Build a prewar fender brace

[WEAKFISH]

I picked up an old prewar rollfast with original fenders, but one of the braces was snapped in half. I was asking around if anyone had an extra and Walker gave me an idea. His idea was to simply buy some steel stock and build one. So last night I went to Lowes and picked up some 1/2 inch welders steel and some rivots. I molded the steel by bending it around a spray paint can. Then I drilled out the tricky end pieces of the broken fender brace and they popped right off. After shaping the steel, I drilled the holes for mounting to the fender, then drilled the holes for the end pieces. This is what it looked like when I was done.

 

[Walker]

good going. those look heavier duty than the originals..

 

[sumnermclain]

this is great! i love the beefier industrial look to it. i have been tossing around some ideas for fender stays for my flightliner as well as some for a basket on my wifes bike. i thought about using a few feet of 1/2" copper pipe and hammering the ends flat then drilling holes in the ends for the brackets

 

[WEAKFISH]

Yeah..they're very sturdy...Thanks

 

[axsepul]

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