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66Z71 · 02-18-2011, 12:06 AM

Had a little more time tonight. So I started on a fender. This seems to be a common problem. All 4 fenders I have are worn from the front bumper in the same way. This one was the worst though.

Not perfect, but a thin coat of filler, and nobody else will know.

Went ahead and painted the inside of the fender braces with POR15 while I could still get to them. I put a hole in the bottom of the braces to let water & mud run out next time. I don't know what GM was thinking when they designed this.

I got one emblem hole welded up too. Now you see it.

Now you don't.

Here's a before pic I found.

02-18-2011, 12:06 AM	#27
66Z71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Milwaukie, Oregon Posts: 204	Re: '62 BBW SWB Highschool ride returns Had a little more time tonight. So I started on a fender. This seems to be a common problem. All 4 fenders I have are worn from the front bumper in the same way. This one was the worst though. Not perfect, but a thin coat of filler, and nobody else will know. Went ahead and painted the inside of the fender braces with POR15 while I could still get to them. I put a hole in the bottom of the braces to let water & mud run out next time. I don't know what GM was thinking when they designed this. I got one emblem hole welded up too. Now you see it. Now you don't. Here's a before pic I found. __________________ "Always try to make the best part you can with the skills you have. If it isn't good enough throw it away and make another. Every time you make a part your skill will increase and you'll make a better part than you were capable of making before." Lil John Buttera Last edited by 66Z71; 02-18-2011 at 12:11 AM.