Ok, lots to catch up on. It broke over 100 degrees today, so it’s time to take a break.
First, before the front wheel dilemma, I got the front fender back from stripping. Here’s where the holes were filled in.
It’s a cheap “low rider” fender, and low rider is even stamped into the metal. To make sure you knew it was from China, they stamped it crooked. So I traced lines to cut just at the lower rider stamp and where the bends for the mounting are.
You can see how much I’m getting rid of.
Then…
A fair amount of shaping later…
So it needed a cross brace to mount to. So I cut and shaped one to fit in.
I like the fender to cradle into the brace. It’s stiffer that way, and looks better. So I traced out the cradle.
Then…
And…
Next I’ll shape this stainless piece to fill in that void and we’ll weld it in.