Best way to roll fenders?

[Car Ramrod90]

thanks man.. be sure and check out both our build threads sometime. both our trucks used to be white! lol

i gotta catch up to Jeff and get my interior under way.

post pics of your OBS sometime man...

http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?13293-90-Chevy-stepside-4-6-drop
I posted some pics in that thread, it's still a work in progress

 

[dagen_1]

sweet step-side!!

 

[sewlow]

I did my '98's with a bodyman's pick hammer & a dolly. Started with bending small amounts from the center of the lip out to the ends. Both the front fenders on that truck are gonna be replaced, so I wasn't too worried about messing them up. Worked out better than I figured it would. No damage to the paint or the fender. Can't tell that they've been done until you reach in there & feel. It ain't pretty, but it worked. Kerfing them (small cuts) would of made things a lot easier & the finished roll would of been cleaner.
My '97 has new chrome wheel well trim. Started to bend the lips while keeping an eye on how that affected the trim. Only got so far when the trim began to pull away from the body slightly. So, I ended up grinding away some of the lip. Maybe 12" long tapered out to 3/8's of an inch at the widest just where the tire would touch. Worked out fine. Only thing is, I have to warn the inspection guys to be careful when they stick their fingers in there to check for clearance. The edges are a bit sharp.
Still have to grind the bolt ends that stick down into the wheel wells from the engine compartment. Those do touch occasionally.