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You guys said it and man... I am a poor listener. Not very observant. Slow, usually, to get on the same page. Work takes a lot of effort for me to pay sufficient attention and this is lesiure. And I'm not too into trucks like this but clicked, was impressed (more, the more I look), and here we are. Bear with me... Flatten back of rear fender, oh. Got it. Flow rear of front fender onto board, check. With a possible reduction in surgery size if possible, as opposed to what we have been tossing around. Chris, more imagery ahead if thats alright with you. I am thinking just line drawings. A handful, maybe. Or a computer rendering. However far my intrigue will carry me. Truer words never spoken. I have reference material for current trendy show truck type stuff. 18 and 20 inch wheels are a popular combo. I am thinking oh, say a 28"-ish tall back tire and 26-7 front. Very approximately. Suggestions or requests? Anyone. I'm all ears. To the extent I am capable of. Matt
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Yep, nope... I thought I just wasn't picking up what you guys were laying down. It happens often enough. Like now again, because I did this. In theory this keeps the part you just made as-is all but the very bottom. But its a straight cut. Six one way, half a dozen the other- Thought that ^^^ would be a correction. Might be more workable and true to your initial vision. I like it just as well as the other. Its a little more lead sled taildragger look with straight cut. The rounded version looks more salt flats. To me. Somehow. I'll have to read through the thread sometime.
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With all the ideas digested, a buck was needed to build something to. Went with some 8mm rod for the structure and it seemed quicker to build than using MDF.
As can be seen, not too much of the rear half has to be modified, to suit the new guard
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That will tie with the front guard shape much better.
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Nice! Minimal modification sounds good.
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Thanks guys.
I'm now committed to this shape and will be excited to see it's conclusion. You don't realize the hours involved. I could have been at the pub
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As I was working on developing the mudguard buck, I found the deck had moved. I had only had the deck set up on 4X2 timber so I could move it round to get the best positioning. I made these deck mounting brackets from 3mm plate. Another consideration is the fuel tank cell. It is being positioned under the front portion of the deck.
By moving the deck floor up 20mm, I have managed to get around a 24 gallon tank. The deck is now in it's permanent position.
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I clamped the wire guard buck back onto the bedside so that I could make a paper pattern for the flare. I transferred the paper pattern to the inside of the bedside so that gave me a line where I could block the flare out. I lay a 115mm diameter pipe on the table, then blocked the inside line. The filler panel was also completed, as I needed it to start the new mudguard.
I repurposed the old hammer form to use on the new flange edge. I also added a new section to the hammer form so I could turn the flange on the filler panel.
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