[emerald]

Hi,

Dan - I had a feeling this was highly due to metal fatigue and age, and your experience would seem to mesh. Did you weld all the seams e.g. inner and outer fender as well as in the channel where the original tabing has fractured? Weld up the tears by the steering box mounts or cut out the skirt and put in all new metal? I did stumble on Akitaman's reinforcing U shaped piece, and thinking I need something like that. Not familiar with Jack Beck - any contact info? Pictures of what you did?

Pete - sounds like you are planning on welding all the way around inside and out on the fender skirts, which is my gut on this. I've honestly got to recheck on my bolt pattern - think it's three, but it's not one of those views I can shut my eyes and visualize like some parts of these cars

Thanks for all the input - please keep any recommendations /past experiences coming - it all helps to get my head around this. One of my dilemmas is the current desire was to drive this car awhile and probably not this upcoming winter, but the following, pull it off the road and do rockers and other body work. A part of me wants to make this solid, safe and functional right now and save something like new inner fender skirts for the big makeover. Think there is a balance here that should work. The goal is a good solid nice driver, not a show car.