As with many of our cars, people that didn't know what they were doing would jack these cars up at the lower fender bolt/seam and bend the crap out of them. That area on my car rusted out a while back and I replaced the area with metal patches welded in. I never re-formed the tab that the fender bolts to ( I was 17 at the time, 30 now). I guess I can re-make the tabs and call it done. Have other people run into this and if so, what have you guys done?

Thanks for any advice or tips.

 

I already know that I am going to have this same exact problem when I get started on body work next spring. The previous owner or somebody seems to have used those tabs to jack it up as well. I would think that it would be fairly easy to Jerry Rig something for it though.

 

Unfortunately I don't have a finished picture. After the 3rd I ground, shaped and painted the repair but here is what I did. Also don't mind my really bad welding.

 

So you essentially cut out the damage and welded in plate to try and rebuild that area?

I may do something similar. I am neck deep in engine bay mods (firewall, wheel wells, etc...) Once that is done, this is the next thing on the list. Just wanted to get a thread rolling so that when I get to that step I can see what some other people have done.

Thanks.

 

Yup exactly. Took a bit of effort to get right thanks to the jack that crushed the section.