Pulled the fenders off the Mav and found the apron ledge (?) (where the fenders bolt on), is very rusty and pieces missing has anyone repaired this area? I'm thinking of rebuilding it with galvanized strips and lapping over into engine compartment. Hard fix due to weird bends and angles. Would be nice to find re-pops. Fat chance I'm sure. Darrel
no one repops the apron, not yet anyway. best to find one on a good western rust free car and just replace it, good luck
I repaired mine with sheet stock. Not too hard to do. I'm not sure how your planning on attaching galvanized strips but you cant weld it unless you grind the coating off. Burning galvanize coation is very toxic.
Hey guys, I have a similar problem with my fender aprons. I found a Maverick at a pick & pull salvage yard. Are the 70-77 fender aprons interchangeable? Are the 71-77 comets also interchangeable? Are they easy to remove?
mustangs unlimited sell all the apron panels... i have heard somewhere that they can be trimmed to fit and welded in... they are about 30-60 in price.. each piece.
I have replaced the ones on Cougars and Mustangs already with the reproductions. If the rust is minor, use just patch pieces made from like 22 gauge stock. Cutting out a complete panel is a lot of work. If you are going to do it, what you need to do is carefully measure all the dimensions so you end up with the inners and radiator support in the same place as it started in. Next drill out all the spot welds that hold everything together to remove the inners. They make a spot weld cutter that works well for this, but they are not cheap and get dull with use. The cutters are more for saving panels when removed, since you are not, a regular drill will work too. Install the new inners in place and use you original measurements to get everything back in the proper place. Tack weld in the drilled out spot welds. Measure again. Weld up some of the drilled holes, with a little practice, you can duplicate the spot welds look pretty good with a MIG, flux wire welder, or TIG. Work a litlle and check your measurements CONSTANTLY while welding. Trust me, you do not want to have to tear apart something because the locations slipped. It is a lot of work, but the payoff of new metal is worth it. Eric J
I was wondering if the Mustang aprons would work. There are some other Mustang mods I want to try but need to get more info first. I want to try 67/68 Mustang fenders and hood on my Mav. Need to research before I spend $ on parts though. I've always liked cars that made people scratch their head and wonder !!
90% of the cars you've owned in the past have made me scratch my head and wonder!! I've always liked cars that made people scratch their head and wonder !![/QUOTE]
