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Old 12-12-2021, 01:04 PM   #1
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I have a 1928 Ford Model A with spare tires stored in the front fender wells, one on each fender.
I like the car and it’s mechanically sound. However I don’t like the look of those spare tires sitting in the front fenders. It doesn’t look right. It looks too much like a wedding car. It’s to fancy for my liking.
I want to remove both spares and carry a single spare at the back of the car.

Do I have to replace the front fenders or can I just cut out the wells and weld a new piece of metal to cover the hole in the fender.

The plan is to change the colour of the car from a light and dark brown, to a dark and light green.
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Old 12-12-2021, 01:12 PM   #2
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If you have the skills, the fender wells could be removed and patched
I would suggest replacing the fenders. If the welled fenders are decent they would be worth some money. Then purchase non-welled fenders. Much easier
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Old 12-12-2021, 02:39 PM   #3
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Thank you. That makes a lot of sense.
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Old 12-12-2021, 02:56 PM   #4
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many stock guys like the welled fenders and rodders tend toward the plain fenders, as they like to leave the hood sides off and show their engine.


in recent yrs, I have found the plain fenders go for more then the welled fenders. Wasnt like that 20 yrs ago. you should offer a swap on a few sites. might get lucky.........
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Good idea, thank you.
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Old 12-16-2021, 11:33 AM   #6
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Good morning. Regarding the fenders on the 1928 Ford.
Do I need to separate and lift the body in order to remove and install the front fenders?
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There’s a lot to disassemble
Hood shelves, latches, headlight bar and all the bolts to RB et al
But you don’t have to lift the body from the chassis
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Old 12-16-2021, 03:57 PM   #8
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Side mounts are nice since you can then install a trunk in the rear and have the back seat open to carry passengers.

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Old 12-16-2021, 10:32 PM   #9
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i just put side mount wells in both front fenders, we should have traded, lol

if it were i, advertise on the for sale/wanted part of this forum, then if you cant find a set without wells, i would make patches and fill them in.
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i just put side mount wells in both front fenders, we should have traded, lol

if it were i, advertise on the for sale/wanted part of this forum, then if you cant find a set without wells, i would make patches and fill them in.
This is definitely doable as you suggest however for most people, fabricating a compound reverse curve panel to replace the missing area is a bear. I have a very well-tooled sheetmetal shop and we had quite a few hours in making a pair of panels that were correctly shaped. It might be an easier option to find some trashed fenders that can be cannibalized for the needed area on the good fender.
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Brent is spot on
Making that is going to really require shrinking, stretching and making curvature/crown in the metal patch.
While all can be done by hand, a English wheel, shrinker and stretcher would save many hours. Not many have such or even access to such
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