We picked up a heavy duty tandem axle tilt deck trailer to haul vehicles and elevate vehicles to a better work height.

Back from picking up the car from Madoc, Ontario.

Fender arch lip was hammer formed with a dolly, a piece of pipe, and a 1/4 " x 2 " x 6 " piece of flat stock set up vertically in the bench vise. Cold formed, no heat applied.

Car was loaded on our tilt bed car hauler.  It shares the shop with our Glen-L Hot Rod V-drive ski boat.

See the boat and trailer build photos on our website ; Building the Glen- L Hot Rod

Cylinder head removed. New intake and exhaust valves, valve guides and a valve job will be required.

New snowflake-rated winter radials were mounted on the 13 " wheels. They are required by Quebec law during the winter months.

Front RH fender arch lip repair panel to be installed.

Custom LH front fender arch panel fabricated from 18 gauge steel.

Front fender arch panel will also fit the rear fenders with a bit of tweaking.

Custom LH fender arch repair patch was fabricated for the LH fender.

Final fitment.

The repair panel was lapped to the fender and tacked every 4" A pneumatic die grinder with a 1/8"x2" cutting disc was used to cut through the panels between a set of tacks.  Once the panels have been butted to one another, a tack every 2" keeps panel warpage to a minimum.

The lower front panel area is rusted through in several spots, so we'll order up a rust repair panel.

That's it for now. More photos will be posted as progress is made.

If you have any comments or questions about the project, send us an email at paul+kanecustomboats.com (Replace + with &)