender where the TH tabs would be...
And here it is after grinding.
Still have to strip all the paint off and do the bodywork. I am happy with how this looks as it is very close to the original, and as an added benefit, the steel on the DB fender is thicker than the TH fender. Should last longer.
As you can see the curve of the fender is close.
First order of business, weld up the holes, since this is a front fender...
Then take some thick washers and weld them to the edge of the fender where the TH tabs would be...
And here it is after grinding.
Still have to strip all the paint off and do the bodywork. I am happy with how this looks as it is very close to the original, and as an added benefit, the steel on the DB fender is thicker than the TH fender. Should last longer.
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