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Left Front Fender
Created on 2008-02-03 17:02:21
Time to start on the front end bodywork. I have patch panels for both sides to replace the piece behind the front wheel from the chrome strip down. Plus the front corner where the marker goes is punched in on the left side. Plus I plan on welding all the fenders in place instead of bolting- to eliminated the body seams. So, here goes.
I cut the rusted pieces out and tack welded in the replacement pieces. I won't finalize the welds til all the panels are in and aligned. Looks like everything fits OK, I will need to do some minor alignment at the doors and the rocker panel. But it does looks like my replacement rocker panel is a little narrow toward the front end and will need some material added to it.
I cut the rusted pieces out and tack welded in the replacement pieces. I won't finalize the welds til all the panels are in and aligned. Looks like everything fits OK, I will need to do some minor alignment at the doors and the rocker panel. But it does looks like my replacement rocker panel is a little narrow toward the front end and will need some material added to it.
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rusted panel cut out
new piece tacked in
damaged fender area hammered out and ready to fill
rocker gap
filler applied
fender to dash seam with filler
rusted panel cut out
new piece tacked in
damaged fender area hammered out and ready to fill
rocker gap
filler applied
fender to dash seam with filler
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Summary of Previous Journal Entries
Showing previous 10 journal entries:
| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel Tank Mods Continued | 2008-01-12 | 9 | I didn't get to work on the car over Christmas, but since I got to spend time with kids home from college, that was OK. Now that everyone is back where they belong, and the world... | |
| Parking Brake | 2007-11-24 | 4 | 2 | I have never liked the location of the parking brake lever for three reasons: 1. The interference with the Fiero seats I am installing 2. The cable location in the tu... |
| Trunk Supports | 2007-11-22 | 3 | I installed a pair of hydraulic trunk supports to replace the existing trunk support. Like usual I didn't read the instructions first and installed (welded) the new one parallel to... | |
| Leaf Spring Hanger Braces | 2007-11-13 | 4 | The leaf spring hangers are just welded to the floor at the corners, so I thought I would reinforce them. This is not totally my idea- I found a similar installation for a 3 link s... | |
| Gearing | 2007-11-13 | Since there is a lot of discussion on the V8 board about rear end ratios, I have done some research and calculations on the vehicle my motor/trans came from as well as the stock MG... | ||
| Seat Installation | 2007-11-01 | 4 | I have read a few postings about installing the Fiero seats in MGBs, and want to make sure these go in essy. I'm doing all the mods prior to recovering the seats, just in case ther... | |
| Seats | 2007-11-01 | 3 | Although the seats that came with the were way cool (two tone diamond tuck), I am replacing them with a set of Fiero seats. The seats I found are pretty trashed, but since I will b... | |
| Kick Panel Speakers | 2007-10-20 | 8 | Now that the existing holes in the kick panels are patched, it's time to cut holes in them. I have 4 Soundstream Reference speaker systems to install in the car (2 front, 2 rear), ... | |
| Tail Lights | 2007-09-12 | 6 | 3 | Since I filled in the backup light holes in the rear panel, I need to add backup lights somewhere to keep things legal. I found some info that others had put them in the tail light... |
| Fuel Tank Modifications | 2007-08-12 | 6 | I've started modifying the fuel tank. First I sealed up the existing filler tube, vent tube and the sender opening by welding a patch over each spot. I have a filler tube f... |
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