FMX----No, actually I wasn't talking about you. I know that you do have the same car as the one in question. I know that you are a "keener" and that you do a lot of research, and that if you had it your way, you would have 40 years of experience by the time you turn 20.
However, it is something that seems to be a real problem on this website---people that have only read about how things are done, then suddenly begin to advise others on "how to do it".
It is a great thing to share knowledge. That is how old farts like me try to "pass on the torch" to younger more inexperienced guys.
Really people---the things you read about in books are just wonderfull---BUT---it never really happens quite like the book says. It will be close, Hell, from a distance it will be mostly the same, but there will be a host of issues with any of these things that the books won't prepare you for. Only having done it yourself will get you there. I know that on the 40's era Chevies there are going to be more twists in the "split line" on the rear fender than there are in a dogs hind leg. Thats why I specified multiple peices.--On a model A Ford rear fender----well, maybe, but not in this case.
A"hammer-formed filler strip in one peice"???? not in a hundred years.