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David from Maine · 08-03-2020, 01:38 PM

I am restoring my 1930 sedan and couldn't get the headlight bar installed because the fenders where "relaxed" and needed to be compressed down. I couldn't find a post that talked about this and I didn't have 2 friends available to lay on the fenders to push them down. After I got the bolt through the edge of the fender and hoop, I took a couple of ratchet straps and wrapped it around the fender hoops and the tire trays. Then I was able to ratchet the fenders into place and get the headlight bar bottom bolts into place. I reamed out the bolt holes first with a drill bit that was slightly larger than the bolt. Worked like a dream!

08-03-2020, 01:38 PM	#1
David from Maine Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Waterville, Maine Posts: 9	Installing headlight bar I am restoring my 1930 sedan and couldn't get the headlight bar installed because the fenders where "relaxed" and needed to be compressed down. I couldn't find a post that talked about this and I didn't have 2 friends available to lay on the fenders to push them down. After I got the bolt through the edge of the fender and hoop, I took a couple of ratchet straps and wrapped it around the fender hoops and the tire trays. Then I was able to ratchet the fenders into place and get the headlight bar bottom bolts into place. I reamed out the bolt holes first with a drill bit that was slightly larger than the bolt. Worked like a dream!