Keep or patch hole in front fender?

[drfromnc]

I picked up another driver side fender for my 34 pickup but need to know whether to patch this hole? See pic. This hole doesn’t exist on my other fenders.

[19Fordy]

What is the reason for the little arrow at the tip of the fender?

[Krylon32]

Is this a patina truck or nice paint? That would make the difference to me.

[drfromnc]

Originally Posted by 19Fordy

What is the reason for the little arrow at the tip of the fender?

I would fill the hole.

The arrows are alignment marks for a patch panel to add the missing flange.

[19Fordy]

This video shows fender mounting holes in a 34 pick up. Pretty cool video.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...tail&FORM=VIRE

Any chance you could post photos of the entire fender showing inside and outside and how it mounts on the truck?

Since that hole is dimpled, it suggests it's for a mating panel or splash pan.

[petehoovie]

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Originally Posted by drfromnc

The arrows are alignment marks for a patch panel to add the missing flange.

[tubman]

I disagree with "19Fordy". It looks "factory" to me (the raised area around it) and I would leave it alone until I had a specific use for the fender.

Make the decision then.

[DavidG]

The hole belongs there in that '33-'34 commercial/truck front fender. It serves as an attachment point for the front fender to the chassis frame, in this instance on top of the chassis frame rail. It serves the same function as the similar holes in '32 front fenders.

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by DavidG

The hole belongs there in that '33-'34 commercial/truck front fender. It serves as an attachment point for the front fender to the chassis frame, in this instance on top of the chassis frame rail. It serves the same function as the similar holes in '32 front fenders.

[drfromnc]

Originally Posted by DavidG

The hole belongs there in that '33-'34 commercial/truck front fender. It serves as an attachment point for the front fender to the chassis frame, in this instance on top of the chassis frame rail. It serves the same function as the similar holes in '32 front fenders.

I was hoping you would chime in to explain. I will have to drill a hole in the passenger side fender then since it doesn’t exist currently.

[John R]

Check to see if the "missing hole" on the passenger side is the result of prior metalwork. If not maybe it is a 32 fender. The 32 fenders look similar but have the mounting holes in a different location and, more important, will not fit on the 33-34 commercial frame. Have you mounted that passenger fender on the frame?

[drfromnc]

Originally Posted by Krylon32

Is this a patina truck or nice paint? That would make the difference to me.

Neither really. Will be somewhere in between. Probably black primer.

Originally Posted by 19Fordy

This video shows fender mounting holes in a 34 pick up. Pretty cool video.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...tail&FORM=VIRE

Any chance you could post photos of the entire fender showing inside and outside and how it mounts on the truck?

Since that hole is dimpled, it suggests it's for a mating panel or splash pan.

Thanks for sharing. I can see the hole in question on the front fenders.

Originally Posted by John R

Check to see if the "missing hole" on the passenger side is the result of prior metalwork. If not maybe it is a 32 fender. The 32 fenders look similar but have the mounting holes in a different location and, more important, will not fit on the 33-34 commercial frame. Have you mounted that passenger fender on the frame?

Yes, missing hole in passenger fender is from previous metal work. Yes, loosely mocked up both original fenders on the frame and all holes line up. One of my next steps is to mount all body pieces to frame to see how all lines up.