Normally I would start making the upper hinge, but I can't right now. I had to send off my oxygen regulator to get rebuilt. In the meantime,
I will fabricate the arch to close off the cutout for the front wheel. I also bought the lower inner door patch from Northern Classics to help me add the needed 2".
For the arch cutout, I brake formed a 2" x 4" x 30" angle out of 19ga.
Then I started to stretch the 2" leg with a hammer and english wheel until I had the correct radius of the wheel arch cutout.
Then I flanged the 2" leg of the arch.
Just so you know where I'm going with this, here is a picture of the right door's arch panel. I am make this piece for the pickup door.
After a few more hours of metal shaping, I ended up with this arch panel.
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