Like the front fenders, the rear fenders have also been previously repaired. On the positive side, they don't have as many cracks around the wheel openings like the front fenders. Never-the-less, some old sloppy repairs must be redone which makes up for that!
Seen in the photo above, the LH rear fender is jig mounted to a table. Both the left and right rear fenders at one time, had the entire mounting flange (the edge that mounts to the body) cut completely off and replaced. Unfortunately, again, a poor job was done. When we tried to mount the fenders, they would not fit the body at the rear of the car, flange had been welded on in the wrong position. There were also areas where they neglected to finish welding the spliced pieces.
The red arrow indicates the seam where the fender had been cut and re-welded front to back. The area between the white arrows had to be cut loose again and straightened properly, then positioned and welded back on, so the fender would fit to the body. (Next photo)
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