Buinicorn

[SuperBuickGuy]

this is me storing the fender out of the way while I do a few maintenance things with other cars....

for those counting. 4 things need to do before I get back to this
- Get Jeep running again (done)
- replace PS pump on FJ40 (waiting for parts but should arrive today)
- replace turbo and tune 86 K5 diesel (again, waiting for parts but should arrive this week).

this does mean that tonight, I'll be working on this but it's temporary

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

nice, complete fender

now broken

interesting in all of this while fitting.. I think GM tolerances were +/- 1/4" I could literally weld this over the top of the current fender... which should make this very interesting trying to make it fit correctly

a couple zips to hold it in place,now comes the work

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

first, a tape line to measure off

more fitting

pretty close

 

[Red77]

It always looks so much easier when someone else is doing it. Thanks again for the inspiration!

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

more nibbles on the elephant

I'm planning on using tig to put this back on, so perfect fit is good enough
eventually, It'll all be bare metal

more fitting

why here? because I can get behind it with a hammer or dolly...

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

more nibbles
yeah, the side fell off

and rust.... ugh

starting to fit better

I need to figure out what to do about the inner fender... some of me thinks I should put wider wheel wells in while I'm 'at' it.... and before you ask, the inner fender from the other 1/4 isn't a lot better....but will look at that closer tomorrow.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

time to mark.... first grind

then blue
wait, first get interrupted by my year old tiny puppy dog

now blue

then trim the inner fender...

100th test fit

and from another direction

 

[BBShark]

Lots of nice work there. Can't wait to see the final result.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

more fitting, huge problem.... the fender, above the wheelwell, bows out so I need to figure out how to clamp it in place to get the gentle curve

Lots of nice work there. Can't wait to see the final result.

me too.... I've owned this thing for nearly 10 years...

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

an issue to deal with.... I need to shrink the metal above the patch

however first step is to make the fender fit... which, coincidentally means getting rid of rust

a bit more trimming and it'll be just right

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

more hard to distinguish work
how about I start with where I walked away tonight... getting closer

fun how easily it is to alight panels with a BFH and block of wood

where it started

before I whacked the door forward

aforementioned BFH and block of wood

where I started but still have a ways to go