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Old 12-16-2011, 08:42 PM
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where can i find a set of front fenders like the ones on milners coupe in american graffitti? thanks
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What I do for narrow fenders is to get a pair of trailer fenders and take a strip out of the middle and weld them back together to get the width I need..makes wider fenders as well by inserting a piece..those are usually 18 gauge and not herd to work with..

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Motorcycle fenders would be another option.
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custom van

A lot of options, In the 50's we used the chrome spare tire covers from continental Kits ( for the youngsters, thats when you extended the back bumper brackets back and mounted the spare tire between the trunk and bumper. ) a lot of the 70's custom vans had outside mounted spare tires and metal covers.
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The classic is using a thirties Ford spare tire cover cut in half.





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Old 12-18-2011, 05:42 AM
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when I went to my first metal shaping class I made a harley fender in about 4 hrs and had a ball ......I'd make them for sure...www.metalmeet .com
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The classic is using a thirties Ford spare tire cover cut in half.
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The 1935-1936 Ford spare tire covers pop up on e-bay occasionally.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1936-Ford-sp...35360675533562
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There's a company that is reproducing these in fiberglass. HERE is the link. They're about $50 I think.




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