stress cracks?

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My '73 has very slight cracks (?) appearing on the inner rear fenders over the upper shock mounts, just outboard of the spreader bar. They are a few inches long, seem like stress cracks perhaps. There appears to be some sort of metallic (?) body filler as a layer on the fenders (orig.?). The car has 11" wide rears and stiffer springs so I'm guessing it takes a bit of a pounding. I haven't noticed any problem in handling or stance, but the rear tires have worn badly on the inner edges. My questions: Is this all indicative of a serious structural problem or just a normal Pantera cosmetic crack location? If it is a problem, what is a fix? Are there body stiffening accessories designed to help this area? Thanks for any help.

5/9/028:42 PM

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