1966 F100 Short Bed Styleside Metal/Body/Paint Work

[theastronaut]

Since the outside of the fender was too flat, the inner brace was also flat so it wouldn't clear the added depth of the new fender top.














I used tuck shrinks and the shrinker to match the curve of the fender top to the hood and cowl profile.







Folding the inner flange over after getting the curve correct.





Reshaping the inner brace to match the hood/cowl curve. You can see the incorrect shape with a kink in it in the first two pics.











Initial test fit.









Since the fender bottom didn't have to match the height of the door bottom or rocker bottom (door bottom isn't established yet) and the top is all new so it's height can be adjusted, that let me move the rear of the fender around until the rear edge was parallel to the door with the correct gap. I can match the new door bottom edge to the fender bottom when I make a new door bottom.





Checking the inner brace height vs where the new fender top needs to be with string to see if the brace is too tall or too short.