Paul,
I have replaced my front clip and the lower - rear of the front fenders.
In my case I did them as separate sections. When I purchased my Tiger it
came with a detached spare front clip (slightly past the centerline of the
front fender) and at a CAT swapmeet I purchased the lower fender panels. The
front clip was replaced at the 2 O'clock (drivers side) and the 10 O'clock
(passenger side) positions as they relate to the front wheel wells. The
limitation of replacement was determined by the amount of metal I received.
For the front clip I did in fact pretty much drill out the spot welds. I
elected to retain the original inner fenders which required some cutting.
To join the two I did go back about 6 inches with the new clip's inner
fender. It just seemed like a logical point and helped to some what hide the
weld. At the fender I overlapped the metal about an inch. On the lower
overlap I cut fingers about an inch wide to facilitate bending them down,
under the new metal. With the lower fender pieces they already had the
overlap designed in. In both cases I used a MIG welder (all I had) but I
have been told that gas welding is preferable.
If you have a donor car you will have to determine where to make the cuts.
However, it seems that getting into the windshield/heater duct/firewall area
can become complicated. Maybe there are others with more experience.
Tom
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