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As Doug was tacking the fenders together he discovered the material was quite thin and difficult to weld without blowing through.
No problem, he pulled off all the tacks and bent a piece of 1/4 inch rod (above) to the same arc as the fender.
The rod was then fit along the edge of the fender and welded on.
This added material made it much easier to weld the fenderwell and the fender together.
Next was the tedious process of welding the whole thing up. Even with the rod in there we still needed to weld small sections at a time to prevent the metal from overheating, warping and melting stuff.
With the welding complete there’s still a few little holes we’ll need to fill with sealant just to be sure no moisture gets in there to do its moisture thing.
