Fiberglass is itchy, metal is not.

[rickwrench]

My name is Rick and I live in the east bay, about 45 miles east of S.F. (CA)
I've done some casting (bronze/zinc/tin/aluminum), lots of chop and weld projects, and dabbled on and off with sheet metal as needed for old car repair. Primarily fender panel sections, floor repair, with some structural modifications. I've also done a fair amount of random metal sculpture.
I've been restoring vintage 50's/60's fiberglass "special" bodies these last few years, and am very interested in recreating one of the bodies in aluminum.
And, I'd also like to make a set of steel flares for a street driven Alfa GTam clone. I have several sets of fiberglass GTam flares, but my racing days are long over, and my flares are all race weight (flimsy).
I'm sure I could blunder and stomp my way through the process, wasting massive amounts of time and material, but there is no use in reinventing the wheel for each learning plateau (although sometimes you do come up with a unique wheel that way...).
This looks like the place to learn and pick brains.

Rick