I had the SD card in the laptop, and was uploading to Photobucket, and I figured that everyone needed a conclusive update as well as a taste of white trash.
well here it is, the hardware store fenders I made up. They have worked way better than I planned. I have trimmed the front flaps in half, due to hard rubbing on the tires. they are half length, and still rub slightly. the full length ones rubbed through, and the un-worn strip on the far outside un-threaded the valve cap, but didnt seemed to hurt the stem. So, now at half length, they have worn slightly, but wont hurt the stem, and wont have big tails whipping around.
the flaps are held in place by hex head heavy screws and a fender washer. I punched through the flashing when threading them in, so the mudflap and the screws hold the flashing steady. I was worried there wasnt enough coverage on the inside of the flashing, so a super classy duct-tape "feathered edge" was installed. this likely also keeps it from flapping about in the wind, breaking up the air. covered the outside edge of the flashing with some cheap electrical tape for a finished effect , and so no poor sucker cuts themselves on the flashing.
the 2-by-4 pressure treated stringers are held in place by cheapie harbor freight ratchet straps, one per stringer, so only half the four pack was used. they loop over each side, and under the frame and are tight, so it effectively holds it against the frame rails.
the lights, I got a grote kit from the local big truck outfit, came with metal brackets, lights, grommets, wiring pigtails, etc. so the lights are semi-classy. I will tidy up the wiring if I plan to keep it this way. they cost about 27 bucks and were Grote, so commerical quality, even if they were made outside the country (taiwan or mexico, cant remember) and were better than the 20 dollar chinese harbor freight magnet set.
Good luck.
