Re: Ambassador Fender troughs WANTED!

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Frank, 18 gauge? Do you think that is heavy enough? Seems thicker to me.
I've got a guy checking on cutting me off a pair. Hopfully that will pan out.
If not I will look into getting something formed up to replace them.
Do you have  a link to your pics? I looked and didnt see it.
  I'm thinking if I have to make them I may try it in  this fashion
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That way nothing gets trapped. Not to scale! Keep enough clearance so I can get a hose up in there and spray it out now and again. Anyway it happens to work out I want to try and keep the metal the same gauge or heavier. I also want to keep the same amount of bends in the metal for stiffness. This is a Convertible the last thing I want to do is cause it to be any looser then it was originally!
  I went to Kennedy's new website. It does a nice job of showing what they have.
I sent an email requesting info on if they have any troughs sections that are good.
  If I have to redo mine. I'm thinking of figuring out what gauge metal and taking the best plan I can draw up and having them bent at a metal shop. That way I''ll have nice crisp edges and straight metal to work from to get the final fit. 
   Last thought that just occured to me is square tubing. It would be easy enough to form and lay along the inner fender. Plenty strong, The box would, or should more than equal the strength of the trough. I wonder what size would be appropriate?  
I'm probably going to have to inform my wife that we are going to be spending some of "our" money on this car! That'll go over real well! Tough! I've worked enough overtime in ths d%#ned place to be granted a little extra cash for this.


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Mark Price
markprice242ATadelphia.net
Morgantown, WV

Re: Ambassador Fender troughs WANTED!

Date: Friday, January 27, 2006 10:32 AM
From: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>

Mark, from my own experience with the fender gussets, if they are really that
rusty cut them off and just make new ones from galvanized. Get some 18 gauge
and don't worry about the original shape. In fact, I'd make the flat with a
double bent edge 1/2"-1" tall, but pointing DOWN so nothing can get trapped on
top. Install at a slight downward sloping angle, just enough to allow water to
run off. I'm working from memory here, but I believe that will work. Might take 
a little work to hide it under the fender near the firewall, but I don't think
so. I had to repair mine where it welds to the firewall and a small hole in the 
center.