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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Undoing poor/lazy front fender replacement

Posted by: cary Mar 4 2013, 11:09 PM

Well the weather is getting better so its time to switch gears from my restoration project.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=187546

So I'm starting to tackle a poor fender replacement that is creating a rust issue.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=199039

Posted by: cary Mar 4 2013, 11:15 PM

So I started to cut off the third layer on the front trunk seal channel.

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Posted by: cary Mar 4 2013, 11:16 PM

Here you can the see the three layers.

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Posted by: cary Mar 4 2013, 11:22 PM

Here she is sprayed down with OSPHO.

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Time to ponder ............... I'm thinking JB Weld until I restore it in 4-5 years.
Looks like the fender needs to come off and a new channel built on both sides.

Any other choices?

Posted by: malcolm2 Mar 5 2013, 09:33 PM

Close up shots are not easy for me to see. But an option might be a product by POR-15. Called POR patch. Used as a seam sealer and too repair channels like that. Check their website and you tube. Clean and remove rust and loose metal then smear this stuff on. It is permanent so use gloves.

Posted by: cary Mar 5 2013, 11:43 PM

I'll take a look at that.
Thanks ....................

Posted by: JmuRiz Mar 6 2013, 08:59 AM

Stay tuned for ScottyB fixing my lazy fender replacement.

On mine the welds are crummy and they actually put the side marker light on, taped around it, then shot paint.

Posted by: cary Mar 7 2013, 07:28 PM

The main thing is not to over weld it.

That way I can remove it sometime in the future when it gets a complete bare metal restoration.

Posted by: cary Mar 10 2013, 11:29 PM

POR-15 Patch made it from Summit Racing in 2 days.
Back to work on the trunk channel in the am.

Posted by: cary Mar 11 2013, 10:29 PM

After I got the car on the lift. It went from bad to worse. Looks like the fender was put on by a hillbilly.

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Hard to see in the picture. But the fender flange is inside the fender rather than spot welded on top.

So I went ahead with the POR15 patch. It will need major surgery when it comes time to restore it again. It was done in 1990.