My "new" '74 Duster- or why I need a project like a hole in the head
But now that I've got the outer wheel house detached, the quarter is a lot more flexible. And the lip is a single layer. So if I'm going to do all this work I might as well really do some stuff. So break out the fender roller, we're going to make some more room. First, I'm going to use a 3/16" rod to make sure I give the lip some shape. It will keep the flange from rolling flat and give the lip some rigidity.
Rod tacked in place and the lip primed
And the "pre" measurements back to the inner wheel house- 13-1/8" on the driver's side, 13-1/4" on the passenger side
The quarter lip is still pretty tough, so, I start the roll with some basic tools
And then finish it with the roller. But I use the roller to do more than just roll, I crank that thing down until things start to move. Probably not it's intended use, but it works really well for it. The quarters were definitely harder to "push" than the front fenders were, but it works.
A nice rolled lip
And the real money - 14-1/8" from the inner wheel house to the new lip. The quarters only pushed about 3/8", the rest was the lip roll
But you can actually see some more flare on the quarters, baby's got hips!
But now that I've got the outer wheel house detached, the quarter is a lot more flexible. And the lip is a single layer. So if I'm going to do all this work I might as well really do some stuff. So break out the fender roller, we're going to make some more room. First, I'm going to use a 3/16" rod to make sure I give the lip some shape. It will keep the flange from rolling flat and give the lip some rigidity.
Rod tacked in place and the lip primed
And the "pre" measurements back to the inner wheel house- 13-1/8" on the driver's side, 13-1/4" on the passenger side
The quarter lip is still pretty tough, so, I start the roll with some basic tools
And then finish it with the roller. But I use the roller to do more than just roll, I crank that thing down until things start to move. Probably not it's intended use, but it works really well for it. The quarters were definitely harder to "push" than the front fenders were, but it works.
A nice rolled lip
And the real money - 14-1/8" from the inner wheel house to the new lip. The quarters only pushed about 3/8", the rest was the lip roll
But you can actually see some more flare on the quarters, baby's got hips!