Joe,
Forgive me, what's a Rear Capper? Also, how are they
mated to the inner fender?
I like the idea of cutting out what needs to be
replace, but I do not know the extent of how much the
fender was pulled out. It has an odd dent here &
there. This makes me thing that it was pulled out a
bunch so it might be hard to tell how to splice them
back together??
Thanks again,
Todd Bermudez
'67 GT6 MKI
Cincinnati, OH
--- Joe Curry <spitlist@cox.net> wrote:
> The wings are spot welded at the joint to the rear
> deck on top and rear
> valance on the rear. They are also welded (or
> Braxed) onto the B Post.
>
> If the fenders are otherwise in good condition, you
> might consider just
> cutting off those flares and splicing in the
> openings from the used fenders.
> That would save the trouble of removing the rear
> capper and replacing that.
>
> There is a crimping tool available at most body
> supply stores that offsets
> metal on splice panels so that it ends up being a
> flush joint rather than a
> lap joint.
>
> Joe
> 333
> AZ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Todd Bermudez" <red_tr250@yahoo.com>
> To: "NASS Spitfire" <nass@yahoogroups.com>;
> "Spitfire List"
> <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 8:47 AM
> Subject: Rear Wing Replacement
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > OK, so I get this 1967 MKI GT6 for the wife. I've
> > been sourcing bits from various places....somewhat
> > successfully.
> >
> > I believe we're gonna need to replace the rear
> wings.
> > The lips (over the wheels) were rolled out in an
> > effort to flare them to cover the wider wheels.
> The
> > wings are solid, but the edges don't look very
> good.
> > I think I've sourced a pair of used rear fenders.
> > They're still attached to a car. I'm looking for
> info
> > on cutting them off...where are they welded? The
> car
> > they're coming off of will probably be scrapped so
> > getting them off that car doesn't have to be
> exact,
> > but I'll need specific instruction on cutting them
> off
> > our car.
> >
> > Then reinstallation...are there tricks/tips that
> > someone can pass along that's done it?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Todd Bermudez
> > 1967 GT6 MKI
> > Cincinnati, OH
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