Once the tub got straightened and shaped, it was time to cut out the badly rusted area behind the wheels. Cutting this area away also gave access to the close-out panels, which were also badly rusted, and the fender supports along the wheel wells, which were all but completely gone.
Some time ago, I had borrowed an english wheel from Doug, a member of the Saskatchewan British Car Club. The main purpose for borrowing it was for the lower fenders. I could buy the parts, but I wanted to make them. For starters, its a whole bunch cheaper! But it also gave me the flexibility to cut where I wanted to cut, and not be forced to make someone else's work fit. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Before I could shape and install the fender lowers, I had to deal with the supports that held them in place at the wheel wells. I also repaired the passenger side close-out panel, and used that for a template from which I fabricated a new close-out panel for the driver's side. Unfortunately, somewhere along the line (probably when my phone hit the concrete!) the video file corrupted and was unusable. At least the part where the actual fabrication happened. On the plus side, the inners are pretty boring anyway. mostly flat or single-plane bends, so nothing that anyone with a welder and a pencil couldn't duplicate. One modification I did make to the close-out panels, however, was to include a drain hole. There was no drain hole in the stock Bugeye, but this area was notorious for rusting, as evidenced by my car. My theory was, if I could let the water out, there would be less chance of rust. However, the location immediately behind the wheels leads to a lot of potential spray and debris being flung into the area. So to counter this, I made a simple shroud to cover the drain hole so material couldn't get driven into the bottom of the fender area. Sorry the video failed. I hope the photos can be helpful to anyone who wants a reference pic.
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