started first real work on my 71, bodywork....Yay!!! Options

[geniusanthony]

started out by stripping all four corners about a month ago, then bought my fuches, but since then I have kinda stalled out mostly due to work obligations, had to go to NE Washington for the forest fires for the last three weeks or so.

before I left I bought 16x6 and 7's and found that some stretching would be necessary in the rear. I have always liked soft flares anyway... but as follows is 1) as delivered
2-4) stripped and pounding started on the rear fenders

[geniusanthony]

John, thank you for your quick reply to my earlier questions but I still have a problem. I spent this afternoon hammering and dollying my left rear quarter and it is reasonably smooth but the center of the fender detail is still tucked under by approx. 1/8 inch. The width does not appear to be increasing by any appreciable amount. the area I have focused the majority of my dolly work has been between an inch above the fender lip detail and about 4 inches above the detail, along the length of the wheel opening. what am I doing wrong or do i need to stretch again? I am leary of thi because of a) the tucked under portion in the center of the detail and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) I do not see any appreciable width increase in the fender( less than an inch) thanks again...other who have gone this route please feel free to chime in as the reason I did not post this as a PM is to gain as much input as possible.