Here's the driver's side fender scrubbed clean (nearly). I had planned on doing the same for the passenger's side fender and then maybe slop on some Herculiner, but that was not to be today.
The passenger side. Doesn't seem so bad, does it? Time to dig a little deeper.
Here's the back side of the hat channel. This is where the fender bolts to the chassis frame rail. That rot has to go away.
This is top mounting point where the fender meets the grill. That crack wasn't terribly noticeable until I started scrubbing.
This looks like some nice, healthy, sixty-three year old oak. But it isn't.
After the initial pass with the wire cup on the grinder.
Below is a classic example of a panel section that was held together with paint. There was just a little flaking paint here, and then I started to go after it with the grinder. The more I went at it, the more I found.
Not wasting time, I dove in with the cutoff wheel.
What's left of the rotted oak insert.
Avalanche!
To keep the repair simple and solid, I went with a single patch panel from the bottom of the hat channel straight up the side of the inside of the fender.
Ground smooth.
The hat channels, as per usual, continue to hoard the rot. Here are a few holes in need of attention.
The first patch piece of scrap metal.
Lots of little patch pieces needed to repair this section.
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