1949 Cadillac Roadster Build

[Jack 1957]

I had to set the front bumper up again temporarily so I could fit the front of the fender liners to the lower lip.



I salvaged the front pert of the CTS liners because they are fitted with brake cooling ducts. I'll cement these to the new liners. I've added extensions to the front edge of them that fit the contour of the 49 front bumper. (It's actually from a 56 but going on the 49)



Next, I laid the template for the upper portion of the liner on a sheet of ABS and cut it out textured side will be facing down.



Before I start stuffing this liner into the car, I wanted to add a detail. I wanted a Cadillac wreath and crest emblem embossed in the lower rear corner. I made a quicky set of dies from pressed wood. I printed out two copies of the emblem and glued them to the two pieces of wood. On one, I cut out the crest and wreath. On the other I cut out the background. I didn't have a chunk of piano hinge around so I just used a couple wood screws to align them. I placed the raised emblem under the panel and heated up the area with a heat gun. When it was pliable I quickly laid the other half over the top and pressed down by hand. Hold it in place for a minute and it's done. There are two mounting tabs at the lower edges that needed to be warmed up and bent to 90 degrees. They will mount to the inner rocker and the side of the frame rail. This will probably never be spotted once the car is done but I know it's there.