RE: Fender 65 Belvedere

[Jeff Adams <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You might be surprised Mike....2 years ago I redid a 65 Dart that have 
been hit in the pass. side front fender and fixed poorly. I removed the 
fender, removed all the old bondo, hammered it out on a flat surface as 
good as I could, then reinstalled it. It took me 2 days of filling and 
sanding that compound curve under the headlight, but after I painted the 
car my buddy, a body man who had helped me weld patches in the car, said 
it looked suprising good considering my inexperienced bodyworking 
skills. It was also the first car I ever painted. Here's a link to pics 
of the car. It sure wasn't show, but pretty decent for a driver/first 
attempt.
http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n273/Ledman_70/Dart/
Mike and Linda wrote:
> 
> its not a rust issue where a patch panel would work.  the original owner 
> 
> swung the front into the side of the garage folding it above the wheel 
> arch. 
> Then it was pounded out from the inside.  Ugly...but a good metal guy 
> could 
> reshape it.  but that guy isn't me...  lol
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary H." <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 8:20 PM
> Subject: Re: Fender 65 Belvedere
> 
> 
> >
> > Never say never. You may have to head to Carlisle in July as a fallback 
> > plan. :)
> >
> > There are several vendors that sell patch panels that may help. 
> > http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/restoration-sources.html has a list.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gary H.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> >>I've got a 65 Belvedere that needs a pretty big repair on the Left front 
> >>
> >>fender.   It might be too difficult.  What are my chances of finding one 
> >>
> >>near NJ?   thanks..Mike
> >>
> >
> >
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> 



Jeff Adams
64 Polara


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