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Re: Rear inner fender woes

To: Mike Kerr <mikekerr@innercite.com>
Subject: Re: Rear inner fender woes
From: Edward Wilsey <erwilsey@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 04 May 1999 09:38:48 -0700
Mike,

What's the Reader's Digest version of why fiberglass won't work?

Jim
'70 1600
DOA in Phoenix

Mike Kerr wrote:

> to much to write call me for info
> fiberglass don't work
>
> Mike Kerr
> Roadster Restoration
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NATHAN J RUFFCORN <NRUFFCORN@prodigy.net>
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, May 03, 1999 6:50 PM
> Subject: Rear inner fender woes
>
> >Spent a lot of valuable time under my car this weekend (bending new brake
> >lines) and notice that the rear inner fenders were really ate up.  This was
> >really surprising as the majority of the body, excluding the floor pans, is
> >really good.  This car has presumably spent the majortiy of it's 48K (yes
> >original) in the midwest.  I didn't take time to look before as the body
> >looks pretty straight.
> >
> >What if anything, short of fabricating new, can be done.  I was considering
> >blasting and then covering with marine grade fiberglass and resin.  Is this
> >a viable option or are there others available.  I'm not building a show car
> >but at the same time do not want the outer fender to rot from the inside
> out
> >after it's been painted.  If it's worth doing it's worth doing right?!?
> >
> >I don't have the big bucks to spend to totally redo so even a 10 or 15 year
> >solution would be acceptable.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Nathan
> >
> >69 2000
> >70 1600 (2.8L chevy)
> >
> >




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