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Old 11-27-2015, 10:31 PM
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I'm thinking you want it to be a motorcycle fender in which case I'd still say make a new pair of sides for it.

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You're right, even after re-shaping it still needed more depth to stiffen it up. Second pic shows extensions added and sanding started.

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Old 11-28-2015, 12:04 AM
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A rolled edge would be another way to stiffen it.
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Old 11-28-2015, 03:21 PM
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You're right, even after re-shaping it still needed more depth to stiffen it up. Second pic shows extensions added and sanding started.
That worked well - looks great.

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