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How to fix this so that the new fender may be fit?

Richard150MPH

Richard150MPH

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Can't do a lot with the El Camino but I would like to get onto fixing the rust.
I have new rear skins, but I am not seeing a good way to attache them at the bottom edge rear of the area ahead of the wheel.
All I can think of is to braze a lip and flange into this spot so that I will have some free standing metal to work with.
Other suggestions?
I don't want to lose the seam line by welding.
 

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I guess you Elco guys are stuck with skins instead of full quarters?
In your situation I think I might take a long, thin strip of metal and bend it in a brake so that it’s essentially the shape of a piece of angle iron. Drill some holes and then rosette weld it to the top of the rocker panel which I think would be how it was from the factory. That would give you a flange to attach the skin to

Probably pretty close to what you planned.
 
I was thinking of brazing.
I know the factory used brazing in a few spots.
I have sheet metal so I just need to make a piece.
Cardboard sample first.
 
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