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Fender brackets.....Redneck style!


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Since the old bracket cracked, the fender on the driver's side has been flopping around. It was made out of such thin metal I'd probably just blow holes through it if I tried welding on it, so, rather than spend some unthinkable amount of money I don't really have on a new replacement bracket, I bought a few simple items from the hardware store:

5/8" grade 8 bolt, 2" long

some scrap flat steel of sufficient thickness

a 1-1/4" pipe flange

a 6" piece of 1-1/4" pipe

an 8" piece of 1-1/4" pipe

a 12" piece of 1-1/4" pipe

a pair of 45 degree bend 1-1/4" pipe fittings

and a 1-1/4" pipe end cap.

Cut the flat steel to as long as the pipe flange is wide. Drill a hole smack dab in the middle of it big enough for the 5/8" bolt to go through. Put a nut on the backside of the steel to hold the bolt good & tight and weld the head of the bolt to the flat steel...then remove the nut. Then weld the pipe flange onto the flat steel over the head of the bolt. Thread the 6" piece into the flange...then a 45 degree fitting....then the 8" piece...then another 45 degree fitting....then the 12" long piece...and cap the end. Snug everything together real good, then slide it in place to make sure everything is twisted just right to line it all up. Pull it out and tack all the pipe joints together to keep 'em from twisting anymore. Bolt the bracket to the frame, and secure the fenders to it.

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When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way!
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I used 1 1/4" diameter 1/8" wall rollbar material to mount my fenders. Made my own brackets that bolt through a suspension holes, slip the tubing over and clamped it. You can stand on them without problem!

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Larry

1959 B61 Liv'n Large......................

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Nice! Make sure you are venting the area when welding galvy. The zinc will do nasty things to your lungs.

Well aware of that....I was doing my welding outside in the driveway, and it was a fairly windy day.

All in all, the welds are ugly as sin but should hold. It was my first time actually playing with the stick welder I bought a while back. I could have used the wire feed and made MUCH nicer looking welds, but what fun would that have been?

When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way!
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