What panels have you had to fabricate?

[Slaman]

Lots of parts for our Montes aren't repop'd or are hard to get/expensive... Post some pics of pieces you have fabricated for your Monte.

Here is my current project:(Metal inner fender under battery tray)

Granted they sale this piece repop'd for about $90, but you can buy it with the rest of the inner fender for about $125. (I paid $50 for the pair and this is the only real problem spot)

So, I made my own since I had the metal laying around. Not perfect and still not completed but this won't be a nut and bolt restore, more of a resto-mod....

What I had:

What I made:

Granted I haven't welded it to the inner fender yet in this pic and have a few more holes to drill but it will work I think.

Steve

[cny first gen 71]

That looks a whole lot better than anything I could have done. Looks pretty good to me, nice job.

[MGD72Monte]

It will work, it looks great and once you get a coat of paint on there it will be as good as the original. Well done!

[70mcarlo]

Nice work, Steve!

[Slaman]

Thanks everyone. I am far from being good at fab'ing panels but I am learning and trying. Here is how I set up my last modification to recess the side markers. Got the round rod welded to the patch and the patch about 90% welded in but ran out of wire. Only have the one pic right now, but it gives the general idea of how I did it. I like this way much better than the other way I did the other side marker opening.

 

Post some pics of the panels you have fab'd up. I know there is some serious talent in this group.

 

Steve

[cny first gen 71]

I havent made any panels but I did have to repar the lip where the weatherstrip goes around the trunk. It was rotted out a bit. It came out good and I did take pictures but I cant find them right now. I will post them when I find them.