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sphooch · 03-16-2016, 03:19 PM

Hi guys , could use a little help on this one . my passenger side front fender has a crack in it. it had a make shift repair done to it some time ago and now I want to fix it properly. the crack is 3 1/2 in. forward of the spare tire well and starts from the outside in to just about the center line of the well. no metal is missing but I have to some how line it back up for a weld. if I push up on the fender from the inside I can see it wants to come back together. I should mention the fender is in a fixture to hold it in place as if it were on the car. Any one have any suggestions on how to compress the gap back to its original location and be welded?? thanks THE HOOCH

03-16-2016, 03:19 PM	#1
sphooch Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 380	31 roadster fender repair Hi guys , could use a little help on this one . my passenger side front fender has a crack in it. it had a make shift repair done to it some time ago and now I want to fix it properly. the crack is 3 1/2 in. forward of the spare tire well and starts from the outside in to just about the center line of the well. no metal is missing but I have to some how line it back up for a weld. if I push up on the fender from the inside I can see it wants to come back together. I should mention the fender is in a fixture to hold it in place as if it were on the car. Any one have any suggestions on how to compress the gap back to its original location and be welded?? thanks THE HOOCH