got this idea from one of 68 gt 500 verts posts, i am starting with a ford tooling 65-66 fender
you will need a 1/8 inch wire long enough to go all the way around the wheel lip, i have a curved face body hammer and a flat faced hammer, steel flat dolly and a hard rubber sanding block also used as a dolly.i start by forming the wire around the inside of the lip ,smooth as possible no kinks, laying the fender wheel flair down on my work bench ,iam using a movers blanket so not to get any dings.
starting in the midle of the flair ,using my curved face hammer i hit the lip in an angle it will start to bend at the sharp bend on the wheel lip,slowly work the lip at about 1 inch at a time in both directions no to far at first the lip will start to lay over ,right now i am using the table as a dolly,
go all the way around and repeat un till the lip is about 1/4 inch from folding flat then insert the wire
starting in the center again gently hammer till the lip lays flat to the flair the wire is now pinched you can use a flat blade screwdriver to push the wire to the bottom of the lip now using the rubber sanding block as a dolly along the wheel lip gently go all the way aroud an inch at a time again with the curved face hammer till the lip sets flat pinching the wire all the way around now using the steel dolly on the edge of the flair face take the flat faced hammer and gently pinch the lip towards the wire ,dont hit the wheel flair or you will have inside dents around the wheel flair this will tighten the wire , the whole prosses took me 35 minuets to complete ,i have done a lot of them , i slightly ground the inside lip with a 80 grit flapper wheel to clean it up ,nice and clean. i DA sanded the wheel flair with 180 just to polish it no dents no dings buta bing and stronger than the factory wheel lip with more tire clearance
you will need a 1/8 inch wire long enough to go all the way around the wheel lip, i have a curved face body hammer and a flat faced hammer, steel flat dolly and a hard rubber sanding block also used as a dolly.i start by forming the wire around the inside of the lip ,smooth as possible no kinks, laying the fender wheel flair down on my work bench ,iam using a movers blanket so not to get any dings.
starting in the midle of the flair ,using my curved face hammer i hit the lip in an angle it will start to bend at the sharp bend on the wheel lip,slowly work the lip at about 1 inch at a time in both directions no to far at first the lip will start to lay over ,right now i am using the table as a dolly,
go all the way around and repeat un till the lip is about 1/4 inch from folding flat then insert the wire
starting in the center again gently hammer till the lip lays flat to the flair the wire is now pinched you can use a flat blade screwdriver to push the wire to the bottom of the lip now using the rubber sanding block as a dolly along the wheel lip gently go all the way aroud an inch at a time again with the curved face hammer till the lip sets flat pinching the wire all the way around now using the steel dolly on the edge of the flair face take the flat faced hammer and gently pinch the lip towards the wire ,dont hit the wheel flair or you will have inside dents around the wheel flair this will tighten the wire , the whole prosses took me 35 minuets to complete ,i have done a lot of them , i slightly ground the inside lip with a 80 grit flapper wheel to clean it up ,nice and clean. i DA sanded the wheel flair with 180 just to polish it no dents no dings buta bing and stronger than the factory wheel lip with more tire clearance