Tubs Con't
So as most do, I took the trailer fender route. I really like the radius you get from the stamping over rolling a sheet myself. Not only does it look better, it's surely a stronger piece. I picked up one from the Tractor Supply Store for $45
With my handy spot weld drill, I knocked the back panel out.
Once I took a minute to think about the next step, it's pretty clear that you only need one. I'm always surprised when you put two things together and suddenly realize, that's a lot bigger than I thought. So I split it in two and starting working on the top edge to conform it to the shock tower.
If you'll notice I left a few things in place for this stage. I realize the S-chassis won't collapse with a significant amount of material removed up there but I tried to leave the towers alone until I got a chance to weld the new fenders in. I also left my brace in and torqued down. Here is how that went.
Old vs New
Conformed to the towers
At this point there isn't much I can do without a welder. I have a small 220VAC MIG unit that could easily cover this but I haven't taken the time, or spent the money, to run 220 out to the garage so I had to load it up and run over to work.
So I prepped the towers and got to tacking.
Then the sides
Now for the flats, I wasn't interested in multiple pieces so I took a minute and came up with a pretty intense flat pattern and formed up some .065" sheet.
After some careful measuring, here's the piece broke and in place. I was pretty beat after that and called it a night, I think it was 3:30 by this point. It's amazing how long shit takes some times... More to come!
