Metal shapping help needed
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: northeast Ga
Metal shapping help needed
My 1956 F 250 has the spare tire mounted on the driver side rear fender . I am thinking the truck would look better if I filled in the cut out on the fender and mounted the tire under the rear of the box . Does anyone make a patch panel to do this or does anyone have a junk fender that they could cut a panel out of? Someone with talent and a English wheel could make one , I am not that guy .
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Someone with a torpedo mallet, sandbag, body hammer and dolly could make a patch panel. I highly recommend buying Ron Covell's Ron Covell Creative Metalworking Workshops DVD Basic Techniques for Working with Steel
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I wish I lived closer too so we could make that swop. I'd even throw in the carrier.
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I think the fenders are all the same up through the 70's. It should be fairly easy to find a fender to cut a chunk out of.
I think the big difference in the fenders from the 53-56 trucks and the later trucks is the mounting position on the bedsides.
Bobby
I think the big difference in the fenders from the 53-56 trucks and the later trucks is the mounting position on the bedsides.
Bobby
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Sorry Dave, but my sheetmetal fabrication skills are poor at best. Now, if you need help swapping out a fender, I will help. Or, if you need a fender carried from SW Ohio, I can do that as I am there now and heading back to SE TN in a few days with an empty PU.
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