Re: Newbie with a cry for help

From: Ron Tebo (tebomr(at)cadvision.com)
Date: Mon Jan 25 1999 - 07:06:40 CST


JThw8(at)aol.com wrote:

> Hi I am new here and my first post is a cry for help....although I dont have
> the good fortune to own an Alpine myself I have come across the dubious task
> of performing the body restoration on my friends Series 3 alpine...minor rust
> easy enough...over all not a bad base for a project but the right front fender
> worried me as it seemed to have a "wave" to it...after stripping and yes god
> help me chiseling...it was found to be 1/2 thick layer of bondo over what may
> have been a fender at one point....what I am saying is any
> fender...rusty...minor dents...whatever has got to be a better starting point
> than this....any help is GREATLY appreciated....dont want to resort to
> bondoing the hell out of it again...(which is what I have been instructed to
> do if a suitable replacement cant be found) a car this rare and special
> deserves better.

JThw8:

We need to know where in the world you are, but if you want to do a good job, and
if the existingfender can be sectioned and welded, you might check

http://www.tgx.com/bridge/martel/

Ron Tebo



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