XJOFFROAD
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- Washington State
I remember sommeone here talking about what to use to cut out fenders. But I did a search and didnt find what I was lookin for. What should I use to cut my fenders? :helpme:
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Fender Question
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mike86xj
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- Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
pretty much any tool that will cut metal
I used a die grinder with a cutoff wheel, 4" angle grinder and a pair of tin snips
the die grinder takes a bit more time but you can get a cleaner cut with it
I used a die grinder with a cutoff wheel, 4" angle grinder and a pair of tin snips
the die grinder takes a bit more time but you can get a cleaner cut with it
BrettM
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- Location
- michifornia
sawzall!
angle grinder works too
an air body saw is nice, but not as multi-use as the others and requires an air compressor
angle grinder works too
an air body saw is nice, but not as multi-use as the others and requires an air compressor
small pederson
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- Location
- nunya
jig saw works good
MuddinXJ
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- Greenwood, IN
used a angle grinder. works wonders.
AJ-MJ
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- Hopewell, Va
dremel with lots of disks 
xjbmx
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- Location
- Newnan,Georgia
Use a jig saw, it makes smooth cuts and is a bit steadier than a sawzall.
the_chief
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- denver, co
xjbmx said:
yup, jigsaw. Get a progressive metal blade (or several actually). We nicknamed my hitachi "carl lewis" that day because it ran through it like a champion.
Ramsey
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- Shreveport, LA
use a dremel, clean cut and easy, just expect to use about 2 to 4 disks per front fender, depends on how hard you push it. backs can be done with 2 for both
SVT
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- Location
- Canadian Midwest
I found this very informative http://www.rocklizardfabrications.com/fender_trimming.htm
- Location
- Lafayette, CA
For the front a grinder with a cut off wheel works great. For the rear, use a sawzall to cut to the pinch seam, and use a BFH to fold it back.
Shanbo44
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- Lancaster, Ca
I used an air body saw. It made the smoothest cuts. Far better then a sawzall and the dremel. I did use tin snips in a few spots.
- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
I used metal shears and even though it was more work then sawzall or any other tool it came out really nice and clean.
XJOFFROAD
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- Washington State
this probably a newb question but how did you guys reweld your pinch welds?
CheapXJ
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- 570, 813 or 303
umm...
I used a welder.
I used a welder.
XJOFFROAD
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- Location
- Washington State
CheapXJ said:
I knew someone was goin to say that. I guess I walked right in to that one. Does anyone have any pics of this, rewelding the pinch seams? is it a big gap?
BPB
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- Battle Ground, Washington
I have seen a post where they taped a line where they wanted it, and then they cut lines up to the tape and then they folded it up, no welding required, then you can hold the bent pieced inplace with pop rivits.
