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TommyCoupe · 08-07-2014, 08:42 AM

Are fender brace clips used on the rear fenders ?

If so, I would assume that they go between the bracket and the fender.
Are they welded to the fender or just held in by bolting ?

Does anyone have pictures of this part installed ?

Tommy-

jw hash · 08-07-2014, 08:49 AM

yes they are used on the rear fenders. they have four small spot welds holding them in place. most reproduction rear fenders come without them. why it beats me.

mot · 08-07-2014, 10:58 AM

heres one installed in fender
the spacer is spot welded to the fender
ive attached a picture of both sides of the spacer
in the third picture you can see where the old spot weld broke off
and while I was at it I added a photo of the correct carriage bolt
notice the low profile head as opposed the modern high profile dome
tom

Purdy Swoft · 08-07-2014, 10:58 AM

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The repro fender clips use to be and may still be made of cast iron. Welding cast iron is totally different from steel . When I installed the new repro fenders on our 31 coupe, I lightly spotted the repro cast clips in place with brass . I always avoid brass for bodywork but this was almost a necessity in this case. The only brass rods that I had at the time was coated with white flux. I used the wire brush on my bench grinder to remove the flux from the brass rod. I didn't need to do the whole rod because I only needed minute amounts of the brass rod to connect the clips to the underside of the fenders. Brass only bonds and there is no actual penetration of metals as in an actual weld. Clean metal needs NO flux and this removes problems with paint adheasion. The minute brass spots are on the under side of the fender and if the brazing job is properly performed will cause no problem. It doesn't take a lot of heat for the brass to bond. The small braze spots only need to be cherry red for a good bond .

08-07-2014, 08:42 AM	#1
TommyCoupe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 204	Fender Brace Clip Are fender brace clips used on the rear fenders ? If so, I would assume that they go between the bracket and the fender. Are they welded to the fender or just held in by bolting ? Does anyone have pictures of this part installed ? Tommy-

08-07-2014, 08:49 AM	#2
jw hash Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Auburn Washington Posts: 2,662	Re: Fender Brace Clip yes they are used on the rear fenders. they have four small spot welds holding them in place. most reproduction rear fenders come without them. why it beats me.

08-07-2014, 10:58 AM	#4
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,099	Re: Fender Brace Clip Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The repro fender clips use to be and may still be made of cast iron. Welding cast iron is totally different from steel . When I installed the new repro fenders on our 31 coupe, I lightly spotted the repro cast clips in place with brass . I always avoid brass for bodywork but this was almost a necessity in this case. The only brass rods that I had at the time was coated with white flux. I used the wire brush on my bench grinder to remove the flux from the brass rod. I didn't need to do the whole rod because I only needed minute amounts of the brass rod to connect the clips to the underside of the fenders. Brass only bonds and there is no actual penetration of metals as in an actual weld. Clean metal needs NO flux and this removes problems with paint adheasion. The minute brass spots are on the under side of the fender and if the brazing job is properly performed will cause no problem. It doesn't take a lot of heat for the brass to bond. The small braze spots only need to be cherry red for a good bond .