I was in need of a rear fender for the Locust. I liked ribbed wassel fenders but only had a budget of about five dollars for a fender so a fancy wassel was out of the question. I was chill'n with Warren at a swap meet and he was trying to sell a skirted front fender. He sold it to me for five bucks and I turned it into something that fit my tastes.
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This is what I started with.
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Removed the skirts
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Removed the paint and found center.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7Q8hgglYTMIx7V5jAxEAc6ww09XoB1Qol7b7xH0hDuD8nujjEUDcACfJgJZN0Tc1UlQlgOTtKMvTKdByuHI4BlVCNcC8XjYIdGIl1Zj9y-K2eUiSUr74vH0ZDQaGUAqfzXsiXk-wiBpH/s200/2008_09_Locust_Rear_Fender_005.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0jdauKCy2pizK-GtOlkpv7-JwjZ3IGZOVdkh7rvYmjM33ny8v9gXUq9_Ktj4kqZtO_Vx7nkOKKSSkNC51vCLjNN6G-8AoFQGFZps5xAoYJI041IVvEnm1qLG1kxEAfNvdrOZds9nPYzq/s320/2008_09_Locust_Rear_Fender_008.jpg)
Welded some round stock in for strength and esthetics.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjw6E2MANFNWwazSYocgQjlHtczjkzCL1F73gk4NcjGnE81Kp1jHfhs6GcxM2n7ZfAfb8YRMDhgxLaxvYB1Sw3tdIHGVv2S1JNxkWYXcGJDG4_AbnTVnnx_Yn3Q1Zp1CPxdwNIhxKwcky/s200/2008_09_Locust_Rear_Fender_010.jpg)
I didn't run the rib all the way around because I wanted the seat to fit flat to the fender.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVJACiddvwrwJbynuVlb3_sht6lUf-VJpm2OztVlMC54xjKHb3OVEAB_R0rwwMG6MCY97yYognCMu_LKUz1IKemsxAlhPsC91tHueKFQ2QHSXePCg9ISrbhCzyLyOVkYGqqKgrpZ8vevYo/s200/2008_09_Locust_Rear_Fender_011.jpg)
I continued the rib on the bottom half to make it look as if it were a fully ribbed fender.
3 comments:
WHAT? how cool is that.........
that is an interesting way to skin that cat..lookin groovy mr. kurpius..groovy indeed..
Ohhh yeah, that's a very cool and cheep way to make a kick ass fender.
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