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Nicely done.
Can you give a short bit on how you made the cut to the front fender? I have a fender with a 3" crack on the trailing edge. A clean trim would make it useable.



This fender was a similar deal. I got the front fender from a member here for free because he tried to install a mudflap and it cracked on him. I chopped the rear edge just above those holes, since it cracked towards the back end.

For both fenders I used an old flexible ruler I had from my old architecture school days (haven't used it in probably 20 years). I was able to use it to get a nice clean consistent line. Then I used a mini cut off wheel to rough cut them. Problem is it more melted the front fender than anything else, but it got the job done. Then I hand-sanded the edge with 180 on a block until I got it right up to the edge of the line I had marked. I also remeasured from a center line to make sure the two sides were consistent, as well as measuring the distance from the mounting holes to the edge. On the rear fender I used a grinder to trim the rough cut down and a bench grinder with an expander wheel to fine-tune it.

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