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Originally Posted by plainred65
Just found and read this thread from the beginning, amazing work. I have to echo what the others have said, it's great to see an oddball truck like this get saved! It's the unusual stuff at the shows that catches my eye.
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Thanks plainred65, I'm glad the owner is saving it too!
The driver side fender wasn't anywhere near as bad as the passenger side. It had a spot of rust from moisture trapped between an inner brace, and around the front of the wheel opening lip had some damage.
Heat shinking the damaged area after roughing out the shape.
After heatshrinking and sanding with a DA to smooth the surface, I blocked the damaged area to find the high/low spots.
After a few rounds of hammer/dolly work and block sanding to pinpoint the high/low spots and work them flat.
The front edge was bent where it bolted to the grill panel, so I straightened that out.
More damage around the wheel opening, it got the same heatshrink/block/hammer and dolly treatment.
The upper edge of the fender lip was uneven, so I made relief cuts to straighten the edge.
