Roll-Your-Own Fender Blank
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Roll-Your-Own Fender Blank
Im considering using this blank PN 88171 http://www.customchrome.net/icatalog/Full.aspx?Page=1163, to make my own fender, but I cant find any reference to the thickness. I looked at the description from about everyone who sells it, and none of them make a claim of gauge or thickness. If anyone can tell me, with reasonable certainty, the thickness of this fender blank, I would surely appreciate it.
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hey fabrik8r, thanks a lot man. i went into that site, and about three hours later i still can't answer that question. one of the fenders is listed as being made out of 12 gauge, and another is listed as being 18 gauge. i got lost in the site, and it's all your fault. now i'm laffin my butt off cause i'm so easily distracted. ahh, just what i needed, another place to spend money on hot rod and chrome stuff.
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I called CC, and as I suspected, they had no additional details beyond the catalog description. However, the guy I talked to said they're "pretty thick". So in the interest of time I think I'll just go ahead and order it. I guess the guys who could possibly answer this are too busy in the shop actually making custom fenders to hang out on these forums. Oh well, I guess Ill be the guy to post the answer when it comes in the mail.
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Ok the Custom Chrome Roll-Your-Own 88171 6 front fender blank came in. It's about what I expected, made in Taiwan, poor rough finish, welded down the center, not rolled. Underside weld not ground down. Only .052 thick. Don't get me wrong I'm not complaining. It was only $108.00 delivered and it's not so jacked up I can't work it. The OEM is only .040 thick. Hopefully somebody else will find this info useful someday. I got this to make a front fender for my original 16 SG wheel, it is the tightest fitting blank that I could find, it should have about 3/4 clearance over the tire. Ill follow up.
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Ok the Custom Chrome Roll-Your-Own 88171 6 front fender blank came in. It's about what I expected, made in Taiwan, poor rough finish, welded down the center, not rolled. Underside weld not ground down. Only .052 thick. Don't get me wrong I'm not complaining. It was only $108.00 delivered and it's not so jacked up I can't work it. The OEM is only .040 thick. Hopefully somebody else will find this info useful someday. I got this to make a front fender for my original 16 SG wheel, it is the tightest fitting blank that I could find, it should have about 3/4 clearance over the tire. Ill follow up.
Still, looks like you should be able to work with it. Just needs a little massaging on the weld bead.
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Update
Still working the fender but its coming along. It took more than a little massaging, I cut a block dolly on the lathe to fit the radius of the fender, been beatin on it a couple times a week when I get time, got it pretty close. I got it mocked up getting ready to weld the mount brackets on tomorrow, figured I'd show some progress. It looks pretty good, definately original.
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Just received the 7 1/4 inch wide, 13 3/8 radius 'round top' roll your own fender part# 88184.
Thinkness= .058" not bad rough finish except for the weld underside, who cares as long as it's not sharp... a min of grinding and done.
Here's my beef however: Mine is supposed to be the 'round top' version as opposed to the 'smooth side' version (#88172).
It was possibly a round top before they pieced a flat strip in between and welded it up. Now it's a rounded corner with a flat top fender. Looks good if that is what you want, but doesn't look like the picture in the catalog. I noticed on another site that they stated the picture might not be accuate.....WTF.
My local parts shop and I couldn't emagine how the non-round top version could be anymore flatter than my so called round top fender is.
Smooth side? As opposed to what, a wrinkeled side?
Who comes up with these discriptions, one might ask.
And while I'm at it.... The only reason I picked this piticular fender was because it was the ONLY one in a million catalogs that actually stated the freakin radius. But don't get me started..........
Thinkness= .058" not bad rough finish except for the weld underside, who cares as long as it's not sharp... a min of grinding and done.
Here's my beef however: Mine is supposed to be the 'round top' version as opposed to the 'smooth side' version (#88172).
It was possibly a round top before they pieced a flat strip in between and welded it up. Now it's a rounded corner with a flat top fender. Looks good if that is what you want, but doesn't look like the picture in the catalog. I noticed on another site that they stated the picture might not be accuate.....WTF.
My local parts shop and I couldn't emagine how the non-round top version could be anymore flatter than my so called round top fender is.
Smooth side? As opposed to what, a wrinkeled side?
Who comes up with these discriptions, one might ask.
And while I'm at it.... The only reason I picked this piticular fender was because it was the ONLY one in a million catalogs that actually stated the freakin radius. But don't get me started..........
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Fenders. I've been down that road. You found what most fret over...the thickness of oem vs aftermarket. The oem fenders have a lot of cheap steel in them...ANY fender that has a rolled design or step will be that way. Soft steel is way easier to stamp than hard steel. Welding is another issue. It can be done, however....small burns with a wire welder is the key. Two years ago we cut up a 09' rear fender and installed it on my 08' FLHX to install a 180 tire...damn thing looks better than factory.