My 58 Fleetside

[OrrieG]

I might be able to help with the drivers side. See the area circled below with the dent? Didn't you find it odd that it was dented? That was done on the assembly line. After they had finalized the fender dies they found that the inside vertical brace interfered with that inner panel. Instead of redesigning and retooling they issued the guys installing the fenders a ball peen hammer to adjust the inner panel. It looks like your fenders have been replaced and you might need more relief so it will pull in. My fenders had never been off my truck and I wondered why that was beat up. I was getting ready to fix it when I came across a thread written by a guy who had , then ended up beating them back in to get his fenders to fit. Mine are beaten different depths on each side.

On the passenger side it looks like the inner brace has weakened or been replaced without using the door for reference. You might have to pie cut the brace to flatten and get the reverse curve (notice how the drivers curves back in below the accent line?).