Sedan rear fender bracket

[Bill in NJ]

OK I have a 1930 tudor I am working on and when I practice fit the rear fender there is a gap where the little carriage bolts to the fender bracket. Can I just put a washer or two to take up the space or does the bracket need to be bent? How would you bend the bracket?

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

Do you mean where the end of the bracket bolts to the lip of the fender?

Often times the lip isn't quite as vertical as it should be. Would that fix the space?

 

[Bill in NJ]

Yes that is the area I am talking about. Should I just bolt it up tight or put a spacer behind it or ?

 

[Great Lakes Greg]

Go on Snyders Model A Parts web site and look at part number A-16100 "Fender brace clip". I think this is what you are after.

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

Greg brought up a good point I hadn't thought about. Maybe your reinforcement clip is missing.

Marco posted some good pictures a while back showing how the fender lip should look when viewed straight on, and after seeing them I can notice how several Model A's aren't quite as vertical as they should be in the fender lip.