I am going to make my own fenders

After seeing all these tube fenders they are selling now, i decided that i am going to make my own.

I really liked the flatfender look when i chopped off my fenders about 3 years ago. And now the fiberglass fenders are are not what i wanted. I have decided to make my own fenders.

Looks easy enough. But instead of using Steel tubing i am going to use conduit. I am not expecting my fenders to hold my jeep up agains a rock, but the conduit will make the fenders stronger than the stock ones anyway. So now i need to get the conduit and bend it, get some sheet metal and cut it and weld to to the conduit. Then for the inside fenders i am going to use rubber sheeting that i will attach to the conduit framework with wing nuts so that i can take the rubber off real easy and be able to access the engine compartment a bit easier.

Cool thing bout the conduit is that is is galvanized, and i can get galvanized sheetmetal. I will have to be careful when welding the stuff together but it should be very very easy to do. And probably very cheap. I will have to buy the conduit bender (which shouldnt be much) I just have to draw up some plaans and take some measurements and i can have nice looking fenders at the fraction of the cost

Has anyone made their own fenders???

 

Thanks Mike!!! Oh yes.. the stuff can be real nasty. grind it off.. drink some Milk, lots of ventilation. that stuff can be wicked. i dont like messing around with it. heck i try to hold my breath when doing it.

Actually does regular primer adhere to galvanizing?? I am thinknig bout getting some more of th ecold galvanizing solution and repaint it all, then primer and paint with regular paint so that I can delay it from rusting again

 

I wont hold my breath. Not like for 2 minutes or soemthing, but i understand. I will grind it off where i weld. I really dont like to get sick unless it is from the brown bottle

 

Conduit is pretty cheap. they may even make it without galvanizing. I have welded galvenized before, just have to take some precautions. Just going to make myself some good looking fenders for inexpensive prices so i can bang them up and not think twice. I guess i just have to tinker with the jeep

 

Dan nothing really sticks to Galvey.......
You could clean the area with vinegar ant try or they do make a primer that is suposed to stick. (I have had bad luck with it)

 

The Conduit was my first choice just because i really cant get to the steel place with my work hours, and i still do not know what the size of the differnt tubing and steel that is available. I was going to get some flat stock to run along the grill and weld the conduit/tubing to that, have that go to the tub and either use some more flat stock or angle iron. And then have an angled piece fro mthe bottom tub corner up to the fender hoop. The conduit just came to mind first this morning whan i was brain storming this up. I was thinking bout how to keep the dirt and water out from the seem underneath the tubing and sheetmetal. I was going to use sema sealer in teh tub to eliminate the crevice, but maybe just welding another pice of sheet metal there to elminate the crease would be better.

 

Galvy is waay too much trouble to work with IMHO Dan. You grind away the any potential benefits, and it is a cast iron b$$$h to get primer/paint to adhere to, as Billy said. Go fer the steel tubing, even if you have to um, 'cough cough' burn a 1/2 sick day to go and get it.

Mild steel is much easier to work with!

 

Spark plugs?

I've had the 1 pc for so long I can't remember how easy getting to the back plugs is. Probably worse now that I have the power brake unit in there.

When I go back to the regular front sheetmetal I'm just going look for a way to quick-attach the whole fender.

Street legality will be a localized issue - probably not an issue of who made them, but do they cover the tire enough. Here in MI I think legally you're not supposed to have more than 1" of tire sticking out past the fenders.