[PontGuy]

I just finished reading, and all I can say is wow! You are doing some outstanding work and I have a much better appreciation for all the stuff we talked about today. Hopefully the fenders will work out for you- I can't think of a better home for them.

I am in your area every now and then since my son and most of my family live in the Atlanta area. Would love to drop by some time and take a close look.

We talked a little about chrome work- I have been using a guy out in Snellville. Not the cheapest, but he has done a nice job even on pot metal parts like the corner light bezels. And he is close enough for you to drop stuff off and pick it up if you want. Custom Plating 770-736-1118.

Walt

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I am in your area every now and then since my son and most of my family live in the Atlanta area. Would love to drop by some time and take a close look.

I would be glad to show you my work in progress, drop by any time.

I would like to thank Walt for his donation of fenders he no longer needs. I dropped by his house to pick up the fenders Saturday and got a look at his project. His project, a Red 69 Lemans convt, is almost complete. Walt only needs to get his interior door panels installed to complete his project.

Here a picture of the donated fenders.




There is no doubt I will use Walt's driver side fender. For the passenger side I am still trying to decide if I will use Walt's fender or repair the one I have.

The driver side fender got banged up a bit in storage so I had to start will a little body work to straighten to front area. I have already got this area mostly done.

The before: In the Green the bracing is bent and broken loose from the fender. The red shows the additional bends.


I got the front bracing straighten, I still need spot weld the bracing to the fender shell.



I got the other bracing straight, I clamped 1/4" thick flat iron stock to the back side of the frame and beat it with a BFH. I got it pretty good. A little more work remains before I will be happy with it. The mounting tab that bolts to the core support was bend out almost 2 inches.



The fender cleaned up very nicely. Now to weld in a patch panel. It will probably take a few days for the patch panel to arrive.