This is yet another small part of the metal work on my current project. The story here, is that the owner had picked up a set of fenders in much better shape than the originals. They needed some work but not a terrible amount. Either way, he was under the impression that the fenders were the same across all the years and didn't expect the issue we found.
As in the previous post, you can see we welded the Cowl to the Tub. Of course excitement to see it looking whole again prompted the addition of the fenders to be put in place. That's when trouble showed up. Nothing major, but certainly a hiccup! :)
We had to "clearance" the inner fender to allow the fender to bolt to the frame. The Steering gear box was hitting the inner fender. The following pictures document the modification that was needed.
So here is the "problem area" The Steering box is hitting the area that is marked.
Realized I didn't snap any pictures!
Im cutting through carefully as I don't want to destroy the original "pocket"
Missed a few pics in the sequence here. As you can see I drill out all the remaining spot welds in order to remove the "pocket". I then (with a little planning) found where I could safely cut in order to "stretch" the piece.
Placing the two parts was fairly easy. I left the left piece where it was originally, then moved the other half forward to match the new edge. I moved the new edge about 1" toward the front of the fender.
Here I have nearly finished this modification. I wanted the edge of the sheet metal to look factory and un-modified. It came out fairly nice. Ken was very happy.
I delivered and checked the fitment, and was fortunate that I nailed it the first time.
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